Petition To Recall Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder Approved By State Board

[Purveyor]

Source: MLive

By Emily Lawler | [e-mail]
on February 08, 2016 at 4:58 PM, updated February 08, 2016 at 5:23 PM

LANSING, MI --A petition to recall Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder was approved by the Board of State Canvassers Monday after more than 100 citizens attended the meeting in anger over the Flint water crisis.

The petition approved aims to recall Snyder for creating the State School Reform/Redesign Office. Another nine petitions more directly related to the Flint water crisis were rejected (full list below.)

The approved petition is valid for 180 days after approval at the Board of State Canvassers level. To move forward it must collect 789,133 signatures in a 60-day period within that 180 day window. Doing so would then put a question before voters statewide, most likely on the state's Aug. 2 election.

The board has considered around a dozen such attempts to recall Gov. Rick Snyder since November of 2015, but has rejected each attempt before today's meeting. On Monday the board rejected nine of ten petitions for reasons ranging from misspellings to the misstatement of a law's title.

Read more: http://www.mlive.com/news/index.ssf/2016/02/petition_to_recall_michigan_go.html

[marble falls]

1. And he though he was Presidential material. From the White House to the big house.

[Gothmog]

2. Synder needs to be recalled

[Purveyor]

3. We're going to try!!! eom

[mpcamb]

4. and then brought to court.

[Cheviteau]

11. You forgot to add...

...in shackles.

[greiner3]

14. Don't know where to get the pic

But that brings to mind the oft Photoshopped pic of various political types being hog tied. Rove comes to mind as one of the honorees

[Jack Rabbit]

5. Make sure everybody in Flint is registered to vote.

And Detroit, and Bel Harbour, and . . . .

[Pathwalker]

6. When and where can I sign it?

Michigan resident, registered voter, and all my family will eagerly sign it.

[kjones]

13. Me too!

Yeah, do I have to hunt down somewhere to sign it or
just hope I run into someone. Though being on campus,
I might.

[Pathwalker]

17. College Campuses! Great Idea - Thanks!

We live near MSU, and I have a Dr.'s appt. in Ann Arbor in a few weeks, so we can try there if we can't find one in East Lansing. Thanks!

[mountain grammy]

7. Finally got it right.. wish I could sign.

Snyder is a danger to the public.

[jalan48]

8. Great to hear!

[klook]

9. Hell yes!

But (from the Detroit Free Press):

The board has rejected other petitions related to Flint because members said they didn’t “factually” and “clearly” state each reason for the recall.

Whatever it takes to get this scumbag supreme out of the governor's office and into the hoosegow, I'm for it.

[Ferd Berfel]

10. Recall isnt' enough. That bastard needs to be in jail

But recall will be a good start

[Spitfire of ATJ]

12. "Recall"? Try "Arrest"!

[NonMetro]

15. Snowballs have a better chance in hell.

The Michigan legislature, dominated by wide GOP margins, changed the rules for recall just after they adopted the "right to work" legislation in a lame duck session in 2012, against the wishes of a vast majority of the people. Among other things, they shortened the time for signature gathering from 90 days to 60, making it difficult to get enough signatures. There has not been a successful recall since. And of course, the Koch Brothers will be there to protect Snyder just as they were there for Walker across the pond. Good luck! But odds in Vegas? I'd say 10 - 1 against!

[Uncle Joe]

16. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, Purveyor.