Which ever way the wind blows. When are they going after Scott Brown for voting with the President on the jobs bill? After he avoids the vote on health care?The measure by the petitioners is seen mostly as unconstitutional. And, these are the folks that are suppose to love the Constitution more than any group of citizens in the country.NOT!After the notice is approved, the committee then must secure the signatures of 25 percent of registered voters of the affected district before a recall election can be held. There were 5.2 million registered voters in November, meaning the committee would have to secure 1.3 million signatures.
Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J.
Court rules effort to recall NJ senator can proceed (click title to entry - thank you)
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 Last updated: Tuesday March 16, 2010, 10:47 AM
BY PEGGY ACKERMAN
State House Bureau
STATE HOUSE BUREAUA state appellate panel today ruled New Jersey Secretary of State must accept a petition that citizens filed to recall U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez.The court stayed its decision to allow Menendez (D-N.J.) to appeal its ruling.
NJ Tea Parties United and the Sussex County Tea Party are targeting Sen. Menendez, (D-N.J.) because he supports health-care reform. Members also oppose his past votes in favor of government spending.
The case — which puts the state in the unusual position of arguing against its own law and calling part of its constitution unconstitutional — began last fall after then-Secretary of State Nina Mitchell Wells rejected the committee’s notice that it intended to begin a recall effort against Menendez. The removal process requires the secretary of state to approve such a notice before a recall committee can begin generating petitions....
