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Broke: Impeachment. Woke: Recall elections. | The impeachment process here at IMGFLIP_PRESIDENTS is broken. We need to institute recall elections in order to give power to the people directly. | image tagged in recall elections,r,e,c,a,ll | made w/ Imgflip meme maker
184 views 7 upvotes Made by Slobama 2 years ago in IMGFLIP_PRESIDENTS
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yea
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Aye.
I'll vote for it if it hits the Senate. If the people want to recall a president for whatever reason, it will not reasonably hurt the stream. An active president would be unlikely to be recalled anyway.
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of course
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Nay.
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Aight, I do everyone Fak_u_lol does, I'm voting nay
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Wow, thank you!
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I'm crossing the floor not because of BritishMormon but for a libertarian purpose. #peoplebeforepolitics
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Side Bar:

If this is a bill, I think this would require a 2/3 supermajority in both congress and senate (separately)
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Aye

Are you trying to turn us into a parliamentary sloth?
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Oh heavens no. I’m trying to turn us into California.

https://calmatters.org/politics/2021/05/illustrated-guide-newsom-recall-california/
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I would recall elections but not to colonise this into Democrats territory. This stream is already neo conservative enough, do you want this stream to become a leftists' stream where REAL conservatives would leave this stream, and this stream DIES again?
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I mean Republicans initiated the recall of Gov. Newsom so it’s not like they oppose recall elections out of principle.

They failed, but that’s just how the cookie crumbles sometimes
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ok
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If this is a bill, I vote aye for recalling elections. I'd personally recall an election exactly half way through the term (i.e. one month after election).
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Thought about that, but scandals or just general dissatisfaction might arise earlier (or later) than the midway point of a term.

I do think it would be unfair/unproductive to initiate a recall election during the first week or the last week of a President's term. So, my proposed Amendment designates these weeks as safe harbors.
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PROPOSED AMENDMENT

Article 1 - President
Section 6: Recall elections

Recall elections offer an alternative pathway than impeachment for the involuntary early termination of a Presidency. A recall petition may be initiated by any IMGFLIP_PRESIDENTS citizen at any point during a President's term, except for the first week and the last week. The recall petition must garner a significant number of signatories by active IMGFLIP_PRESIDENTS users (a quorum) in order to proceed to a vote. The Stream Owner will certify whether a proposed recall petition has met the quorum requirement. Upon the certification of a recall petition, a recall election shall be held no later than seven (7) days after the certification. Voting shall be held open for 48 hours. A citizen is eligible to vote in a recall election if the citizen meets the requirements to vote in a regularly-scheduled election. The recall ballot will propose just one question: "Should [current President] continue in office? Y/N." A President is removed by recall if upon the conclusion of the 48 hour voting period, "Yes" votes outnumber "No" votes by a simple majority. If the President is removed by recall, then the Vice-President assumes the office of President. To prevent abuse of the recall process, only one (1) recall election may be held during a President's term. Failed recall petitions (i.e. those which do not meet the quorum to proceed to a recall vote) do not affect the one-recall-per-term limitation.
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Q: Is a President eligible to vote in their own recall election?
A: Yes, as the President is a citizen who is eligible to vote, they may vote in any recall election, including their own.

Q: Is the Vice-President eligible to vote in a recall election?
A: Also yes. Of course, if the recall election is successful, then the Vice-President becomes President. So the VP has to strategically weigh their loyalty to the President vs. their personal ambition. ["Game of Thrones" vibes.]
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Link to full Constitution: imgflip.com/i/5tflxx
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Aye
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Yay
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looks like you're crossing the floor like me, but I'm crossing the floor for a libertarian purpose. #peoplebeforepolitics
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I’m doing it because we need better impeachment proceedings
1 up, 2y
not bad reason
1 up, 2y
Neigh
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People who have voted Aye on this amendment...

• BritishLaddie/Envoy
• RMK
• Slobama
• spookywingslover
• Auservative

People who have voted Nay on this amendment...

• Fak_u_lol
• Pollard
• 1forpeace

Result, this bill has reached a majority but NOT a supermajority, Slobama shouldn't pass this bill because it only has 63% of the support.
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Nay.
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nay
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