Over 1 Million signatures obtained to recall WI Gov. Scott Walker

[Riot]

Originally Posted by dellinger63

I was still counting the peeps on the Occupy Congress live stream. Just got to 27 but the last three might have just been tourists from Iowa.

Seriously - go watch the GAB live stream of the office. Armed guards, secret location - It's kinda neat.

"Democracy in action - some assembly required" as they wrote on the petition boxes as they turned them in.

[dellinger63]

Originally Posted by Riot

Seriously - go watch the GAB live stream of the office. Armed guards, secret location - It's kinda neat.

The armed guards must be on break or gone home for the day. The fact you think it's 'kinda neat' is 'kinda sad' actually.

[Riot]

Originally Posted by dellinger63

The armed guards must be on break or gone home for the day. The fact you think it's 'kinda neat' is 'kinda sad' actually.

It's terrific. It's historic. It's democracy in action. Only twice before in this country's history have citizens been so upset with what elected governors have done to the state, that they have recalled them from office before their term was up.

Obviously, the Dems have to win the election, and/or some of the Republican recalled senators lose, to change the government.

Yes, the petitions were kept under armed guard the night before they were submitted, then GAB transferred them to a secret, guarded location. Don't you read your newspapers?

[clyde]

Rita, what happened to 'be impeccable with your word'?

[Cannon Shell]

It is an interesting twist to blame Walker for money spent on the recall election. It wasn't exactly his idea was it?

And how does one go about verifying a million signatures anyway?

[Riot]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

It is an interesting twist to blame Walker for money spent on the recall election. It wasn't exactly his idea was it?

Dear. god. learn. to. read. I didn't blame Walker for the recall.

What I said that if Wiphans contention was true, that Walker was sure the signatures were faked, but went ahead with the election anyway, yes, then he would be responsible for spending state money on something he knew to be false.

And how does one go about verifying a million signatures anyway?

You could go to the GAB website and find out.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by Riot

What I said that if Wiphans contention was true, that Walker was sure the signatures were faked, but went ahead with the election anyway, yes, then he would be responsible for spending state money on something he knew to be false.

Seriously? So you are operating under the assumption that there are enough fake signatures that the recall wont happen if Walker challenges the signatures? Because if you assume that there ARE enough real or unchallengeable signatues then the recall is inevitable and the people to blame for the expense are those who called for the recall. Unless of course you are blinded by irrational hate for someone that you will never meet and hasnt really done anything to you or that will substantially affect you. Because we all know that anyone who dares mess with unions should be tarred and feathered.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by Riot

You could go to the GAB website and find out.

http://gab.wi.gov/node/2128

For those who dont want to read through the tedious press release on the topic there is basically no way to ensure that signatures (that arent obviously false like people signing adolph Hitler) are accurate and must be individually challenged which would be a monumental and time consuming task. Walker would probably be doing the right thing not wasting more money going through a million signatures. So yeah there are probably a whole lot of fakes but it would take was too much time and money going through them which surely why the recallers came with so many signatures as well as for the PR value.

Of course some of us really believe that a million people in a mostly rural state signed a petition to recall the Gov...

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

It is an interesting twist to blame Walker for money spent on the recall election. It wasn't exactly his idea was it?

And how does one go about verifying a million signatures anyway?

wait, people are saying it's walkers fault that money has to be spent? lemme guess, the logic is that had he not done what he promised to do (a rare occurrence with pols) when running for office, and had caved to some protesters, they wouldn't have had to try to recall him?

i'm surprised they are still attempting to recall him, since most of the others 'recalled' kep their seats. not a very good roi when you compare two seats gained to money spent.

[Riot]

Originally Posted by Danzig

wait, people are saying it's walkers fault that money has to be spent?

No. Nobody has said that.

[DaTruth]

Originally Posted by clyde

Rita, what happened to 'be impeccable with your word'?

There is no room for that now that she is in full blown campaign attack mode.

[Riot]

Originally Posted by DaTruth

There is no room for that now that she is in full blown campaign attack mode.