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Recall election ordered for Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker

Peter King said:
My personal opinions on recalls is real easy, unless someone commits a crime and gets impeached, there is only one recall and it is the regular election for a certain office (whether it be 2/4 or 6 years before the next election). Voter remorce is not a valid reason IMHO to recall someone.
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You seem to forget that it is we the people that are the employers and bosses of these elected officials.A normal business wouldn't wait 2-6 six years before they can fire a lousy employee.A normal business would fire that lousy employee on the spot. Since these elected officials have thousands to millions of bosses, a recall election is very suitable for getting rid of that bad employee. If enough people in Wisconsin feel that Walker doesn't deserve firing then they will vote to keep him in and if enough people feel that he has done a lousy job then they will vote to fire him. Recall elections should happen at the federal level.
 
jamesrage said:
You seem to forget that it is we the people that are the employers and bosses of these elected officials.A normal business wouldn't wait 2-6 six years before they can fire a lousy employee.A normal business would fire that lousy employee on the spot. Since these elected officials have thousands to millions of bosses, a recall election is very suitable for getting rid of that bad employee. If enough people in Wisconsin feel that Walker doesn't deserve firing then they will vote to keep him in and if enough people feel that he has done a lousy job then they will vote to fire him. Recall elections should happen at the federal level.
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I agree that recalls should happen at the federal level as well.
 
I've never seen such a political tantrum before. They want to recall the guy over government union overhauls?

And people bash Republicans when they cry for impeaching Obama on all the little things. Wisconsin can do what they want, and I hope this tantrum isn't rewarded with a Walker loss. I've never seen such a singular issue go this far.
 
poweRob said:
I agree that recalls should happen at the federal level as well.
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Since that would require a Constitutional Amendment I am opposed to it.
 
It is not only the Union deal. It also includes the draconian cuts in services as well as a lingering smell off his aides and their corruption. Might say people were all for his agenda, until he actually did it!

Reminds me of the older folks decrying the gubment getting into the health insurance business but demanding their medicare not be touched!

Will be interesting to see how this plays out.
 
Wiggen said:
Since that would require a Constitutional Amendment I am opposed to it.
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You are opposed to amending the constitution?
 
digsbe said:
I've never seen such a political tantrum before. They want to recall the guy over government union overhauls?

And people bash Republicans when they cry for impeaching Obama on all the little things. Wisconsin can do what they want, and I hope this tantrum isn't rewarded with a Walker loss. I've never seen such a singular issue go this far.
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Recall =/= impeachment

Impeachment is criminal law violations
Recall is lemon law violations

Dude never said anything about going after unions when he ran for office then he made it his #1 goal after elected. He showed one face in election then showed a completely different face when elected and now he's paying the price for his deceit of his constituents.
 
Paschendale said:
The trouble with all this recall stuff is that it could put political leaders into a perpetual state of campaigning. If they're basically constantly facing election time, they will never stop focusing on that.
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And this is a bad thing? Anyone with a job has to do what their boss wants (within reason). In the case of politicians their boss is the electorate. Sometimes politicians forget that in the pursuit of their personal or party agenda, which seems to be the case in WI.
 
I am curious to see if/when Walker becomes Blaggo Part 2.

He is a weasel.

I'd be reluctant to hitch my wagon to him yet if I were one of you rightwing types.

Just sayin'....
 
Paschendale said:
The trouble with all this recall stuff is that it could put political leaders into a perpetual state of campaigning. If they're basically constantly facing election time, they will never stop focusing on that.
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Maybe, the threat of a recall, will have them considering the will of their constituents. Walker had ample warning that his union legislation was deeply unpopular, before he signed it. Just sayin'.


Recalls are not all that frequent an occurrence, so I'm not sure that would keep them in perpetual campaign mode anything more than any other reason.
 
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danarhea said:
But the petitioning is not over yet. Republicans are still attempting to get enough signatures to recall Democratic Senator Jausch, and also have a campaign going to recall one of their own, Republican Senator Schultz, for going against Walker's agenda.

Anyways, no more delays. The recall is now officially on.

