Recalling The Governor

August 20, 2003


Recall of The Governor

Democracy degenerates when the democratic practices ignore the intent of its ideals. It is a moral duty of the body politic to rise above the interests of the party bosses and protect the common interest of the state. At present, the case in point is the on-going effort to recall the Governor of the state.

I believe that the current recall effort may be legally admissible but positively degenerating in as much as it moves away from the intent of our democratic ideals. If we believe that the Governor is responsible for the state budget deficit, he should be kept in place to fix the problem. He is in a stronger position to fix the problem as he is not eligible to run for the office at the end of his term. This puts him in a position to take bold steps, which may not be possible for a new Governor.

The recall effort is an unnecessary expense on the state’s already strained budget. It offers no solution to the real issues. Soon after the recall results are declared, there is a probability of several legal challenges among the contesting parties. Eventually, this process may install an inexperienced buffoon in the Governor’s office who may continue to escape the responsibility by blaming the predecessor. This recall effort will be setting a detrimental precedent. It is likely to kick off a chain reaction never allowing enough stability for the future governors to do their job. Collecting enough signatures to qualify for a recall petition is not a problem for the self-serving bosses of any political party. They would set up a table in front of a busy store like Wal-Mart or Costco and pay $ 2.00 per signature to passing customers. It may be legal. Is it moral? Does it serve the intent of democratic ideals? Think it over in the larger interest of the state.

I respectfully urge all Californians, regardless of their party affiliation, to oppose this recall effort to protect the overall interest of the state.