A resolution to express the sense of the House that recalls should be based on specific
misconduct, criminal activity, or abuse of office and should not be based on a single vote and to
denounce the effort to recall Speaker Andy Dillon.

 Laws shall be enacted to provide for the recall of all elective officers except judges of courts of record upon petition of electors equal in number to 25 percent of the number of persons voting in the last preceding election for the office of governor in the electoral district of the officer sought to be recalled. The sufficiency of any statement of reasons or grounds procedurally required shall be a political rather than a judicial question.

Of these, seven provide that the recall may only be used when specific criteria, such as some threshold of misconduct, are involved

Whereas, Observers of government have argued that the misuse of recalls can be detrimental
to sound decision making, as short-term expediency can trump well-reasoned approaches to solving
problems.

Article IV § 7 of the Michigan Constitution

 Each senator and representative must be a citizen of the United States, at least 21 years of age, and an elector of the district he represents. The removal of his domicile from the district shall be deemed a vacation of the office. No person who has been convicted of subversion or who has within the preceding 20 years been convicted of a felony involving a breach of public trust shall be eligible for either house of the legislature.

Article II § 2

 The legislature may by law exclude persons from voting because of mental incompetence or commitment to a jail or penal institution.

I'd say that Dillon (and those who supported the tax hike as a well-reasoned fix to the economy) should be ineligable based on their incompetence.

Let's move on..

The threat of recall for reasons other than some measure of misconduct undermines the
foundation of our democratic republic.

We elect men and women to exercise their judgment to the best of their abilities after fully considering all policy options. At each subsequent election, these men and women stand before voters and are fully accountable for their decisions;

Whereas, Many of the state's newspapers have expressed opposition to the misuse of recall,
including the Detroit News, Redford Observer, Northville Record, Grand Rapids Press, Canton
Eagle, Garden City Observer, Detroit Free Press, and Battle Creek Enquirer. Among these, the
Detroit News, on April 28, 2008, stated that the recent recall efforts in Michigan are ". . . working
against efforts to create a more cooperative and productive environment in the legislature." The
February 5, 2008, Grand Rapids Press said "Political recalls should be reserved for the most
egregious acts; not used as a retaliation for votes on a particular issue or as retribution against
political adversaries." Referring to the pending November general election, the Redford Observer
saw the proposed recall of the Speaker as basically meaningless and costly;

Whereas, Michigan's experience with recall seems to be a model of the potential for abuse at
all levels of government. It has been used to intimidate and harass and stop the advancement of
public policy. Over the past year, recall has been used to harm the legislative process, to thwart
honest debate, and to create partisan rancor

Whereas, The ongoing recall effort against the Speaker of the House is an example of an
abuse of this mechanism

Resolved by the House of Representatives, That it is the sense of the House that recalls
should be based on specific misconduct, criminal activity, or abuse of office and should not be based
on a single vote; and be it further

Resolved, That we stand together as a body to denounce the effort to recall Speaker Andy
Dillon.