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    Who are the NERD fund donors Mr Snyder?

    Raise the curtain.

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    As I've said elsewhere . . . (none / 0) (#1)
    by Kevin Rex Heine on Fri Aug 05, 2011 at 07:49:05 PM EST
    . . . I really think that recalls ought to be saved for when the conduct of the elected official in question is so putrid that waiting until the next primary is simply intolerable.  I also agree with Dennis Lennox (mark that down, because it doesn't happen often) that recalls ought to be restricted to verifiable misfeasance, malfeasance, or nonfeasance in the performance of one's official duties/responsibilities.

    Now by that standard, I have a real problem with all of these recalls that are circulating, because the only "offense" that these officials are guilty of is supporting and passing into law something that just might be controversial.  However, Michigan's election law doesn't work that way; the only requirements for the petition language are that the reason for recall be a political issue clearly stated within 200 words, and that the objectionable behavior in question must have occurred during the current term of office of the official in question.

    What I do find surprising, though, is that the necessary signature count was accomplished within a mere two weeks.  That tells me that Rep. Scott really screwed up big, and the voters in his district are simply using the petition as an excuse of convenience.  (Given the speed with which this was accomplished, it may be that the "Tiger Woods of the GOP" may be one of those six true stinkers on the republican side of the State House that needed to be the target of a tea-party-driven electoral decimation.)

    I also noticed that Stu Sandler, CEO of Decider Strategies, has between 15 and 24 Democrats targeted for recall . . . so what's good for the goose seems to be good for the gander.

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