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Phaenx · 07-26-2003, 05:46 PM

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Originally posted by ctembreull
How, precisely, is a majority election victory "irrelevant"? And how is a vast minority's ability to undo the effects of an election "fair"?

Considering he's getting recalled, it's irrelevant what people thought of him in November. The "vast" minority is "well over" 12% of the voting population, it's fair because it, however much -you- may not like having a liberal recalled, is well within the legal rules of California. If you want to bitch about the democratic process being made a mockery of, I would suggest changing/abolishing your recall laws, because they're a part of that democratic process.

You also neglected to note that Davis had been governor for four years prior to his election win last year. So the idea about voters not knowing what they were getting goes right out the window.

Wrong. I didn't say anything about the Californians not knowing what they were getting. This is about how much incompetence they can take before they decide to do something about it.

So I take it you think we should be able to recall George W. Bush as well? After all, he's done no better than Davis. Tell me, do you think that would be fair?

Because I don't.
It would be fair. What you should be asking me regarding Grey Davis and with your analogy concerning Dubya, is if it's feasible to recall a Governer or a President.