July 30, 2003

Weird Recall Ruling

This judge's ruling, like many from the Left Coast, makes no sense. U.S. District Judge Barry Moskowitz ruled that voters can choose the successor to Gov. Gray Davis even if they don't vote on whether he should be recalled. This judge is allowing people who can't make a simple yes/no decision to choose the next governor. If you don't know if Davis should be kicked out of office how would you know who would make the best successor? It also doesn't make sense for someone who doesn't want Davis recalled to pick his replacement. This is goofy and could only happen in California.

And how did this become a federal case? How was this unconstitutional?

"Federal Judge Strikes Down Portion of State's Recall Law"