Comments on: Recall This, Buddy

By: kelley

kelley — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I am so glad that you have all this info up. The debate is so partisan, and I am so far removed from Cali these days that I don’t know what to think. I used to live in SF, BTW.

Thanks for all the information!

KMG

By: Jeff

Jeff — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

A voter who fails to cast a vote for or against the recall of Davis but who votes for a gubernatorial successor…
… is an idiot, therefore, we can only hope that he . . .
will not have that choice counted. So many voters who do not have strong positions on the recall (or who forget to vote the first question) but have a strong position on Davis’ successor should the recall be successful may end up casting ineffective votes.

Why would the votes be ineffective? We can import the crack vote counters from Florida to stare at the ballots really, really, really hard and “divine” the voters’ intent.

By: EB

EB — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

A question about how the recall works, exactly: Regardless of your response to the first part (provided you do indeed answer it), you still get to vote for a replacement governor, right? If not, it seems like in a crowded field Davis could be recalled but still have a plurality of votes, which seems kind of sketchy. Just wondering…

By: Justene

Justene — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

This is why I keep buying all available blogshares of damnum absque injuria. And the man has a blog. I’ve got a whole summer of fun to look forward to.

By: Xrlq

Xrlq — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

EB,

That is correct; Davis supporters can vote no on question 1 but still vote for someone else on question 2. They can’t vote for Davis himself on question 2, however, so it is possible for Davis to get a plurality of the vote but be recalled anyway.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I’m doing some recall blogging as well, and I’m going to put up a Blogroll of Recall Bloggers – pro or con or otherwise, so if you are doing much of this, give me a shout. It would be nice to play of one another’s Davis Recall Blogging and build some cross pollination.

By: Xrlq

Xrlq — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Done, you’re on my blogroll. I probably should build a recall-specific one like yours.

By: The Southern California Law Blog

The Southern California Law Blog — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

XLRQ Fisks Loyola’s Rick Hasen
XRLQ, who claims to never set out to fisk articles, has this thorough fisking of a San Diego Union Tribune Op Ed by Loyola Law School’s Rick Hasen. Warning: Do not read XRLQ’s post if you have a weak heart…

By: The Southern California Law Blog

The Southern California Law Blog — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

San Diego Columnist Calls Davis Dead Man Walking
Joseph Perkins of the San Diego Union Tribune posts this column today on why Davis needs to be recalled. Here’s a snippet:”He just wants to run for governor on the cheap,” Davis sneered, in recent remarks to a San Francisco…