CO set to recall Senators for anti-gun votes

[Balog]

Be interesting to see if they get one or both of these folks gone. Let's hope the local hacks learn their lesson.

http://www.bizpacreview.com/2013/09/03/colorado-recall-races-do-or-die-for-gun-control-libs-spending-a-fortune-82697

[Levant]

I'm counting the hours and crossing my fingers.  *sigh*.. time will tel.

[æg151337]

Is is just me or is there something morally wrong with someone from state A funding a person in political office for state B?
What I'm getting at is... If the good people of Colorado don't believe their elected officials are voting in their favor and want to remove them, should anyone else not residing in the state have any say or pull in that state?

[Northwoods]

Is is just me or is there something morally wrong with someone from state A funding a person in political office for state B?
What I'm getting at is... If the good people of Colorado don't believe their elected officials are voting in their favor and want to remove them, should anyone else not residing in the state have any say or pull in that state?

While I understand the sentiment, 1A probably means any restrictions are not legally possible.  Unless such restrictions are most likely to favor the Democrats.  Since petty things like laws and the Constitution don't matter in cases that benefit Dems.

[æg151337]

While I understand the sentiment, 1A probably means any restrictions are not legally possible.

I understand they can say whatever the hell they want. But isn't it blatant issue of conflict of interest in terms of being a credible advocate for these senators? In the view of the targeted people of these ad campaigns that is.

[Northwoods]

Spending money is considered speech.  Rather than piss and moan about it use your own money to influence elections in areas that are not to your political preferences.

[HankB]

Is is just me or is there something morally wrong with someone from state A funding a person in political office for state B? . . .

George Soros and Michael Bloomberg have reduced this to an art.

And endorsements from out-of-state politicians of BOTH parties are common - what's the $$$ value of an endorsement from someone popular?

[Gowen]

I am hoping after this that any politician views any help/support by Bloomberg and Soros as a kiss of death.  It won't happen, but it would be nice.

[Matthew Carberry]

Two for two!

http://www.pagunblog.com/2013/09/11/aunt-anne-toto-its-a-twofer-its-a-twofer/

[RoadKingLarry]

Well done Colorado!

[Brad Johnson]

A local, but very very very significant victory.

Brad

[HankB]

Probably the best news I'll hear all week. 

I especially liked the editorial I read somewhere on line which said that by having a recall, voters were "bullying" their elected officials.   

[Hutch]

A local, but very very very significant victory.

Brad

It was national news yesterday.  Due to the outcome, it is now local news.  Rest assured, if the recall had failed, it would have remained national news.

Bloomberg can go pound sand in an orifice.

[lupinus]

Probably the best news I'll hear all week. 

I especially liked the editorial I read somewhere on line which said that by having a recall, voters were "bullying" their elected officials.  

Poor widdle things

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[Ben]

Great news. I was really leery and afraid of the fallout from a failed recall. Really happy this went through. I was checking last night when they said they were still counting ballots and it was still too close to call on Giron, but it looks like she ended up getting smacked harder than Morse. Also it appears the anti-gun side threw some exponentially larger amount of money than the pro side into this, so double win.

I didn't know Morse was a former police chief. It somehow makes his defeat on this issue all the more apropos to me.

[TechMan]

Loving it...Buckeye Firearms Association sent some of  their leaders out there to help with the recall.

[geronimotwo]

now if we could get the same results in NY......

[Balog]

         

I think I'll send a nice link to this story to all of the Congress-critters here in WA...

[AZRedhawk44]

       

I think I'll send a nice link to this story to all of the Congress-critters here in WA...

Terrorist.

[Balog]

From the NYT comments on the story.

Another win by the loons. And loss for America.

Lethal loons yes, since they oh-so love guns. But give a gun to a scared 10-year old girl, she becomes lethal too.

I don't understand the weak scaredy psychology of all these gun nuts

Their tears are sweet. 

[Perd Hapley]

Voter suppression!

http://twitchy.com/2013/09/11/wasserman-schultz-on-colo-recall-results-this-was-voter-suppression-pure-and-simple/

[AZRedhawk44]

Voter suppression!

http://twitchy.com/2013/09/11/wasserman-schultz-on-colo-recall-results-this-was-voter-suppression-pure-and-simple/

In a way, she's right.

Whenever a single issue comes up on a special election, the defense is at a disadvantage.  Status quo never rallies the supporters that the opposition does.


However, she shot herself in the foot by crying wolf here.  Yes, there is a wolf.  But it's the same wolf she often manipulates herself.

All this does is essentially show the follies of:
1. Democracy - when 51% rule 49%, the rule of law is in constant flux and the sanctity of "right" is questionable.
2. Authoritarianism - this is what happens when you use the force of State to inflict your moral compass on others who don't want your opinion.  They rally with whatever force they can muster, whether it is Democracy or Force of State in response.  The net result is constant strife.

[BlueStarLizzard]

I caught a clip of an interveiw with Morse on the morning neewz show.

What a blowhard. He made some retarded comment in responce to the question of should other polititions refuse to support anti gun legislation because of lack of public support and for fear of losing office.
He puffed himself up and told the reporter that he was proud to have made Colorado "safer" and that all politions should be happy to lose office if they manage to pass legislation like this one for the same reason.

I called him a bad name.

[zxcvbob]

What's the next step?  Does CO have "initiative and referendum" (like CA does) where the voters can pass laws bypassing (or overriding) the legislature?

[gunsmith]

From the NYT comments on the story.

Their tears are sweet. 

Another win by the loons. And loss for America.

Lethal loons yes, since they oh-so love guns. But give a gun to a scared 10-year old girl, she becomes lethal too.

I don't understand the weak scaredy psychology of all these gun nuts

LOL yeah that's right jerk! a ten year old little girl can kill a rapist with a handgun!!! 
one of the reasons to own a gun, a great equalizer - little old ladies can shoot teenage thugs, old people and children do not have to fist fight larger stronger attackers- they can shoot the SOB's!!!

THANK YOU COLORADO!!!