Court rules Tea Party can proceed with effort to recall Sen. Robert Menendez

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A state appellate panel today ruled New Jersey Secretary of State must accept a petition that citizens filed to recall U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez.

The court stayed its decision to allow Menendez (D-N.J.) to appeal its ruling.

NJ Tea Parties United and the Sussex County Tea Party are targeting Sen. Menendez, (D-N.J.) because he supports health-care reform. Members also oppose his past votes in favor of government spending.

The case — which puts the state in the unusual position of arguing against its own law and calling part of its constitution unconstitutional — began last fall after then-Secretary of State Nina Mitchell Wells rejected the committee’s notice that it intended to begin a recall effort against Menendez. The removal process requires the secretary of state to approve such a notice before a recall committee can begin generating petitions.

After the notice is approved, the committee then must secure the signatures of 25 percent of registered voters of the affected district before a recall election can be held. There were 5.2 million registered voters in November, meaning the committee would have to secure 1.3 million signatures.


http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/03/court_says_nj_tea_party_cannot.html

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1. I'm a New Jerseyan & Sussex County resident

and am ashamed to admit it now! I knew this was a conservative area of the state, but I didn't think we had that many nutcases! Very depressing....

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2. These people are to the right of Scott Garrett. Who knew?

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3. Speaking of Scott Garrett

I received his "survey" in the mail...he's SO concerned about what his constituents think. The wording of the questions and choices for answers were slanted as hell. I ended up writing "but.." or "only if..." next to just about every question and answer on the damn thing, then proceeded to use every bit of space in the comment section. When I was done, I folded it to mail back and saw I have to pay for the postage myself! He couldn't have gotten a bulk mail permit?

We should get free postage just for having to look at his smarmy face on the damn thing!