Casperson reacts to recall effort

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Source: Escanaba Daily Press

ESCANABA - Reacting to a recall effort to oust him from office, State Sen. Tom Casperson said it's the public's right. But he also believes state-wide efforts to recall the governor and other legislators like himself are "very politically motivated."

"This filing all over the state is a new way to deal with disagreements," Casperson said Monday when asked about a recall effort against him in Delta County. "I take it as a political move by Democrats who are passionate for their issues.

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Our Right-Wing Clerk made two false statements in this article here is the correct Recall rules:
The signatures needed on a recall petition must be collected within a 90 day “window” period. Any signatures which are dated more than 90 days prior to the date the recall petition is filed are invalid and not counted.
The number of valid signatures required to force a recall election is equal to 25 percent of the number of persons that voted in the last preceding election for the office of Governor of Michigan in the electoral district of the officer sought to be recalled.
We need 22,175 valid signatures not 40,000!

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2. Damn right it's political. It's an election isn't it?

Is there anything worse than a politician who complains about politics? If you don't like the water, GET OUT.