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| Sen. John Morse recalled: First Colorado legislative recall | |
| 2013-06-05 | |
| [COMMUNITIES.WASHINGTONTIMES] Petition signatures filed with the Colorado Secretary of State's office are more than sufficient to recall state senator John Morse (D). The recall is the first recall of a Colorado legislator in the state's history. The Recall Morse committee filed over 16,000 signatures, more than double the required number. In his position as the senate president this past session, Morse coordinated the passage of anti-Second Amendment bills over massive citizen opposition.
Although the number of signatures invalidated varies, organizers of petition drives in Colorado usually aim for one-third more than the required minimum number, making the challenge of recall that much harder. The recall committee absolutely knocked it out of the park despite the odds. Refusal to listen to his constituents is par for the course for Morse, who on national television described how he counseled fellow senators to ignore their constituents' email and calls and vote for the gun control bills. That arrogant attitude was cited more than any other by people signing the recall petition. A large number of people signing the petition said they had voted for Morse and wanted to fix their mistake. "We want a representative, not a ruler," Harris said. "Morse has tried to be a ruler and we're firing him." | |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #7 "All in all, looking like CO Dems picked this hill to die on, and that they will get their wish." The funny thing is that they'll be unarmed. |
| Posted by: dk70 the scantily clad 2013-06-05 16:47 |
| #6 Morse is history. His district is in full revolt, and there are some heavyweights involved now (including NRA). Two other recall petitions failed to get enough signatures. A fourth (Giron) is looking like it will succeed. There has also been a lawsuit filed by 55 CO sheriffs (out of maybe 65 total) to strike down 2 of the 4 new laws passed including the ban on 15+ capacity magazines. If that gets struck down, and if the 10th Circuit upholds, there are some other states with mag bans that will be PISSED. When Gov. Hickenlooper signed the bills he instantly transformed from undefeatable moderate to vulnerable libtard. Several big name Republicans have jumped into next year's governor race, including Tom Tancredo. Even if he wins reelection, Hick's national prospects are probably over. All in all, looking like CO Dems picked this hill to die on, and that they will get their wish. |
| Posted by: Injun Lover of the Brontosaurs3177 2013-06-05 12:14 |
| #5 Hopefully he loses, but I ain't holding my breath. Either way, it is resources he has to use now instead of in the election. And I agree. Our entire political class seems to be bent on ruling us. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2013-06-05 09:28 |
| #4 The Donks in washington will delay and stal as much as possible, then only do a half-measure against him. Anything to stall. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2013-06-05 08:28 |
| #3 At least it'll burn up his reserves for the next election cycle. Use the same tactic that the Donk used in Alaska against Sarah. Even if this recall fails, file another set at every opportunity to force him to expend his time and money to deal with it. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2013-06-05 08:06 |
| #2 "We want a representative, not a ruler," What's wrong with the entire political classes in a one sentence. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2013-06-05 05:57 |
| #1 You're fired! |
| Posted by: Donald Trump 2013-06-05 00:11 |