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bandy Donating Member (545 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-28-03 01:58 PM
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Just heard on radio -
Nevada is collecting signatures to recall the Gov. Thought he was Repug. Anyone know what's up?
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mandyky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-28-03 01:59 PM
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1. Gov. Guinn, right?
Yeah, I heard that this morning - not sure what party he is though.
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Richardo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-28-03 02:00 PM
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2. He is a Repub - not conservative enough, I guess....
...heard a teaser on NPR this morning but not the story.

Everyone like living in a banana republic?
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Brian Sweat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-28-03 02:02 PM
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4. Nevada is a becoming a swing state.
This might the Democrats having fun.
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americanstranger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-28-03 02:01 PM
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3. Republican.
I guess the recall forces are so jacked to recall somebody, they aren't bothering to check party affiliation at this point.

Dopes.

-as
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Nashyra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-28-03 02:09 PM
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6. He is a Republican Gov
and a very fine Govenor. It would be a shame to lose him or waste vast resources that the state needs. One of his staunchest issue is Education and he formed the Millineum Scholarship program for every high school student in Nev. If you Graduate with a cumlative gpa of 2.9 or more you qualify for the $10,000.00. This averages tuition for four years in any state school or University in Nevada, usually UNLV(las vegas) or UNR(Reno and you have 6 years to use it. His budget had a 15% increase for UNR in this next budget, did not quite keep up with student enrollment but we did not get a cut. The university was delighted with their funds for this next year. He is truly an Education Governor and while I am a registered Dem I was proud to vote for Kenny Quinn. His belief that education and our children are the number one priority resonates with voters and he puts our money where his mouth is.
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Richardo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-28-03 02:15 PM
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7. Yep - sounds like just the kind of scum we want out of government...
</sarcasm>

Are Nevada's recall provisions as lax and wacky as California's? I hope not.
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bandy Donating Member (545 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-28-03 02:18 PM
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8. It is truly disgusting that
this could happen. Once again, they eat their own. Can't see this working like the circus in Calif.
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ikojo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-28-03 02:04 PM
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5. Elections will no longer be the final word...
Edited on Thu Aug-28-03 02:07 PM by ikojo
Imagine what will happen if a Democrat wins the White House in 2004...I can see the pugs trying to recall the president and the compliant corporate media would go right along with them.

In my humble opinion, recalling governors is only a test to see how well the public responds. If the public is receptive and responds the way the pugs want them to then they will go onto bigger prizes.

Does anyone know what the guidelines are for recalling nationally or federally elected politicians?

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denverbill Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-28-03 02:57 PM
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9. Imagine? Were you asleep during the Clinton years?
Jesus, it was an 8 year long witch hunt pushing for impeachment.

There is no provision for recall of federal officials, only impeachment.
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Terwilliger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-28-03 03:29 PM
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10. its not Repukes trying to recall him
what gave you that idea? you think Dems aren't capable of the same things?
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Richardo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-28-03 03:33 PM
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11. NPR teaser said it was a conservative group...
....I have no other details.
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Terwilliger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-28-03 03:35 PM
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12. hmmm
ok...I'll check into it
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David__77 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-28-03 03:41 PM
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13. It is right-wingers attempting this...
Guinn is a centrist with some Democratic support. (Sidebar: I know his Democratic opponent in 2002, Joe Neal, is a well-respected Black senator from Las Vegas. He lost a lot of Democratic support to Guinn though, and he writes for Lyndon LaRouche publications.) The right is pissed with Guinn for getting the state high court to nullify the 2/3rg legislative requirement for raising taxes.
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Terwilliger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-28-03 03:45 PM
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14. link
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Richardo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-28-03 03:51 PM
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15. Thanks Terwilliger...
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