Court rules Tea Party can proceed with effort to recall Sen. Robert Menendez

[no_hypocrisy]

A state appellate panel today ruled New Jersey Secretary of State must accept a petition that citizens filed to recall U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez.

The court stayed its decision to allow Menendez (D-N.J.) to appeal its ruling.

NJ Tea Parties United and the Sussex County Tea Party are targeting Sen. Menendez, (D-N.J.) because he supports health-care reform. Members also oppose his past votes in favor of government spending.

The case — which puts the state in the unusual position of arguing against its own law and calling part of its constitution unconstitutional — began last fall after then-Secretary of State Nina Mitchell Wells rejected the committee’s notice that it intended to begin a recall effort against Menendez. The removal process requires the secretary of state to approve such a notice before a recall committee can begin generating petitions.

After the notice is approved, the committee then must secure the signatures of 25 percent of registered voters of the affected district before a recall election can be held. There were 5.2 million registered voters in November, meaning the committee would have to secure 1.3 million signatures.

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http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/03/court_says_nj_tea_party_cannot.html

[NJmaverick]

1. Tea Baggers hate Hispanics as much as our Black President

these creatures know no shame

[Jennicut]

2. No recall in CT. If only we had that Lieberman.

I hope Menendez will not be recalled however.

[Andy823]

3. So let's see

If these morons can do it why can't democrats in any state that allows a recall start doing the same thing with every republican in congress? Fair is fair, so if your state allows recalls and you have some moron republicans in office, start the process to recall them! :evilgrin:

[OneTenthofOnePercent]

4. As members of that district, it is their right to attempt to exercise a recall.

If the signatures exist for recall... then they exist. :shrug: IMO, bending the rules because you're the one in power is despicable and not justified by any such action of previous incumbents.