1st recall effort against Wis. governor launched

CatholicEdHead

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Fri Nov-04-11 10:51 PM
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1st recall effort against Wis. governor launched

Source: Minneapolis Startribune

MADISON, Wis. - Wisconsin elections officials received paperwork Friday to recall Republican Gov. Scott Walker, but in a surprise move, it was filed by a donor to Walker's gubernatorial campaign and not one of his opponents.

Democrats cried foul, saying the donor filed the paperwork so that Walker could begin raising unlimited political donations. The money can be used only for certain things, such as a recall election.

"The only reason this was filed was to open the dirty rain shower of unlimited corporate cash," Graeme Zielinski, a spokesman with the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, told The Capital Times.

Democrats have been vowing to recall the governor since he introduced legislation eliminating most of public workers' union rights. Public employee unions traditionally have been big supporters of Democratic candidates. The Wisconsin Democratic Party has said it plans to start its effort to recall Walker on Nov. 15.

The state Government Accountability Board said Friday was the first possible day to file paperwork to recall Walker. Organizers must gather 540,000 signatures in 60 days to force a recall election.

Read more: http://www.startribune.com/local/133261953.html

Wow, it catches the recall planners off guard and knocks 11 days off the possible recall signature gathering. (x-posted in Wisconsin)

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dragonlady

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Fri Nov-04-11 11:03 PM
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1. No, this won't hurt the official recall campaign

These people won't gather any signatures and file them. There can be more than one recall campaign, as happened in at least one of the senate districts last spring, but ours will be the one that turns in the signatures and generates the recall. Our 60 days will start when WE file OUR paperwork on November 15.

The only thing they accomplish, as the article says, is to let Walker start accepting donations.

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toddwv

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Sat Nov-05-11 11:36 AM
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4. It could actaully affect recall.

It creates confusion. People will ask why they have to sign two sets of petitions.

Is it required to turn signed petitions in? I can see the Kochroaches tossing signed petitions in the trash.

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dragonlady

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Sat Nov-05-11 11:42 AM
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6. That's a possibility

I really don't think they will put any effort into petitions. This is all about the money, like most of what they do.

The greatest confusion may be on our side, as some people think this cuts down our 60-day time period (it doesn't). We should be able to clear that up among ourselves.

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AllyCat

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Fri Nov-04-11 11:06 PM
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2. Gee, good thing I recruited 4 people to help gather signatures starting the FIFTEENTH

They can cheat all they want. I have people ringing my phone off the hook trying to figure out how to start on this ASAP. We are ready. He is a nasty and scared man given all the crap he's been pulling to stack the deck in his favor. But we have the beautiful people of Wisconsin and they are pissed! We start gathering on the fifteenth and are chomping at the bit no matter when he makes his move. Jerk.

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SoapBox

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Sat Nov-05-11 12:15 AM
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3. And as said on The Ed Show...Walker is off to suckle on the KKKoch Brothers...

Sleezy...skeezy...dirty...slimey...

What SCUM these guys are.

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lonestarnot

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Sat Nov-05-11 11:38 AM
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5. Scumbags!

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lsewpershad

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Sat Nov-05-11 02:26 PM
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7. Thse people

and their handlers are scum..bottom feeders

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