Thread: Group seeks to recall Gov. Jan Brewer

Group seeks to recall Gov. Jan Brewer

Recall fever is in the air.

Just 24 hours after immigration activists filed paperwork to recall Arizona Sen. President Russell Pearce, R-Mesa, a new group of dissatisifed residents are taking aim at Gov. Jan Brewer.

In paperwork filed with the Secretary of State's office late Friday, the Committee to Recall Arizona Governor Jan Brewer says it is seeking to remove her from the chief executive's position because of her "gross mismanagement of Arizona's finances."

Specifically, the group cites budget cuts to programs "vital to the health, welfare and education of Arizonans," including reductions to the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (the state's Medicaid program) and the state's decision to eliminate Medicaid coverage for certain organ transplants.

Arizona stopped funding some heart, liver and other transplants Oct. 1, saying it would save $800,000 in the current fiscal year and $1.4 million in fiscal 2012. In addition, Brewer's proposed fiscal 2012 budget includes the elimination of Medicaid coverage for 280,000 recipients, mostly childless adults.

Arizona is one of six states that currently covers that population. The governor's office has said that the move would save $541.5 million in Fiscal 2012 and more than $1 billion in Fiscal 2013.

"Arizonans are a people of conscience and we will no longer tolerate the type of heavy-handed governing and unwillingness to consider alternative bipartisan solutions to the state's fiscal challenges that do not compromise the health, welfare and education of the people of this great state," the petition states.

Calls and emails to the committee's applicants were not immediately returned. Matthew Benson, Brewer's spokesman, declined to comment.

The group, which has launched a website --- http://recallgovernorbrewer... -- faces a steep road in its recall effort. Brewer, a Republican, easily bested Democratic opponent Terry Goddard to win a full, four-year term in November.

To succeed, the recall petition would need to collect 432,021 valid signatures by May 28. That represents 25 percent of the people who voted in last fall's gubernatorial election.

http://www.azcentral.com/news/Blog/Poli ... der/116095

To succeed, the recall petition would need to collect 432,021 valid signatures by May 28.

I hope that they check them closely.

Need to check how many of those signatures are illegals and bring ICE along for the ride.

But seriously. When a state is in a budget crisis where do they propose to cut spending? People don't want their taxes raised but these groups want all of their social benefit programs intact. States don't tend to have very much fat for trimming in wasteful programs that aren't social benefits.

So what do these people think Gov. Brewer should do?

1. Close down prisons and free inmates?
2. Cut out police and firefighters?
3. Close down public schools and school programs?
4. Cut Medicaid and welfare benefits?
5. Cut Public Union contracts down?

Most of these she can't touch such as Union contracts w/o Unions agreeing or being allowed to declare bankruptsy. Its funny how everyone cries for the budget gaps from state and federal to be cut down to size and the defecit to be reduced. But when it comes to making the cuts its always about cutting the other person's benefits and "don't you touch MY benefit".

I am not sure if reason stated in news article is the sole purpose for wanting to target Gov. Brewer. Possibly, the issue is Gov. Brewer is tough on illegal immigration and people are making excuses to have her removed from her position, so they can rule the State of Arizona as they see fit to do.

Pretty much Pisces. Its just an excuse as there is no solid reason to remove her from office unless you call not allowing her states budget shortage to bloom even larged a reason for removal.

HAHAHA...get over it fools. They were elected fair and square and they aren't going ANYWHERE!