On Fri, 25 Jul 2003 14:04:20 GMT, "John T. McCrackhead"
wrote:


"Carl Byrns" wrote in message
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On Fri, 25 Jul 2003 03:43:40 GMT, "John T. McCrackhead"
wrote:


And, what about when we threw Ev out as governer of Arizona in the late
80's?

You didn't. Mecham was not recalled- he was impeached.
Impeachment happens at the legislative level, unlike a recall, which
is grass level.



When Ev was booted, there was a grassroots movement,
otherwise he would have served out his term, not recalled,
but removed as per the will of the people.

Sorry, that's wrong.
The impeachment process is not unlike a jury trail, where the
defendent has to be proven guilty of a crime or gross incompetence in
office.
The will of the people is not strictly involved- just look at Bill
Clinton- he was very popular with the people and yet he was subjected
to an impeachment hearing (remember?).

A recall is a public 'vote of no confidence' - the people have decided
that their elected representative is not acting in their best
interest.

Again, you did not throw out Mecham. His fellow politicians did.

-Carl
"The man who has nothing worth dying for has nothing worth living for"- Martin Luther King, Jr.