Democrats try to stop Nevada recall and save their state Senate majority

[DonViejo]

Source: CNN

By Eric Bradner, CNN

Updated 12:24 PM ET, Wed February 7, 2018

Washington (CNN)Democrats are going to court in Nevada on Wednesday to try to stop a recall election that they fear could lead to new efforts to wipe out legislative majorities across the country.

Republicans in Nevada are seeking to recall two senators who were elected in 2016 -- without alleging any wrongdoing on the part of the senators.

Why oust Sens. Joyce Woodhouse and Nicole Cannizzaro? Because both are Democrats, and if the GOP can flip two seats, it will take control of the state Senate.

If the recall effort succeeds, it could provide a model to flip legislatures across the nation in the 20 states that allow the process, putting all narrowly divided legislative bodies in those states at risk.

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2018/02/07/politics/nevada-senate-recall/index.html?adkey=bn

[Eliot Rosewater]

1. GOP hate democracy, and they will not be patriotic or democratic.

They are at war with us.

[lancelyons]

9. The GOP is playing very tough HARDBALL.. The democrats are going to have to do the same.

[Eliot Rosewater]

10. Yeah but democrats are patriots and wont stoop to anti democratic behavour usually.

[Fullduplexxx]

2. Maybe the dems should start them as well. People are pretty fed up with the gop

And dont people filing lawsuits need to have standing and in this what would that be

[TheBlackAdder]

7. Yeah, really! In every state they try this, Dems should try and recall twice as many Republicans.

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Since when isn't this a two-way street?

If the GOP hits, you hit twice as hard... sort of like the Trump motto. If they want to play, play harder.


Take their same fucking filing, and just change the names of the targets to GOPers.

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[lancelyons]

11. Agreed. Do some recalls on some Conservatives.. Do it across the country.

We are trying to use Good Decent Honorable to combat ruthless despicable.

If we dont do they same.. At least air this on TV and call out the shameful GOP in these areas.. Make them look bad.

[dlk]

3. Republicans Are Determined to Win At All Costs, Even If It Means An End to Our Democracy

Overturning elections because they lost - what next?

[turbinetree]

4. So ........................what did they do, because they have D in front of their name ....really

https://ballotpedia.org/Laws_governing_recall_in_Nevada


So Nevada, ........................

https://www.stoptherecalls.org/


These recalls are "an outrageous abuse of the recall process and a subversion of democracy". - The Nevada Independent Editor Jon Ralston. "There really wasn't, I think, a legitimate reason for the recalls." - Governor Brian Sandoval (R-NV). WHAT HAS HAPPENED SO FAR: Out-of-state special interests have launched ...


https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/source-woodhouse-recall-petition-appears-to-have-enough-signatures-to-trigger-special-election

[aeromanKC]

5. No wrongdoing?

Seems the R's should be recalled for calling for the recall.

[bucolic_frolic]

6. We're in a war

Better start fighting like we mean to win it

[sinkingfeeling]

8. WTF is wrong with the GOP?

[Judi Lynn]

12. Recalling Democrats without any claims of wrongdoing. Wow. Absolutely beyond belief.

These two Democrats were ELECTED for their positions.

Doesn't seem possible even Republicans could stoop this low.

Hope the Democratic Party is going to take these scums to court with this attempted theft.