Walker: Recall is for Misconduct in Office... Not Applicable for Him

[iwishiwas]

Sad thing is that if Walker and his Repug poodles in the legislature say it often enough, -enough might believe the poodles.




http://uppitywis.org/blogarticle/walker-recall-misconduct-office-not-applicable-him


Walker: Recall is for Misconduct in Office... Not Applicable for Him
Sat, 03/26/2011 - 4:56pm | Jud Lounsbury


Gov. Scott Walker is now parroting the Republican talking point of intentionally confusing Wisconsin's voters by conflating Wisconsin's impeachment law with Wisconsin's recall law.

Here is what Gov. Walker said yesterday during a Wisconsin Eye interview:

I think the recall process, the statute out there, is really narrowly targeted for people whose situation of, uh, misconduct in office and things of that nature.

What Walker is talking about is impeachment and according to the Wisconsin Constitution, the Assembly has the power to impeach any civil officers, including state senators and the governor, for misconduct in office:

The assembly shall have the power of impeaching all civil officers of this state for corrupt conduct in office, or for crimes and misdemeanors;

Wisconsin also has a recall law. The recall is intended as a check on elected officials by the electorate. There is no mention of misconduct as grounds for a recall. The ONLY standard mentioned in the constition for triggering a recall is that enough voters are angery enough to sign a recall petition. That's it.....................

[Tx4obama]

1. Well, if that is what Walker really believes then he's in for a BIG SURPRISE :) n/t

[gratuitous]

2. Walker's every bit as versed in the law as he is in politics

He's, like, a renaissance man of modern public life.

[Initech]

3. He's declared himself Caesar at this point.

:grr: :mad: :grr: :mad:

[iwishiwas]

4. but he was brought down.

[charmay]

5. He can cry

on the Koch Brother's shoulders when he's recalled.

[toddwv]

6. The fact that he's addressing the possibility means that he's worried.

Any progress reports on the currently ongoing recall petitions?

[mzteris]

7. in the opinion of many

he is most definitely guilty of "misconduct" in office - but that has NO bearing on a recall.

if we had the votes, he'd be impeached, too.

[Scuba]

8. These asshats are so arrogant they think the law is what they think it is. n/t

[yourout]

9. Good....then we are covered. By my eye he has most definately committed Misconduct.

The Koch phone call is all the evidence I need.

[Ohio Joe]

10. He has committed misconduct of office

At least I would assume committing and admitting to crimes to be misconduct. Impeach the bastard now!

[Zynx]

11. Worth mentioning is that the recalls in Milwaukee County that were responsible for his political

ascent were not based on any wrongdoing.

[Greybnk48]

12. Our mantra is "The time for talk has passed."

We tried to deal with him as an honest broker and he has proved repeatedly that it is not possible. NOTHING will stop the recall, unless he's impeached first.

[buddysmellgood]

13. Great. The more he talks about, the more it spreads the word.

[socialist_n_TN]

14. I've said this before and I'll say it again............

This guy will have to be LITERALLY dragged out of his office, kicking and screaming. Even if he DOES lose a recall election, he won't abide by the results. He'll call them "illegitimate" or something. As I said, he'll have to be DRAGGED out of the governor's office.

I'm in TN, but I'll volunteer to help with the dragging.

[iwishiwas]

16. He will not go easy that is for sure.

[Chan790]

17. Drag?

Have we lost all sense of history and our political traditions?

Throw his ass over a rail and run him to the state line before unceremoniously dumping him in a ditch on his ass. That's how you remove a corrupt politician from office. Back in New England where I grew up there would be pitch-tar and chicken feathers in the equation too. Perhaps a kick in the ass with an old boot for good measure.

[Canuckistanian]

15. Recalls don't need a reason arguable in court

Just ask Gray Davis.

[bluestate10]

19. Davis honored the will of voters. Looks like Walker has other plans. nt

[shanti]

20. davis is a dem

big difference. the pukes cut their teeth on that recall.

[bluestate10]

18. What a dumb ass. Voter recalls only require that the citizenry is pissed off. nt

[shanti]

21. not your call, walker, ya asshat

the people will speak!

[Doctor_J]

22. This stupid recall doesn't have, and never did have, any chance

of accomplishing anything.

If we want the country back, we're going to have to get dirty, folks. Time to either put up or shut up.