How Does A Governor Get Replaced?

[tokenuser]

With Bill Richardson being tapped for SecCom, how does the new New Mexico governor get selected? Is it by order of succession, with the Lieutenant Gov becoming the new Gov for the remaining term of the current Gov, or do they go to the polls at the mid term election, or is there a special election called?

Sorry for the questions - I understand the politics, but some of the political processes have me stumped. This is completely foreign to me, having grown up with the Westminster system of government where the Cabinet (Front Bench) consist purely of elected members who serve dual roles as both Minister of <insert post> and Member for <electorate/political district>.

[masherscf]

I suppose it depends on the Constitution of the state in question.

My guesses,

1. Lt. Governor
2. Special Election
3. Legislative Appointment

My money is on option one. An appointment to a cabinet position is just practical resignation for the governorship. Governors are usually replaced my the Lt, in most states I'm familiar with. The real problem comes in places like NY where the standing Governor had to resign and the Lt. replaced him without a clear line of succession after that. If the new Gov becomes unavailable....then what?

[alaskalonewolf]

Well, unless you live in Alaska. The constitution (http://ltgov.state.ak.us/constitution.php?section=3) we wrote still needs a few amendments.

[bigshotprof]

A rich movie star backed by a powerful right wing coalition calls for and gets a special midterm election, then uses smear campaigns and press intimida--oh wait. That's California. Never mind.

[ariastar]

Get enough signatures to get it on the ballot to recall the governor, also have a porn star, a movie star, and Gary Coleman run for replacement. Goes to ballot. If there are enough yeses to the recall, then whoever had most votes wins. If there aren't enough, then the election part is moot. Really, Davis sucked ass, and I'm satisfied with Arnold. Not perfect, but who is?

[zaza]

A rich movie star backed by a powerful right wing coalition calls for and gets a special midterm election, then uses smear campaigns and press intimida--oh wait. That's California. Never mind.
LOL......

[alaskalonewolf]

How does a governor get replaced?

Dunno. If you live in Illnois (http://www.illinois.gov/) it seems that you get a new governor
when the old one (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Illinois_guv_ignores_call_to_resign/articleshow/3822513.cms) gets a lengthy prison sentence for corruption:

...or you could just send him some mail (http://www.illinois.gov/gov/contactthegovernor.cfm), asking him, maybe he'll listen?

[bigshotprof]

How many Illinois Governors does it take to change a light bulb?

What's the difference between the man who perfected the "rhythm method" and the Governor of Illinois?

[alaskalonewolf]

Dunno. How many?

[rabidbadger]

How many Illinois Governors does it take to change a light bulb?

Just one to hold the bulb, then the world revolves around them?

What's the difference between the man who perfected the "rhythm method" and the Governor of Illinois?

Governor refuses to pull out?

Just guessing.

[skyz]

in florida after you give the state to your brother in a presidential race you know better than to run again so the other team puts their guy in

on leaving office our former governor jeb bush said 'i have no future'

which shows at least on member of the bush clan is in touch with reality

[rabidbadger]

in florida after you give the state to your brother in a presidential race you know better than to run again so the other team puts their guy in

on leaving office our former governor jeb bush said 'i have no future'

which shows at least on member of the bush clan is in touch with reality

Crazy thing is my "as liberal as me" Mom loved him as Governor, and woulda voted for him again. (But never for President)

[phatlip12]

Crazy thing is my "as liberal as me" Mom loved him as Governor, and woulda voted for him again. (But never for President)

I don't know maybe Jeb's a good governor? I really don't know. I know of some hardcore democrats that live in Cali that like Arnold.

[rabidbadger]

Arnold?

http://www.ganichkla.com/arnold.jpg

[bigshotprof]

Just one to hold the bulb, then the world revolves around them?



Governor refuses to pull out?

Just guessing.

Okay, that was pretty good. I was going for the first gu knows when to pull out but that's jus as good. Nailed the first one. Half credit for "One but you have to wait until he makes parole.

[alaskalonewolf]

I liked it for the indirect, although subtle, reference in animalsex.
In a lot of ways I think politics is becoming more and more like
watching the Discovery Channel or Animal Planet.

[alaskalonewolf]

Speakin' of the devil, how's ya' like that Illnois govie Douchebagovich?

http://archive.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/05/23/obama/story.jpg

[rabidbadger]

Douchebagovich just announced Obama's replacement.

[secret-steve-crumbles]

Douchebagovich just announced Obama's replacement.OMG, he's black!

[rabidbadger]

OMG he's a fellow human being!

[tokenuser]

OMG, he's black!Funny, my first reaction was "Hmm, former Attorney General ... wonder if Bogdanovich is trying to play a get out of jail card."

[phatlip12]

OMG, he's black!

OMG, Crumbles is being racist again!

Such a short post. I guess you're running late for your clan meeting.

[samureye]

Quit trolling, Phatty.

[phatlip12]

Quit trolling, Phatty.

Thank you for being so level headed. You're the best moderator ever Samureye. Thank you for protecting the community from trolls such as myself. I'll model my behavior after Crumbles from this point on. Again, thank you.

Racism is okay but calling someone out on it isn't. At least I know now.

