Posted on 03/16/2010 1:11:05 PM PDT by Wpin
TRENTON, N.J. -- A New Jersey appeals court ruled Tuesday that a conservative tea party group should have the right to try to throw a U.S. senator out of office, but also said the group would have to wait for a final decision by a higher court before proceeding.
The three-judge panel initially ordered New Jersey's Secretary of State to accept a petition from the group seeking to recall Democratic Sen. Robert Menendez. But the court also issued a stay because the case was certain to be appealed.
The ruling would have allowed the group to begin collecting the 1.3 million voter signatures needed to get a recall on the ballot. The court set aside the larger question of whether New Jersey voters have a constitutional right to recall a federal lawmaker.
The court said it would take up that question when, and if, the petition drive succeeds. "There is, and there will be, no necessity for our courts to resolve this difficult constitutional issue if the committee's petition drive fails," the panel said in the decision. (snip) Lee Moore, a spokesman for the Attorney General, said the decision is being reviewed. RoseAnn Salanitri, a spokeswoman for NJ Tea Parties United and the Sussex County Tea Party, which are behind the move to throw out Menendez, said the committee is targeting him because he supports health care reform, which they oppose, and because of his past votes in favor of government spending. (snip) Lautenberg would face voters again in 2014. The group petitioned the secretary of state to begin collecting signatures in September; it has not specified whether it is seeking to have a Menendez recall in the primary or general election. The group sued after its request was denied.
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PINGO!
YEP! Hell has frozen over...first CNN aka Chicken Noodle Network hires a conservative and now this...yep, satan is wearing a jacket in hell right now as we speak.
This would be the cats ass if they can do it!!
I don’t know...even if they don’t get the petitions, if they can get the threat going to the next level...that will have quite an impact. Indeed, with what they have already accomplished you can bet that the rat brain is cranking on possibilities...none too good.
But it does have the advantage of further cementing in the public's mind that Menedez is a scumbag.
Why not Lautenberg too?
Recall them both in one petition drive.
Which conservative did CNN hire?
Soaking my torch and sharpening my pitchfork.
In the full length article they talk about that. The Tea Party Group stated the following:
“RoseAnn Salanitri, a spokeswoman for NJ Tea Parties United and the Sussex County Tea Party, which are behind the move to throw out Menendez, said the committee is targeting him because he supports health care reform, which they oppose, and because of his past votes in favor of government spending.
She said the group is not pleased with New Jersey’s other Democratic senator, Frank Lautenberg, but is not targeting him because at age 86, he is unlikely to seek another term. Lautenberg would face voters again in 2014.”
How about Lindsey “Lohan” Gramnesty?
Erik Erikson from redstate.com.
“Soaking my torch and sharpening my pitchfork.”
I have a pot of tar on the fire...
A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION....ONE HURDLE CLEARED...PING!!!
Most excellent.
In general, for states with the recall, does that action only apply to state-wide offices, or could it be used for representatives and senators at the federal level?
If so, I suspect nothing would concentrate the mind of a congressman considering his vote on Obamacare more than a recall petition drive.
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YES!!!
Get that rotten liberal troll OUT OF THE SENATE!!!!
Where do I sign?????????
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