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Is Representative Recall a good thing?

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Lincoln:
Representative recall

The Canadian province of British Columbia has representative recall. In that province, voters in a provincial riding can petition to have a sitting representative removed from office, even a Premier presently leading a government. If enough voters sign the petition, the Speaker of the legislature announces before the House that the member has been recalled and a by-election follows as soon as possible, it gives the opportunity to replace the politician in question. Fourteen United States states have similar measures in their constitutions — and many more municipalities — but generally these measures fail to operate more readily than in British Columbia, which in January 2003 achieved a record twenty-two such recall efforts (all but one of them, excluding the recall of Paul Reitsma, ultimately failed, however).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recall_election

I think it's a great idea and if practiced properly would be very effective to keep governments in check.

Lincoln:
No thoughts at all? I guess if it's not about Muslims or conspiracies people don't care.

Mo Z. Dizzle:
if i understood it correctly, it sounds pretty good

so what Rep. Recall basically is that if ppl feel a a rep isnt doing they're job, ppl can petition to try and vote another member in?
or is it something different from what i wrote?

Lincoln:

--- Quote from: z_dizzle on March 13, 2006, 01:06:52 PM ---if i understood it correctly, it sounds pretty good

so what Rep. Recall basically is that if ppl feel a a rep isnt doing they're job, ppl can petition to try and vote another member in?
or is it something different from what i wrote?

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No, you got it right on.

Mo Z. Dizzle:

--- Quote from: Lincoln The Reform-A-Tory on March 13, 2006, 01:14:27 PM ---
--- Quote from: z_dizzle on March 13, 2006, 01:06:52 PM ---if i understood it correctly, it sounds pretty good

so what Rep. Recall basically is that if ppl feel a a rep isnt doing they're job, ppl can petition to try and vote another member in?
or is it something different from what i wrote?

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No, you got it right on.

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alrighty, it's a pretty good idea then; i don't think a lot of ppl are aware of it either
i think they should introduce it in Ontario too (assuming it isn't here), it'll prolly get politicians to keep their main promises instead of backin out on them

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