outline of recall paper
... As many petitioners have signed the recall of Gray Davis, the secretary of the state has begun preparation for review of the petition. ... (Hall, CNS News) California attorney Howard Kaloogian, one of the leaders of the movement towards a recall, reiterates the faults of Davis’ actions and justifies the recall of Davis as governor. ... ” (Hall, CNS News) This gives great credibility to the likelihood of Governor Gray Davis being recalled as no other California governor has experienced such a high number of constituents petitioning for a recall. ... " (Hall, CNS News) In order for a recall to be likely, the California population must gather over 900,000 signatures to qualify the ballot. As of this present moment, Californian’s have reached “100,000 signatures of registered voters who want to recall Davis -- the first threshold to qualify the measure by the Sept. ... ” (Orlov, Los Angeles Daily News) With already 100,000 signatures gathered and momentum growing for a recall, it makes the movement very likely to occur. ... " (Orlov, Los Angeles Daily News), making this recall the most probable in California history. The reason why there is a massive movement for a recall is because of the way Governor Gray Davis has positioned the state’s budget. ... The consequences of this recall may be that the state of California will change political lines. ... The Republican Party is reported as assisting the recall initiative as, “Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Vista, and a multimillionaire who ran unsuccessfully for governor in the past and has made no secret of his desire to hold higher office, has said he will help raise money for the recall effort.” (Orlov, Los Angeles Daily News) The recall movement has put the political stage of California in question. ... On the Republican Party front, Former Gubernatorial Candidate Richard Riordan is often named as a potential candidate if the seat were to be vacated by Davis based on a recall. Many other names within the Republican names have come up if a recall were to occur such as Arnold Shwarzenegger, Darrel Issa, and Bill Simon. On the Democratic Party front, in contrast, there is a lot less commotion of possible candidates if a recall were to take place because of political posturing. ... However if the recall were to receive the necessary 900,000 signatures to reach a ballot would present an interesting scenario amongst the Democratic Party as one of their consultants Kam Kuwata states, “it presents an interesting scenario for anyone who wants to be governor, as you’ve got a winner take all election and that person becomes governor immediately.