Recall of WI 14 filed by crazy Utah RW internet radio host; not a group

The opening shot in the effort to recall legislators on both sides of Scott Walker's manufactured budget crisis has been fired from the right. News organizations are quickly spreading a report by the Associated Press that a Utah group has filed formal papers with the State of Wisconsin Government Accountability Board (GAB) in an attempt to recall eight of the 14 state Senate Democratic legislators who relocated to Illinois to halt a vote on Gov. Scott Walker's budget despair -- uh, that is, repair -- bill.

But it's not really a "group." It's a right-wing, Internet-based talk show host who's heavy into fighting any kind of amnesty for undocumented immigrants, and who -- get this -- recently filed a recall petition in Arizona against Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik. The sheriff is another Democrat who -- after Democratic Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and others were shot last month in Dupnik's jurisidiction -- had harsh words for talk show hosts and others engaging in hateful and violent speech. Yes, free speech for Democrats is grounds for removal from office, if you've the blunt ideology of a typical right-wing bloviator.

The registrations were filed electronically between February 18 and 21. The self-identified American Recall Coalition now is obliged to file paper copies of the registration statements. The electronically submitted "draft" registrations do not suffice to begin a recall, the GAB said. Once the group files the appropriate signed paper copies, they will be listed in the GAB's Campaign Finance Information System.

According to the electronic registrations, which are available for public viewing online, the Utah committee filed under the name of Dan Baltes, treasurer, who gave a post office box in Salt Lake City for his address, plus a Utah phone number and an email address.

http://rootswire.org/web/total-recall-no-one-can-recall-seeing-right-wing-organization-except-its-right-wing-utah-talk-sh

February 18, 2011, Americans Against Immigration Amnesty

Release the following statement to the National Media

Salt Lake City, Utah-Dan Baltes, Executive Director of Americans Against Immigration Amnesty (AAIA) released the following statement concerning AAIA’s registration of The American Recall Coalition (ARC) with the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board (http://cfis.wi.gov/) as required to commence recall petitions against Wisconsin State Senators Jim Halperin (WI-12) and Mark Miller (WI-16):

“It has long been claimed that elections have consequences but at least two Senators in Wisconsin are not willing to accept those consequences or the will of the voters. Senators Halperin and Miller have embarked on behavior that is a direct threat to our Republic and political process. Aligning themselves with the Democratic National Committee and Organizing for America, the President’s primary organizational arm, these Senators are holding the Wisconsin State Senate hostage, complete with a ‘ransom demand’. The Senators’ inexcusable, intentional dereliction of duty undermines the very core of our way of life and such behavior must also have consequences. Politicians must learn that the American people will no longer tolerate political tantrums, holding the legislative process hostage or attempting to impose their will through extortion or dereliction of the duties they were elected to perform. Recall statutes are in place for voters to hold politicians accountable to their constituents for such irresponsible actions and this is a textbook example of the appropriate use of the recall process.

We have completed or research and review of the applicable Wisconsin laws based on the information we have received. In that regard, we have registered The American Recall Coalition with the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board. ARC has initiated a recall against two (2) of the Wisconsin Senators which have been identified as participating in this attack on our political process and that eligible for recall at this time. As more Senators are identified as co-conspirators and are eligible to be recalled under Wisconsin law, additional recalls will be initiated by ARC.”

https://noimmigrationamnesty.com/Wisconsin_Senate_Recalls.html