Threatening letters sent to 30 governors

I'd loooooove to know what a "behind-the-scenes peaceful reconstruction" actually entails. I assume it goes something like this:

"You must step down."
"No."
"Why not?"
"I don't want to."
"But why?"
"Because I'm good at my job."
"No you're not."
"Yes I am."
"No you're not."
"Yes I am."

and it'll keep going like that until somebody's head explodes.

Wait. THey believe in "peaceful reconstruction ... of government without controversy, violence or civil war" and yet they warned governors that "they might be forcibly removed from office if they did not step down within three days"???

I'm confused.

Shadow_Ferret said:

Wait. THey believe in "peaceful reconstruction ... of government without controversy, violence or civil war" and yet they warned governors that "they might be forcibly removed from office if they did not step down within three days"???

I'm confused.

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My bold:

So are they.

Please tell me that David Patterson was one of the governors. Please.

He's the worst.

Isn't Patterson almost done anyway?

And despite my well-known and oft-publicized loathing of Ted Strickland, I have nothing to do with these letters.

This sounds like one thing Arnold could handle.

It describes the plan as “a bold achievable strategy for behind-the-scenes peaceful reconstruction of the de jure institutions of government without controversy, violence or civil war.”

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Who do they think they're kidding? They can't wait to rock and roll.

30 out of 50??

These guys must REALLY be unhappy!

It would have been thirty one but Palin resigned.

There you go, folks. I Palined the thread this time.

Guardians of Free Republics?

Why does that sound like "Hitler Youth"?



And now the Godwin is out of the way.

clintl said:

This sounds like one thing Arnold could handle.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyPJBJCU28I

... bad acid?

They might be forcibly removed from office

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Ha!

On its Web site, the Guardians of the Free Republics sets forth a plan to “restore America.” It describes the plan as “a bold achievable strategy for behind-the-scenes peaceful reconstruction of the de jure institutions of government without controversy, violence or civil war.”

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But according to Jefferson:
“The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.”

On its Web site, the Guardians of the Free Republics sets forth a plan to “restore America.” It describes the plan as “a bold achievable strategy for behind-the-scenes peaceful reconstruction of the de jure institutions of government without controversy, violence or civil war.”

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defcon6000 said:

But according to Jefferson:
“The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.”

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Man, this guys fail at everything.

a bold achievable strategy for behind-the-scenes peaceful reconstruction of the de jure institutions of government without controversy, violence or civil war

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huh. So they think that everyone is going to just up and say 'sure, cool, whatev'. Because if they don't, I'm pretty sure that counts as controversy. Interesting.

Well, civil war and violence are the only other option, right? So nice of these guys to do it the non-violent and non-civil-war way. Very considerate.

And wft is with Kun and his Fresh Prince video as a response to all threads?

mscelina said:

Isn't Patterson almost done anyway?

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Patterson indeed is "almost done". He's abandoned an attempt at election, which isn't really re- election, since he wasn't elected Governor in the first place. He was an accident, and at best a reminder that when you go to the polls to vote, PAY ATTENTION. Lieutenant Governors may be obscure and have little real authority, but dammit, every now and then they succeed to the big office via some mischance, as Patterson did, and as did what's-her-name Swift in Massachusetts a few years ago.

Now, it doesn't always work out bad. This happened in my state just a year ago, when Sarah What's-Her-Name abruptly resigned "for the good of the people of Alaska", in her own words. Turns out almost everybody thinks she was right. She was succeeded by a relatively little-known, relatively standard Republican with a bland personality and little in the way of big ideas, at least so far, and most people, both Repubs and Dems, are fairly happy with him.

But these posts where a person can be suddenly elevated to higher office, without voter approval, via death or resignation or impeachment of the person above, are important and should be treated as such.

caw

mscelina said:

It would have been thirty one but Palin resigned.

There you go, folks. I Palined the thread this time.

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Or it might have been 29, but Palin resigned.

mscelina said:

It would have been thirty one but Palin resigned.

There you go, folks. I Palined the thread this time.

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You beat me to it, but at least I was thoughtful enough not to mention her surname.

caw

... perhaps they've put a letter aside for her in the event she becomes president.

blacbird said:

She was succeeded by a relatively little-known, relatively standard Republican with a bland personality and little in the way of big ideas, at least so far, and most people, both Repubs and Dems, are fairly happy with him.

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And people think I'm strange for wanting candidates that aren't interested in having big ideas and making wide-sweeping changes...see, they make people happy.