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uhhuh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-14-03 10:18 PM
Response to Reply #100
112. Exactly
I don't think a recall, in itself is unfair. I think that having elected officials be required to get 50.1% of the vote, and his replacement only having to get .00000001% of the vote more than 134 other people in the race is unfair. It makes those of us who voted no on the first question carry much less weight than those on the other side of the question.
In the original election, Davis just needed more votes than his opposition. In this election he could get 49.9999999% support, and someone with 1% support or less, theoretically, could become the governor.
That is unfair.
There are laws on the books now that say that the government can arrest me, throw me in jail for an indefinite time, without counsel, and without the right to see evidence against me, but it's on the books, so I guess I just better accept it.
Serving 4 yr terms IS a way of getting rid of a poor performing politician. That's what I'm advocating.
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