The Hackenblog has moved to http://hackenblog.hackenbush.org/ or www.hackenblog.com.Please update your links, thank you.[Previous entry: "Adam and Andy"] [Main Index] [Next entry: "RIAA"] 07/28/2003 Entry: "California Recall" The Califorian recall is WORSE than I thought. From MWO, here are these frightening facts (with many California girl thanks to Mr. Somma): Dear MWO, I have never written you before, but I felt an urgent need to point out illegality of the Gov. Gray Davis recall that is going to take place in California this October. After the Republicans spent millions of dollars rounding up signatures and strategically deadlocking Califorinia's budget until the very morning after the recall election was confirmed, they have also rigged the wording of the recall vote in a way that will potentially disenfranchise millions of California voters. The Democrats have already fought the wording of the vote in court and lost, but here is what will happen in October if it is not changed: The vote will be a Yes/No on "Do you want Davis recalled?" If you vote "Yes", you will then be allowed to choose from a list of candidates that includes anyone with $3500 and 65 signatures. This will be a big list. Now let's say 55% of the voting public says "Yes", giving a majority to the recall of Gray Davis. Then let's say this "majority" goes on to vote for who they want to replace Davis like so: 54% - Tom Tom wins. Even though the 45% of voters who chose "No" on the recall were prevented from choosing the new governor. This is because a "No" vote on the recall will not be the same as voting FOR Gray Davis, which is the intention of a "No" vote (Voting against recalling Gray Davis is the same as a vote of confidence in him). If a "No" vote were the same as voting for Davis, the percentages would break down like so: 45% - Gray Davis The Republicans, after buying an October California election, have now rigged that election in court so that their Second Place candidate will win. Critics have lauded the situation in California as proof that direct Democracy doesn't work, but there is nothing Democratic about what is happening there if the vote is rigged to ignore the true majority vote. We are seeing situations like these across America. Texas Governor Rick Perry intends to call repeated "special sessions" of the Texas legislature until he can successfully bully law makers into redistricting the state's Democrats out of office. In my home state of Virginia similar redistricting attempts have been employed to give advantage to Republicans. Our Democracy is being fought in the courts by a plague of lawyers, and as we all know, lawyers vote Republican. Sincerely, Ryan A. Somma *** May the good Lord have mercy on us all.
 
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