Extra, Extra, read all about it! The recall in California is over....
mwild31
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Or is it? My favorite court, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals made the decision and the US Supreme Court may get another chance to, excuse me for this O' Republican collegues, fix another election if the decision goes up for appeal. This quote has turned into one of my favorites & I'm going to post it at my desk:
Dave Gilliard, a political strategist for the group, said: “The 9th Circuit is the least respected and most overturned appeals court in the nation. These are renegade liberal judges who time and time again seek to make their own law, rather than follow law.”
Dave Gilliard, a political strategist for the group, said: “The 9th Circuit is the least respected and most overturned appeals court in the nation. These are renegade liberal judges who time and time again seek to make their own law, rather than follow law.”
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To clarify:
1. I think Davis should remain in office, however since the recall measure is allowed in California, I respect the citizen's right to exercise the law and if I was in California, I would vote for Gallagher*.
2. I just can't let it die that Gore lost to Bush on a close vote by the Supreme Court. I just can't, can't I tell you, can't x:'( ....
3. The 9th Circuit is a joke and so therefore, any comment, quote, funny line, etc. that is said against the 9th Court I relish. x}>
*(really it would be any candidate that doesn't derive a huge portion of their finance money from unions).
If Gore had managed to win his own HOME STATE, he wouldn't have needed Florida.
x:-)
Then, he signs this ridiculous bill that allows illegal immigrants to obtain legal state issued drivers licenses. Another bill is on the way to his desk that will allow illegal immigrants to either waive or pay minimal registration fees at our state colleges. They are not even CITIZEN'S!
And I haven't even the mentioned all the companies that are leaving the state or going under because they can't afford the high cost of WC insurance. Another bill waiting for approval will MANDATE that CA employers with over 200 ee's provide health insurance for all their ee's. That's just going to cause more and more companies to go under or leave the state. We simply can't afford to keep him in office, I'm actually thinking about moving from here, and I'm a CA native, but if it keeps going like this, AZ or Nevada is looking pretty good.
And it's not just him, it's our state legislature that keeps sending these bills to his desk. CA is tired of them too and we can't recall them, but there will most definitely be some changes come next election.
Sorry this is so long, I usually don't have anything to go on a tirade about, but this is something that I'm pretty passionate about as you can see. That felt good to get off my chest, thanks.
Every state has serious problems right now. Somehow, there has to be a way to attract qualified candidates to run for office. And more important, somehow there has to be a way to get people to vote.
Arnold was on Howard Stern! How impressive is that???
Elizabeth
But...you knew that was coming-right?
The current climate is so hard....I would never want to run for office...every essay i wrote as a college freshman would come back to haunt me!!! We seem to look for our leaders to have lived life just like the rest of us, but without having made any mistakes or errors in judgement.
The local political climate is just as bad...and sometimes it's pitiful. You may have a well qualified candidate decide not to run because he doesn't want his preschooler questioned during recess.
It's a weird balance...and I don't envy anyone that throws their hat in the ring.
Also...the 9th circuit court is the most overturned....but it is also the court that seems to charter change in national attitudes. Many of the changes in our laws come about because of landmark cases in the 9th circuit---years and years later. We need this to balance the opinions in our legal system...
DeniseE - I personally don't agree with your statement on the 9th changing national attitudes - my attitudes are normally not always formed on knee-jerk liberalism. I also would rather not have my opinions formed by the least respected court in the nation. A court cannot provide balance if they are mocked and ridiculed on just about every decision they provide (what is it 23 out of 24 cases were overturned) & which is so left leaning - it makes me as a democrat - cringe. Just my thoughts on this interesting topic.
MWild: Fret as you might. You get what you deserve when you elect the wrong people.
Nevada: I hate you. How dare you tell us how nice Nevada is. We can't afford to move. x:-)