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To: 21stCenturyFreeThinker

No, I take it that elected officials will sometimes take different policy positions than I would take and that that, alone, is not a basis for removal from office. The remedy is the ballot box, not impeachment.


37 posted on 09/02/2007 11:20:09 AM PDT by Tall_Texan (Global warming? Hell, in Texas, we just call that "summer".)
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To: Tall_Texan
No, I take it that elected officials will sometimes take different policy positions than I would take and that that, alone, is not a basis for removal from office. The remedy is the ballot box, not impeachment.
OK, I already said I was shooting from the hip on this. lol Truth be told, I mostly agree with you. Impeachment or recall is an extreme move. I felt the same about the California recall and I haven't changed my mind a bit.

The threat of impeachment or recall needs to be there to keep them honest. It should have a very high threshold but political crimes should be inbounds as in California. It needs to have 2/3 vote though to raise the bar.

I'd say that if you can't find a third of the people who want you to stay you're not going to be an effective leader. It doesn't hurt for them to worry about that.

I do still like the idea of naming the tollbooths after him.

40 posted on 09/02/2007 12:48:02 PM PDT by 21stCenturyFreeThinker
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