June 20, 2003

California Insider gets an email from a recall petition volunteer:

"I have not taken a single penny and I am now approaching 4000 signatures. I will be in Galt on Saturday with my eleven year old daughter working a table at the Galt auction getting signatures. Tonight we are going over to the People's Advocate to process petitions. This movement has a viral effect. Everytime I obtain a signature, I ask the person if they would like two petitions to take with them. I had one woman take ten and return them signed. I pick them up from people everyday. One man who works at a Chevron here in Elk Grove has collected 75 signatures for me and is still going strong. This is OUR Boston Tea Party! This is the first time I have actually been politically active in my life. I wanted to prove to friends and family one man can make a difference...I was out talking to Farmers in Herald this morning with my two little girls in tow. They had already signed the petition. The feedback is the same with teachers, rank and file union, state workers, truck drivers, and people from other walks of life ad infinitum."

And don't miss Weintraub's thoughts on the charge that the recall process is anti-democratic.

Posted by Greg Ransom