Democratic Gov. Rod Blagojevich said Monday he’s OK with the idea of allowing Illinois voters to recall a governor from office, a concept being pushed by a Republican state lawmaker.Hmmm, well the governor may support this but I get the feeling that if this happens at a point where it might be him facing the recall, we'll see him flip-flop on this real fast.
Blagojevich added that there should be term limits for lawmakers.
“I think the concept and the idea of having people have the ability to recall their elected officials and put term limits on terms is a good idea and one I’ve supported since I’ve been in elected office,” Blagojevich, a former state legislator and congressman, said at an unrelated Chicago appearance.
The governor, however, dismissed Sen. Dan Cronin’s motives as “Republican partisan politics.” Cronin, the Elmhurst-based chairman of the DuPage County Republican Party, said he filed his California-style resolution this week at a time when “people are really unhappy with this governor.”
He said his long-shot proposal to add a recall provision to the Illinois Constitution would require a three-fifths’ majority of support in the House and Senate and also approval from voters. Thereafter, they could yank a governor or other constitutional officer through referendum.
Isiah 1:17- Learn to do well. Seek justice, Relieve the oppressed, Judge the fatherless, Plead for the widow.
Tuesday, August 07, 2007
Blagojevich backs recalls and term limits for lawmakers
From the State Journal Register...
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