When are recall elections justified? Do current recall attempts meet those criteria?
Recall elections are justified when enough citizens stand up to be counted to qualify for a recall election. Recalls are a mechanism where by citizens can remove their representatives from office when they feel they are no longer properly representing them. The current recall efforts have not attracted enough support to force a recall, so one could argue that the attempt does meet the criteria. It is important to understand that the basis for recall and for impeachment are very different.
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You didn’t answer the question, just explained what was necessary to initiate a recall.
My view was that a recall is justified when the people have assembled in a number great enough to initiate a recall. I stated that because the current recalls have not garnered enough support that they are by definition not justified (yet).
I believe that the original question asker confuses impeachment with recall. Impeachment requires a violation of the law. A recall only requires the constituents be dissatisfied with the performance of the elected official. There is nothing one has to do wrong to be recalled.