YoYoMoMa t1_jbej16c wrote
Reply to comment by Cryptizard in Group backed by Sinclair Broadcast Group chair likely to push for referendum to allow Baltimore recall elections by aresef
>Right now there is zero recourse for a politician that promises something and then does a 180 on it immediately upon getting elected.
We do not elect people for life.
Recalling a senator or judge might make some sense to me since they are elected for such long terms, but people on 4 years or less aren't going to serve a significantly shorter term than normal since recalls take so long (and how long do you need to judge that a person has "done a 180")?
For every one person you get removed from office you gum up how government works a ton and make special interests (like Sinclair) far more powerful, since they have the money to organize a recall and fund what would certainly turn into endless elections.
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