NY Assembly-member Jim Tedisco et.al. have renewed their call for a recall petition; and a recall option for voters….a so-called democratic recall revolution.

http://www.timesunion.com/opinion/article/Let-voters-fire-the-bad-guys-4492337.php
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Assembly-member Jim Tedisco et.al. have renewed their call for a recall petition; and a recall option for voters….a so-called democratic recall revolution.
It’s rather cosmetic; but would do no harm.
The Facebook page to sign up for the recall revolution is http://recallpetition.net/
What should be remembered is that Sampson alleged crimes were only indirectly related to his power and actions within the Legislature/Senate.
The charges are related to the mortgage crisis; foreclosures; sub-prime mortgages et. al…..mostly private sector shenanigans.
The scary part is that Sampson had ambitions to become Brooklyn DA.
Last night,Liz Benjamin had a good interview with Senate Dem. leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins.
The Dem. leader said all the appropriate words to separate her and her caucus from Sampson.
She is a decent lady, with a long, distinguished career in public service.
Her Wikipedia entry describes her as strong on the values of empathy, empowerment and service.
The problem here is that she may be too nice; too gentle.
Rumors of Sampson’s ethically-challenged persona have been floating around for years.
Andrea should have marginalized this man long ago.
Recall option can be a cosmetic remedy , but it is really marginal to the more systemic problems.
Perhaps all state legislatures should be barred from outside employment.
A “full-time” legislator would have a priority of ethical public service rather than serving to benefit their outside employers or businesses.
Term-limits seem appropriate.
There are also too many lawyers in the legislature. But how this can be dealt with is rather complex.
Perhaps the Senate should be eliminated; and the legislature converted in a uni-camera house.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrea_Stewart-Cousins