Recalling Our Imbecile Governor?

[DeadeyeChrista'sdad]

My father in law was a friendly acquaintance of Governor Whitcomb's. He, in my opinion, was the last of the citizen governors, with the possible exception of Doc Bowen.

 

[jamil]

You could try impeaching him, preferrably just after he implements more poorly thought out restrictions at the behest of unelected bureaucrats. Just saying

It is recommended you like your lieutenant governor just in case you succeed (ours is a tool)

Who CAN him? I'm pretty sure impeachment works much the same way as it does federally. The state house has to draw it up, then present it to the Senate, where there's a trial. And then a vote. It's not like *I* can impeach the mother****er. Okay, so then the question becomes, who WOULD impeach him? Even with Rainwater winning a respectable honorable mention in Indiana, Holcomb won a landslide over all challengers. It wasn't even close to being close. Ain't no Indiana Republican going to even mention impeachment. The mandate is pretty clear. The people have spoken. Not much else we can do.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Seriously.... how do we try?

1. I need more bourbon.

2. There is no such provision under the Indiana Constitution for recalling a Governor.

3. Your opportunity was the first Tuesday in November. You failed, horribly.

4. You could maybe, just maybe, and I know this is INGO so this I am going out on a limb with my reason and studied behavior, but you COULD write your State Rep and state Senator and ask them to re-write the enabling legislation, IC 10-14-3-12 that you find objectionable or . . . you could post photos of guns and Constitutions as has been tried so far. Maybe, just maybe, a legislative approach would accomplish more? Just thinking outside the box here.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Things to bring up with the Indiana General Assembly who gave the Governor the power, many years ago, that you now complain of:

1. Time limits for emergency declarations and limits on Governor ability to continue them ad infinitum.

2. Legislative review of emergency declarations after 60, 90, 120, etc. days.

3. Exempting out the areas that the Governor may impact and leave the County Board of Health more discretion in the case of pandemics.

4. OR . . . how more pictures of guns and Constitutions will be effective on social media.

 

[OneBadV8]

more pictures of guns and Constitutions will be effective on social media.

I support this idea!

 

[Kirk Freeman]

I support this idea!

That's another bottle I need to buy.

2020 INGO learns the lesson that you might not be interested in politics but politics is very interested in you.

 

[HoughMade]

Recall...of a governor who, less than 1 month ago won reelection by over 20%.

Good luck with that.....and there is no recall in Indiana, which only makes it slightly more unrealistic.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Recall...of a governor who, less than 1 month ago won reelection by over 20%.

Good luck with that.....and there is no recall in Indiana, which only makes it slightly more unrealistic.

INGO: The Constitution must be followed!

Also INGO: we must do things that are not provided for in the Constitution because a Governor is acting in accordance with the law and I want to . . . I don't know but I don't want the Governor telling me not to lick door knobs as the death rate has doubled and shows no sign of slowing and that woman is telling me NO so . . . recall! Vote Rainwater 2020.

 

[T.Lex]

Wait. Kirk. Are you saying that our tyrannical overlords actually provided a mechanism to make them less tyrannical?

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Wait. Kirk. Are you saying that our tyrannical overlords actually provided a mechanism to make them less tyrannical?

But, muh, muh Rainwater!

If only people would focus instead of running off like puppies chasing cats. Maybe, just maybe, and I know this sounds strange for INGO, but people COULD contact their representatives, you know the people that GAVE this power to the Governor, and ask them to re-exam said power.

It is as if they are completely focused on the wrong branch of government. Muh, muh Rainwater!

 

[HoughMade]

Recall and referendums (referenda?) are not great developments in governance- I'm pretty pleased that Indiana has neither.

 

[OneBadV8]

INGO: The Constitution must be followed!

Also INGO: we must do things that are not provided for in the Constitution because a Governor is acting in accordance with the law and I want to . . . I don't know but I don't want the Governor telling me not to lick door knobs as the death rate has doubled and shows no sign of slowing and that woman is telling me NO so . . . recall! Vote Rainwater 2024.

Fixed it for you.

Also...

 

[Kirk Freeman]

*opens drawer, digs for next bottle*

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Recall and referendums (referenda?) are not great developments in governance- I'm pretty pleased that Indiana has neither.

All the other cool kids are doing it, therefore it is the penumbra of the Indiana Constitution.

 

[Thor]

How dare you people! How dare you? This is INGO!

The thread has turned both informative and hilarious.

(looks for bottle of bourbon)

 

[JTScribe]

1. I need more bourbon.

2. There is no such provision under the Indiana Constitution for recalling a Governor.

3. Your opportunity was the first Tuesday in November. You failed, horribly.

4. You could maybe, just maybe, and I know this is INGO so this I am going out on a limb with my reason and studied behavior, but you COULD write your State Rep and state Senator and ask them to re-write the enabling legislation, IC 10-14-3-12 that you find objectionable or . . . you could post photos of guns and Constitutions as has been tried so far. Maybe, just maybe, a legislative approach would accomplish more? Just thinking outside the box here.

I don't know that that's a fair point, TBH. From the voting numbers it looks like a hell of a lot of Democrats voted for someone other than their guy. And I doubt many of them went to Rainwater.

 

[T.Lex]

I don't know that that's a fair point, TBH. From the voting numbers it looks like a hell of a lot of Democrats voted for someone other than their guy. And I doubt many of them went to Rainwater.

I know several centrist Dems who think Holcomb has done a good job. I'm not surprised at all that many Hoosier Dems would vote for him.

 

[IndyDave1776]

I know several centrist Dems who think Holcomb has done a good job. I'm not surprised at all that many Hoosier Dems would vote for him.

Of course they do. The worthless SOB IS a center-left Democrat who managed to take root in the GOP. His two issues are the Chamber of Commerce and homosexuals, and the two frequently overlap.

My suspicion is that his push for masks revolves around the 5 or so Indiana manufacturers producing large quantities of them and big internet retailers who want to squash local retailers for good.

 

[T.Lex]

Holcomb is a centrist Republican. Like most voters in Indiana. (Even the Dems.)

 

[IndyDave1776]

Holcomb is a centrist Republican. Like most voters in Indiana. (Even the Dems.)

Aside from serving as an agent of the Chamber of Commerce, where are there any right of center credentials in his record?