so we had this little thing in california called a recall...

ourbluenation

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Tue Sep-06-05 10:20 PM
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so we had this little thing in california called a recall...

why can't we recall this dope in the white house? Seriously - is there some constitutional thingy that says we can't?

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still_one

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Tue Sep-06-05 10:20 PM
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1. it is called impeachment

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NYCGirl

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Tue Sep-06-05 10:22 PM
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2. Impeachment still doesn't remove him from office. After that, he must

be convicted of something.

Recall is not available for presidents.

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still_one

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Tue Sep-06-05 10:24 PM
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5. it is the only mechanism we have

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tuvor

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Tue Sep-06-05 10:23 PM
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3. I'm just an ignorant Canadian, but IS that the same thing?

I ask because I've seen "impeach" used recently wrt the governor from Ohio.

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Lydia Leftcoast

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Tue Sep-06-05 10:25 PM
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6. It differs by state

Some states have recall, which means that citizens can petition to have a recall election, and others have impeachment, which is like an indictment and is followed by a trial.

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Lydia Leftcoast

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Tue Sep-06-05 10:23 PM
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4. No recall for federal elected officials, unfortunately

If your state has recall (and not all states do), only state and local officials can be recalled.

This means that we in Minnesota are stuck with Senator Norm Coleman, much as we wish we could recall him.

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firefox

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Tue Sep-06-05 10:46 PM
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10. Congress can be recalled

I bookmarked this website when somebody at DU put it up- http://www.recallthecongress.com/

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ISUGRADIA

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Tue Sep-06-05 11:42 PM
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11. Never has been a congrressional recall election and if one did

occur it would likely be overturned by the federal courts on the same grounds that they overturned state laws regarding US congressional term limits.

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Qibing Zero

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Tue Sep-06-05 10:25 PM
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7. The people have no power nationally.

It's really as simple as that. I mean, hell, Congress has to impeach itself. You can't tell me there's not something wrong with that.

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Cleita

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Tue Sep-06-05 10:25 PM
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8. It doesn't work both ways. The control is in their hands.

I would love to recall, but I'll bet if anyone tried to recall Arnold it wouldn't work. It only works for them. Our government is very corrupt.

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tjwash

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Tue Sep-06-05 10:25 PM
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9. Ironically...

...the ability for the voters to perform a recall of the Governor was added to the California constitution by democrats a few years ago. It's strictly state, and not federal.

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ISUGRADIA

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Tue Sep-06-05 11:44 PM
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12. Actually it is quite old in California, 1911 and by the progressive party

not the Democrats

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