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2011 Senate Joint Resolution S: Restrict people’s right to recall politicians for political question
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- Introduced by Sen. Arlan Meekhof (R) on December 1, 2011, to place before voters in the next general election a Constitutional amendment to repeal the right of the people to recall elected officials for a “political rather than (just) a judicial question,” and instead prohibit recalling an official for “discretionary performance of a lawful act or of a prescribed duty, including voting.” Future politicians could only be recalled for a criminal conviction, libel, slander or misappropriating public assets.
- Referred to the Senate Government Operations Committee on December 1, 2011.
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1) Re: 2011 Senate Joint Resolution S (Repeal people’s right to recall politicians for political question) by isabelleelise on April 24, 2012This is nothing more than a license for politicians to lie to the voters right from the start.
BULLSHIT if we as a voter think the elected offical that we put into office is (NO GOOD) we should be able to kick him or her out of office no matter what.
They are politians, if they cannot be recalled for a booboo they made politically, then what is the point? We can only recall them for committing a crime? I strongly disagree and will be checking as to who voted how on this one.
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