Reply #12: How could you NOT know the history of California recalls ? [View All]

With the media fixation on California the last several months I thought by now we were all experts on the subject. Thirty one is the count mentioned in the press. Here is a brief history.



California history full of recall attempts

By MARGARET TALEV Sacramento Bee


SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- He was California's governor and hoped to be his party's next nominee for president or vice president. His slim chances were dashed when activists who didn't like him, his tax increases or his plans to cut school and health care funds mounted a campaign to recall him from office.

At first, politicians from the opposing party kept their distance from the campaign. No past attempt to recall a governor had succeeded. The recall seemed to have legs, however, and by June his supporters were worried.

The scenario may sound familiar. But the target was actually Republican Gov. Ronald Reagan and the year 1968.

Several governors prior to Reagan and all who followed have been the subjects of recall drives in California. Most drives fizzled fast. A 1940 attempt against Democrat Culbert Olson and the 1968 campaign against Reagan went far but still fell short of qualifying for a special election.

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And yes, the law does need revision. Standards for recall should be set. That was precisely the point I had to keep making as I was forced to defend the legitimacy of the recall, because California had chosen NOT to define ground for recall. Anything goes, and that as we have seen is a poor way to run a state.

You might owe the guy an apology for the "bullshit" remark.