Colorado: Evie Hudak Resigns - Page 2

Qtiphky · November 29, 2013, 08:49 AM

Keep the recall effort moving, if even permitted on the appointee. The new person will be from the same party so it is "reasonable to assume", if anything these days is reasonable anymore, that they will vote the same way so as to not upset their party lines on future issues. People are really paying attention and even if the voter outrage has waned because "this new appointee had nothing to do with the vote", this person represents the same ideals and should thus fore be dealt with accordingly. Even if it fails, the fact that people were still willing to go forward will still send the same message to all incumbents-BE AFRAID, BE VERY AFRAID OF NOT LISTENING TO YOUR CONSTITUENTS. Now, if we could get that to carry on to DC!

**Aguila Blanca** · November 29, 2013, 04:45 PM

IMHO (not living in Colorado and thus not having a dog in this fight), it is worth recalling the replacement as soon as he/she is named, irrespective of how gun-friendly he or she may be. The CO state constitution requires that a replacement be named from the same party as the resignee, so there's no question about that. By recalling the successor and electing a replacement from the opposite party, the message is stronger that political games don't cut it and don't fool the voters, and that a party as a whole can and will be held accountable for the actions of its members.

The Democrats (and the Republicans, for that matter) need to be shown as forcefully as possible that when a party ignores the wishes of a majority of the citizens, the party will have to pay the price. Not just the sacrificial Judas goat.

mayosligo · December 5, 2013, 09:25 PM

Question. Can the appointee be recalled?

**Aguila Blanca** · December 5, 2013, 10:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mayosligo

Question. Can the appointee be recalled?

See post #15

Mr. James · December 5, 2013, 10:45 PM

Aguila,

You are certainly on to something here. This replacement should be shown the gate just to demonstrate the people are sovereign, and this politician's slimy dodge to avoid accountability will not work. On a practical level, I doubt popular anger will transfer to the appointee. But it would be a great thing if Coloradans could pull it off.

November 29, 2013, 08:49 AM	#26
Qtiphky Senior Member Join Date: December 11, 2008 Location: Upper Michigan, above the Mackinac Bridge Posts: 568	Keep it moving! Keep the recall effort moving, if even permitted on the appointee. The new person will be from the same party so it is "reasonable to assume", if anything these days is reasonable anymore, that they will vote the same way so as to not upset their party lines on future issues. People are really paying attention and even if the voter outrage has waned because "this new appointee had nothing to do with the vote", this person represents the same ideals and should thus fore be dealt with accordingly. Even if it fails, the fact that people were still willing to go forward will still send the same message to all incumbents-BE AFRAID, BE VERY AFRAID OF NOT LISTENING TO YOUR CONSTITUENTS. Now, if we could get that to carry on to DC!

December 5, 2013, 09:25 PM	#28
mayosligo Senior Member Join Date: February 16, 2006 Location: Baton Rouge, LA Posts: 301	Colorado: Evie Hudak Resigns Question. Can the appointee be recalled?

December 5, 2013, 10:45 PM	#30
Mr. James Senior Member Join Date: April 10, 2001 Location: The Old Dominion Posts: 1,521	Aguila, You are certainly on to something here. This replacement should be shown the gate just to demonstrate the people are sovereign, and this politician's slimy dodge to avoid accountability will not work. On a practical level, I doubt popular anger will transfer to the appointee. But it would be a great thing if Coloradans could pull it off. __________________ "...A humble and contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise." Ps. li "When law and morality contradict each other, the citizen has the cruel alternative of either losing his moral sense or losing his respect for the law." —Frederic Bastiat

November 29, 2013, 04:45 PM	#27
Aguila Blanca Staff Join Date: September 25, 2008 Location: CONUS Posts: 18,468	IMHO (not living in Colorado and thus not having a dog in this fight), it is worth recalling the replacement as soon as he/she is named, irrespective of how gun-friendly he or she may be. The CO state constitution requires that a replacement be named from the same party as the resignee, so there's no question about that. By recalling the successor and electing a replacement from the opposite party, the message is stronger that political games don't cut it and don't fool the voters, and that a party as a whole can and will be held accountable for the actions of its members. The Democrats (and the Republicans, for that matter) need to be shown as forcefully as possible that when a party ignores the wishes of a majority of the citizens, the party will have to pay the price. Not just the sacrificial Judas goat.