Russell Pearce, the first state legislator to be recalled in Arizona history, has filed a legal challenge as a last ditch effort to hold on to his power at the State Capitol. It seems that the GOP guns are coming out blazing to support this blatantly racist abuser.
The challenge filed by Pearce's attorney Lisa Hauser alleges numerous reasons why some or all of the petitions should be thrown out, including:
• None of the petition forms comply with state requirements that a recall petition gatherer sign an oath on each sheet that the signatures are genuine.
• The recall statement on each petition was misleading and did not clearly explain that singing it would support a recall election.
• Some addresses and dates listed with a signature were not written by the signer. The complaint alleges that the Maricopa County verified the handwriting of names, but not addresses or dates.
• Other signatures were collected by individuals who had also collected signatures determined to be fraudulent by the county should be disqualified.
Read more: http://www.azcentral.com/...
Pearce is trying to cancel the Nov. 8 election- ignoring the will of the voters who want him gone.
Even Governor Jan Brewer decided she needed to defend Russell, sending out a fund raising plea which contains these gems:
In my 28 years of public service, I have always fought for conservative principles by standing up to Democrats, media bias, Nancy Pelosi, Al Sharpton, and everyone else in Washington who think they know what is best for Arizona. I'm writing today because I need your help!
The very same organizations and individuals who organized boycotts of Arizona, who opposed me in my last election, and who have consistently been advocates for unsustainable government spending are at it again. This time they mean to recall from office my friend and colleague State Senate President Russell Pearce.
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Once again, it is time to take a stand against those who boycott and hurt our state! We need leaders who believe in securing our border and protecting our citizens. Russell Pearce is that man, and we need keep him on our team.
We need to defend Russell Pearce, but we can only do it with your help! Please click here to help me support an American patriot by sharing your generous donation.
The name of the website? "ProtectAnAmericanPatriot"
An American Patriot, huh? The same kind who would readily associate with Nazis, Governor Brewer? Your "friend"?
They're not hiding it anymore, folks. Republicans in Arizona will support anyone, even Nazi sympathizers, as long as they hate on the Mexicans.
I'll leave you with this quote from Chad Snow, the Republican behind the recall effort:
"It's a very, very desperate attempt by a desperate man who wants to avoid an election he can't win," Snow said. "We made sure we were complying at every step because we kind of anticipated something like this."
Read more: http://www.azcentral.com/...
8:04 AM PT: Apparently, "National liberal groups are pouring thousands of dollars into the effort to remove Senator Russell Pearce from office. He needs your immediate financial support"
I think this is pretty much untrue. http://recallpearce.com/...
8:08 AM PT: For more information on the Brewer email, and some very good debunking of all the BS the GOP/Pearce party are throwing out, check out Mother Mags' view http://www.dailykos.com/...!