Thread: ENCOURAGE YOUR STATE TO INSTITUTE A "RECALL" VOTE

We can threaten sell-out congressmen with voting for someone else

We can also insist on the "RECALL" within our individual states.

Some states already have this in place.

MAKE RECALL A FACT THEY CAN'T IGNORE - THE "NET" CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN.

Tennessee, here are some facts on recall elections and the associated links :

A recall election is a procedure by which voters can remove an elected official from office. Along with the initiative and referendum, it was one of the major electoral reforms advocated by leaders of the Progressive movement in the United States during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This movement was less than successful because in the United States recall elections are currently prohibited in the federal system. The majority of states allow recall elections in local jurisdictions, but only 18 states permit recall elections to remove statewide officers (as of 2006). [1]


http://www.answers.com/topic/recall-election


Recall of State Officials
March 21, 2006
Overview

Recall is a procedure that allows citizens to remove and replace a public official before the end of a term of office. Historically, recall has been used most frequently at the local level. By some estimates, three-fourths of recall elections are at the city council or school board level. This brief, however, focuses only on the recall as it applies to state officials.
Recall differs from another method for removing officials from office - impeachment - in that it is a political device while impeachment is a legal process. Impeachment requires the House to bring specific charges and the Senate to act as a jury. In most of the eighteen recall states, specific grounds are not required, and the recall of a state official is by an election.
Eighteen states permit the recall of state officials:
Alaska
Arizona
California
Colorado
Georgia
Idaho Kansas
Louisiana
Michigan
Minnesota
Montana
Nevada New Jersey
North Dakota
Oregon
Rhode Island
Washington
Wisconsin

The District of Columbia also provides for recalls. Virginia is not listed as a recall state because its process, while requiring citizen petitions, allows a recall trial rather than an election. In at least 29 states (some sources place this number at 36), recall elections may be held in local jurisdictions.

More details at:
http://www.ncsl.org/programs/legismgt/e ... vision.htm


Recall is not an option in most states and not at all in the federal system. I'm guessing the only way to change that is to change the law, and guess who is in charge of writing new laws????

What can we do to make this an issue in the next election?

If presidential candidates are unwilling to speak on this issue and address the subject of elected officials who refuse to represent their constituents,

THEY ARE NOT GOING TO REPRESENT AMERICANS AND WE DON'T WANT TO REPEAT OUR MISTAKES IN THE NEXT ELECTION.

THE ABILITY TO RECALL YOUR SENATOR OR HOUSE MEMBER WHO IS NOT REPRESENTING YOUR WISHES IS A WONDERFUL TOOL TO HOLD OVER THEIR HEAD (I would prefer a baseball bat).