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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWisconsin Recall of Governor is an Abomination of the Political Process
Opinion piece just released on Yahoo.
"What is happening to Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is an abomination of the electoral process in the U.S. Voters have amassed more than 1 million signatures to recall the first-term governor because he has done what few other politicians actually do: He has carried out the very platform that he campaigned upon."
http://news.yahoo.com/wisconsin-recall-governor-abomination-political-process-195300216.html;_ylt=An4AObifg2SFcq5CsE2YBJ7bFr8C;_ylu=X3oDMTRvcGVoMXEyBGNjb2RlA2dtcHRvcDEwMDBwb29sd2lraXVwcmVzdARtaXQDTmV3cyBmb3IgeW91BHBrZwNjOWFiMzFkMS05YzRkLTNjMmEtOGNkNi1lMTA4MTQxMmJhNTcEcG9zAzYEc2VjA25ld3NfZm9yX3lvdQR2ZXIDMzk1ZmEwMDAtNjE3ZC0xMWUxLWExYmQtZGRmYTViODI1NDMx;_ylg=X3oDMTNnZWRjdWJzBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDNTU5ODM1ZDEtZjkwMy0zNDJlLWFmODktM2YyMWZlOGE3OTIzBHBzdGNhdANlbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50fGNlbGVicml0eQRwdANzdG9yeXBhZ2UEdGVzdAM-;_ylv=3
I'll be providing Tylenol if your head starts hurting. I know my head hurt after reading this crap.
malaise
(269,157 posts)xmas74
(29,675 posts)It's fine in that case but here it's awful.
Botany
(70,567 posts)This editorial is paid for by Koch Industries.
<He has carried out the very platform that he campaigned upon.>
Neither Walker or Kasich or any of the other ALEC playbook governors
ran on what they did once they got into office.
xmas74
(29,675 posts)Not everyone believes what this guy's trying to put out.
quinnox
(20,600 posts)try tinyurl.com
It is really easy to use, you just copy the address, plug it in, and it will give you a tiny url address that will work just as good.
Edited to show that link in the OP in tiny url format: http://tinyurl.com/7kjqddx
xmas74
(29,675 posts)I just didn't proofread what I'd posted. I posted, left the room to check on something, and now have just started looking this over.
RC
(25,592 posts)I refuse to click on any.
"Page Breaking url's" have abetter chance, because you at least have a clue.
Scootaloo
(25,699 posts)But then, that hardly surprises me.
A few comments made similar mention about how it's fine if it's a recall of Davis but an abomination if it's Walker. Supposedly that's just "undemocratic" and should be banned.
Scootaloo
(25,699 posts)"The single party we allow in power had its president-for-life voted for by 99.7% of the voters, with 100% participation. See, we're a democracy!"
Actually, it shouldn't be lol. That's just sad and makes you almost want to cry, especially since it's true.
PeaceNikki
(27,985 posts)First of all, it's EXACTLY why we have the process of recall - to protect the people of this state from policy that hurts us. Secondly, he did NOT campaign upon attacking unions, ending equal pay and pitting public workers against the private sector. Lastly, FOADIAF, Dan McGinnis - YOU'RE NOT EVEN A RESIDENT OF WISCONSIN!!
xmas74
(29,675 posts)someone who is not now nor never was a resident is telling everyone else how things should be.
At least I was born there, lived there during my childhood, have family and friends there, and still have a big interest in the state. If there were jobs available I'd want to move back.
Scuba
(53,475 posts)PeaceNikki
(27,985 posts)Lifelong Protester
(8,421 posts)I'll use that one, if you don't mind.
Samantha
(9,314 posts)"MADISON, Wis. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has made little progress fulfilling a campaign promise to create 250,000 jobs over four years, making the pledge that was a key to getting him elected last year a potentially significant hurdle as he fights off recall efforts."
Oops.
Sam
xmas74
(29,675 posts)If nothing else,that alone will practically get him booted. He lied about the jobs and instead chose to attack the residents of the state.
Initech
(100,099 posts)Started by a guy who had two DUI convictions and was forced out of the race.... It's "Total recall!!""
When it's a billionaire-sponsored douchebag governor who fucked over his populace being recalled it's an "abomination of the political process".
Sorry but we here in California *KNOW* a thing or two about what that really is.
abowsh
(45 posts)I can't stand Walker, so I would love to see him out. But I don't like how its being done.
First of all, according to Wikipedia, Walker received 1,128,941 votes in 2010. For the life of me, I cannot find an actual number of signatures. All I am finding is "more than 1 million." Without a doubt, they should be forced to get 1,128,942 signatures to force a recall election.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisconsin_gubernatorial_election,_2010
According to UnitedWisconsin (http://www.unitedwisconsin.com/jan17-release), they are short of that number. I don't like that.
And I'm not generally a fan of recall elections. If this precedent was in place for the Presidential election, I'm confident that the right could find about 70,000,000 people willing to recall Obama. Now that people see what the Republicans have to offer, that is no longer the case. However, about a year ago, I bet that would have been possible.
If they could get the 1,128,942 signatures, I would feel much better. I just don't like the idea of being recalled by a minority.
FSogol
(45,524 posts)Haven't they been on the books for a while?
How many Governors have been recalled in that state? Not many, if any, I'm guessing, which shows that the law works.
Scuba
(53,475 posts)... which has been the law since 1848.
We still need to get more votes for our candidate than Walker gets to throw him out. Smart money says the law will get him first anyway.
PeaceNikki
(27,985 posts)too fuckin' bad!
Dembearpig
(24 posts)The signatures were needed for a recall election. Walker must still be elected out of office.
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)They come up with a new set of rules every time their little games come back to bite them in the ass, explaining why when the Republicans did it, it was perfectly justified and legal, but when Democrats do it, it's "an abomination." Next item on the Republican agenda: Repealing the Turnabout is Fair Play Doctrine.
Dawson Leery
(19,348 posts)Walker did NOT campaign on cutting education funding and busting unions.
When Gray Davis campaigned on a compromise to raise some taxes and cut some services (to give something to all sides),
he was recalled. Walker LIED about his intentions, now the idea of a recall is an "abomination". Hypocrites.
Lifelong Protester
(8,421 posts)I did not read the linked article, I have to go to a meeting now, but who writes these lies? What crap is right.
xmas74
(29,675 posts)Be sure to keep some aspirin and a stiff drink nearby-you'll need it.
PeaceNikki
(27,985 posts)with his supporters here in WI. DU has a hard time believing the fact that they exist, but they do and they are fucking rabid. This is tame compared to the shit they spew on Facebook and the comments on local news stations and papers.
Poke around on the comments of any of these stories: http://www.facebook.com/todaystmj4
This is the most politically divisive place in the nation and it's not getting any better.
Please come back, we need more Democrats!!
xmas74
(29,675 posts)It makes court custody fights easier.
Someday, I will move back home.
(And I know about how some of his fans are. I'm related to a few and they pop up the occasional post on FB.)
PeaceNikki
(27,985 posts)Don't waste your time on such drivel!