Predictions? I think Walker will survive this election - barely, but I believe that the Senate will flip. However, this November, depending on the turnout, and whichever presidential candidate has the better coat tails in Wisconsin, the Senate could flip back to the Republicans.

Confused yet? Just wait. It's going to get even better. LOL.

Article is here.
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Why would Walker want the job given that he can no longer impliment his agenda?
 
digsbe said:
I've never seen such a political tantrum before. They want to recall the guy over government union overhauls?

And people bash Republicans when they cry for impeaching Obama on all the little things. Wisconsin can do what they want, and I hope this tantrum isn't rewarded with a Walker loss. I've never seen such a singular issue go this far.
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Impeachment is not the same as a recall.

We bash Republicans for crying about impeachment, because there is nothing illegal that Obama has done. Yes, we know you THINK he has, however and luckily, what you think doesn't matter only legality does.

As for recall, I WISH there was an option to recall a president before the 4 years was up. It would have saved us from the damage GWB did and it would have possibily saved us from the damage Obama is doing.
 
OpportunityCost said:
Rasmussen shows Walker's approval rating at 43%--ironically the same as Obama's. So who the hell knows whats going to happen.

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March 4 for the time of the release.

And Thompson is shown at 50% in this poll: Wisconsin Senate: Thompson (R) 50%, Baldwin (D) 36% - Rasmussen Reports™
Again its Rasmussen. Release date was late Feb.
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Ahh, the Republican House of Ras. However, on their Senate poll, I am more inclined to believe it than the one NBC/Marist posed, which shows Baldwin beating a "generic" Republican. Thompson happens to be a lot more popular than "generic". Since the poll does come from the House of Ras, I don't believe that Thompson leads by that much, but still, I am inclined to believe that Thompson will win this race for certain, albeit by a smaller margin.
 
Captain America said:
I am curious to see if/when Walker becomes Blaggo Part 2.

He is a weasel.

I'd be reluctant to hitch my wagon to him yet if I were one of you rightwing types.

Just sayin'....
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Personally I would like to Walker beat the recall election. Walker losing would mean less politicians standing up to out of control unions.
 
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danarhea said:
Ahh, the Republican House of Ras. However, on their Senate poll, I am more inclined to believe it than the one NBC/Marist posed, which shows Baldwin beating a "generic" Republican. Thompson happens to be a lot more popular than "generic". Since the poll does come from the House of Ras, I don't believe that Thompson leads by that much, but still, I am inclined to believe that Thompson will win this race for certain, albeit by a smaller margin.
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Oh yes. we LOVE our Tommy Thompson. Democrat, republicans, it don't matter. Thompson ROCKS. Like Colin Powell, he ditched Bush and saved his reputation in the knick of time.

He will be a shoe in. Count on it.
 
TheNextEra said:
OR, they might just realize that they can get called on their bull**** claims and so they may actually have to try and be.....wait for it..../gasp HONEST. OMG the horror lol.
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Or they could anger the wrong well organized, large special interest group.
 
jamesrage said:
Personally I would like to Walker beat the recall election. Walker losing would mean less politicians standing up to out of control unions.
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I'm of the mind that I hope Walker loses because him winning would mean less of our government in the hands of the Koch brothers.
 
poweRob said:
I'm of the mind that I hope Walker loses because him winning would mean less of our government in the hands of the Koch brothers.
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Less for Koch, more for Soros. Well done!
 
A new poll is out, and it shockingly has 52% of Wisconsin voters voting to throw Walker out of office. What makes this shocking? The poll is from the House of Ras. Since the margin of error is plus or minus 4.5 points, I am sticking with my prediction that Walker survives...... barely.
 
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My prediciton that Walker stays in office has been bolstered. This election might not even be close. Another candidate has jumped into the race as an Independent, and will split the Democratic vote.

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MaggieD said:
Why are you saying it will split the Democratic vote?
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Although he is running in the Democratic primary, he will also be running as an Independent in the general election. He is pretty far left, and thus will siphon votes from the Democratic candidate, presumably Barrett.
 
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