Press Conference/Rally For the Recall of Jan Brewer

Posted by AzBlueMeanie:

I have been hesitant to post about the latest effort to recall our Red Queen, Jan Brewer, not because I disagree with the sentiment but because such a massive undertaking has to be led by a strong organization with a proven track record of success and the ability to raise tons of money in short order for what will be a costly effort. Last year's recall effort was not serious because it entirely lacked this capacity.

A recall is also a distraction that takes volunteers and money away from what I see as far more criticial at this juncture: winning legislative seats, a senate seat, congressional seats, and defeating right-wing measures headed for the ballot in November. Randy Parraz at Citizens for a Better Arizona independently came to the same conclusion.

Nothing personal, but Leonard Clark, a Phoenix area activist, is not the person to be leading a recall effort against Jan Brewer. Mr. Clark has a bad habit of filing recalls against politicians with whom he disagrees that never amount to anything but a statement of protest. (He has also filed a recall against U.S. Senator Jon Kyl, who is not subject to recall and is out the door in January 2013).

That being said, last Friday Leonard Clark filed a recall initiative against Governor Jan Brewer, RC-01-2012. The Committee to Recall Jan Brewer will have until June 2, 2012 to collect 432,021 valid signatures to force a recall election. Click here for full text of initiative: PDF.

A Press conference and rally to recall Jan Brewer is scheduled for this Saturday, February 11, at 10:00 a.m. at Wesley Bolin Plaza (state capitol grounds). The Facebook event announcement is below the fold:

Brothers and sisters: Please…if you can make the recall rally and get out as many of our friends as possible to this recall rally that would be greatly appreciated ! This recall rally will be critical in getting the word out and putting petitions into the hands of our …supporters. Below, is the official wording of our recall statement turned into the Arizona Secretary of State. Peace and Solidarity!

http://recallbrewer.com/

Taking a page out of the playbooks of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and Ohio Gov. John Kasich, Gov. Jan Brewer and extreme right-wing Arizona lawmakers are pushing a series of bills attacking firefighters, teachers, nurses and other public service workers who work hard to keep our communities safe and strong. These bills would take away all collective bargaining rights for public service workers, leading to large class sizes in our schools, more dangerous working conditions for firefighters, and police officers and making our communities less safe. As in Wisconsin and Ohio these measures are not about balancing Arizona’s budget and are not about jobs. They are about destructive political agendas, right wing politicians and their corporate funders pushing across the country to consolidate their power.

And finally but not least, the workers, the poor, the elderly and children of our beautiful state have been attacked enough by this governor with her cutbacks that threaten to turn our beloved state into a place resembling a third world country. In this year, the centennial of Arizona, We will re-take our state for love, compassion and humanity. May GOD bless the state of Arizona, recall Jan Brewer.

point of contact: lennieclark@hotmail.com 623-329-0284.

Committee to Recall Jan Brewer
21056 North 34th Drive
Phoenix, AZ 85027
623-329-0284