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(Rep Tim) Walbert Recall effectively over
MLive.com ^ | 28 Aug, 2007 | chad livengood

Posted on 08/28/2007 2:37:18 PM PDT by TWohlford

By Chad Livengood clivengood@citpat.com -- 768-4918

A recall effort against U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg is effectively over.

Lenawee County Circuit Court Judge Harvey Koselka ruled today in favor of Walberg's lawsuit challenging the constitutional validity of the recall against him.

"I don't think he won so much as the people lost, really," said James Carr of Jackson, a retired teacher who has led the recall campaign.

Walberg's attorney sees victory differently.

"This is a victory for the taxpayers of the 7th District," said Eric E. Doster, attorney for the Lansing firm Foster, Swift, Collins and Smith.

The U.S. Constitution contains no provision for recalling a sitting member of Congress, even though the Michigan constitution says recalls are permissible.

Carr said he is not going to hire a lawyer to appeal the judge's preliminary ruling, nor is he going to continue collecting recall signatures.


TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: Michigan
KEYWORDS: 110th; michigan; recall; timwalberg; walberg
At last, a judge who stayed awake during their Constitutional Law class!

The Dems are lining up to run against Walberg, as is the RINO Joe "I should be a Congressman, Dammit" Schwarz.

1 posted on 08/28/2007 2:37:20 PM PDT by TWohlford
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To: TWohlford

What alleged perfidious action did Congressman commit that brought all this on. Or is it BDS, local variant?


2 posted on 08/28/2007 2:40:31 PM PDT by bajabaja
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To: TWohlford

Schwarz is a disgusting puddle of runny excrement. The piece of crap decided to run a write in campaign the day before the election in a bid to pull votes from Walberg.

Walberg was the only vote I didn’t have to hold my nose for in the last election and Schwarz is a lesson about voting for RINOs.


3 posted on 08/28/2007 2:42:17 PM PDT by cripplecreek (Greed is NOT a conservative ideal.)
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To: bajabaja

Local variant but lets not forget that Schwarz was a Soros puppet (Main street republican) so the roots were national or even international.


4 posted on 08/28/2007 2:43:43 PM PDT by cripplecreek (Greed is NOT a conservative ideal.)
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To: TWohlford
Let the democrats line up. If they were going to defeat Walberg, it would have been in 2006, a republican down-year. Walberg will easily win again in 2008.

And good riddance to pro-illegal loser Joe Schwarz.

5 posted on 08/28/2007 2:53:14 PM PDT by NapkinUser (Tom Tancredo or Ron Paul in 2008!)
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To: TWohlford
Actually it is a judge that slept through the 10th Amendment class.

To wit:
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, [as in the fact that there is no recall provision] are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.

6 posted on 08/28/2007 2:59:36 PM PDT by taxcontrol
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The 10th amendment gives all powers not enumerated in the Constitution to the states and the people. Clearly, however, the constitution itself establishes the conditions for serving in the House. It would be unconstitutional for a state to have other conditions, and recall is a condition of serving (ie. not having been recalled). The judge was correct.


7 posted on 08/28/2007 3:28:55 PM PDT by webboy45
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To: cripplecreek

Thanks for that information, cripplecreek (great Colorado town you are).

It’s about time Soros had some fun pointed at him, an investigation, etc. Who sold out to him and what he gets for his “donations” must be something of interest to some investigative reporter. Michelle, you listening?


8 posted on 08/28/2007 5:04:46 PM PDT by bajabaja
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Bravo!


9 posted on 09/08/2007 9:46:36 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Profile updated Wednesday, August 29, 2007. https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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