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   From: tim.howard@suddenlink.net   
      
   On 3/13/2011 5:19 PM, ray wrote:   
   > In article<4d7d5743$0$28236$bbae4d71@news.suddenlink.net>,   
   >   Tim Howard  wrote:   
   >   
   >> Of course many states are also passing or attempting to pass laws that   
   >> make it more difficult for groups that clearly would vote democratic   
   >> from voting (eliminating same day voter registration, mandating   
   >> state-issued ID cards) under the guise of "voter fraud"--a bugaboo that   
   >> no one has been able to show any significant evidence of.   
   >>   
   >> Now, most of these measures would, in the not-to-distant past, have been   
   >> considered unconstitutional, but in the era of the Republican-dominated   
   >> Supreme Court, and an administration reluctant to appoint so- called   
   >> "activist judges" (meaning liberal), who knows what will happen when   
   >> these laws are challenged and inevitably go before the High Court   
   >>   
   >> There are many other examples, but this should be enough to worry all   
   >> Americans who believe in our concepts of a democratic republic,   
   >> representative democracy, or however we conceive our free nation.   
   >> People all over this country need to do what WI is starting to   
   >> do--initiate recall drives against this anti-democratic Republican   
   >> governors and their lackeys in state houses and senates.  We must not   
   >> wait four years for them to run again.  We may not be allowed to do   
   >> anything about it at that point.   
   >   
   > The recall process is designed to remove representatives who have been   
   > considered suspect in certain situations or otherwise did something   
   > clearly illegal.  It's not there to remove representatives who did their   
   > job legally and honestly, just not to the liking of some people.   
   >   
   > Democrats don't like Democracy--they never have.  They don't like   
   > majority rule either.  It's their way, or the highway.   
   >   
   > If this push is successful, then we live in tyranny of the unions and   
   > any other group that misuses the system.  And that would be all the more   
   > reason to get rid of all unions in this country.  And if successful, it   
   > would outrage many Americans who would support the extermination of   
   > unions.  They've done enough damage to this country already.   
   >   
   Unions are responsible for the 40hr week, minimum wage, health and   
   safety rules, anti-harassment laws, pensions, employee health insurance,   
   and many other great things.  If that "damages" the wallets of business   
   owners, too damn bad.  Once Americans see people standing up for   
   justice, they will start demanding justice for themselves too, not want   
   to destroy unions.  What Walker, Kasich and others are doing may be the   
   best thing to happen to Democrats and union members.  If you don't like   
   the recall process, change the law in your state to say people can be   
   recalled only under certain circumstances.   
      
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