[rabidbadger]

Kinda irrelevant. His choice has to be voted on in the state congress, and they already said they won't allow any of his choices. Kinda shocked ANYONE would accept the nomination now, since it will always be tainted by douchebagovitches nasty finger.

[ariastar]

Thank you for being so level headed. You're the best moderator ever Samureye. Thank you for protecting the community from trolls such as myself. I'll model my behavior after Crumbles from this point on. Again, thank you.

Racism is okay but calling someone out on it isn't. At least I know now.

You expected anything else?

[ariastar]

I don't know maybe Jeb's a good governor? I really don't know. I know of some hardcore democrats that live in Cali that like Arnold.

I'm one of those. Arnie took over a fucked-up state and anyone who thought the fix was going to be quick and easy is an idiot.

[secret-steve-crumbles]

You guys all seriously need to chill the fuck out. I love how you can't say the word "black" without being a racist now.

Ironically, ya'lls comments are exactly why this guy was chosen. People are so scared about being politically correct.

A black person was chosen to replace a black person. Shocker! I could care less if the guy was fucking purple if he's qualified. My problem is when his qualification is because he's black.

I can see it all over the news now if a white person was chosen to replace him. There was pressure for that seat to be replaced with a black person. I'm simply saying this is no shock to me. Even the Clinton News Network was saying this was motivated by race today.

Here's a PM I sent to a mod on this forum on 11-15-2008, 10:56 PM. Sound like a racist to you?

"You have no idea how hard I worked at staying away from the forum during the end of the election.

Obviously I have a different opinion on how to run things than Obama does, but I didn't want to take away from his nomination.

Pretty cool having the first black president in the US.

While I whole heatedly think his views on running the country are wrong, I don't think (like most other republicans) that his goal is to destroy America."

Assholes.

[ariastar]

You guys all seriously need to chill the fuck out. I love how you can't say the word "black" without being a racist now.

Ironically, ya'lls comments are exactly why this guy was chosen. People are so scared about being politically correct.

A black person was chosen to replace a black person. Shocker! I could care less if the guy was fucking purple if he's qualified. My problem is when his qualification is because he's black.

I can see it all over the news now if a white person was chosen to replace him. There was pressure for that seat to be replaced with a black person. I'm simply saying this is no shock to me. Even the Clinton News Network was saying this was motivated by race today.

Here's a PM I sent to a mod on this forum on 11-15-2008, 10:56 PM. Sound like a racist to you?

"You have no idea how hard I worked at staying away from the forum during the end of the election.

Obviously I have a different opinion on how to run things than Obama does, but I didn't want to take away from his nomination.

Pretty cool having the first black president in the US.

While I whole heatedly think his views on running the country are wrong, I don't think (like most other republicans) that his goal is to destroy America."

Assholes.

Taken with all the things you generally say around here, comments like that, coming from you specifically, do come off as racist.

[secret-steve-crumbles]

Taken with all the things you generally say around here, comments like that, coming from you specifically, do come off as racist.First off, nothing I said was raicst. Second, I don't feel I need to defend myself in anyway to random people on the internet that I'm not racist, ESPECIALLY people that call themselves the "little hen group." You, phatty, and rabid can pretty much suck it. I have you calling me a racist, phatty accusing me of attending clan meetings, and rabid telling me to "fuck off and die." Yea, you guys are a stellar group who we need to look up to. :rolleyes:

Nothing in that post was racist at all. You stir up more drama than you claim I cause from your little rants.

[masherscf]

I don't want to get into this. But, Crumbles post was merely a statement of fact. Any shadings one way or another is strictly in the reading.

You guys should return to topic.

[phatlip12]

You guys all seriously need to chill the fuck out. I love how you can't say the word "black" without being a racist now.

Ironically, ya'lls comments are exactly why this guy was chosen. People are so scared about being politically correct.

A black person was chosen to replace a black person. Shocker! I could care less if the guy was fucking purple if he's qualified. My problem is when his qualification is because he's black.

I can see it all over the news now if a white person was chosen to replace him. There was pressure for that seat to be replaced with a black person. I'm simply saying this is no shock to me. Even the Clinton News Network was saying this was motivated by race today.

Here's a PM I sent to a mod on this forum on 11-15-2008, 10:56 PM. Sound like a racist to you?

"You have no idea how hard I worked at staying away from the forum during the end of the election.

Obviously I have a different opinion on how to run things than Obama does, but I didn't want to take away from his nomination.

Pretty cool having the first black president in the US.

While I whole heatedly think his views on running the country are wrong, I don't think (like most other republicans) that his goal is to destroy America."

Assholes.

I was reading between the lines and based on all the other racists things you said I came to the conclusion that your post had racial intentions.

The clan comment was a witty remark and quote from the movie "Big Daddy".

Back to the topic at hand per Mashers request.

[ariastar]

I was reading between the lines and based on all the other racists things you said I came to the conclusion that your post had racial intentions.

Exactly this.

[secret-steve-crumbles]

I was reading between the lines and based on all the other racists things I feel you said, I came to the conclusion that your post had racial intentions.Fixed your post for you.

[comhcinc]

what crumbles said wasn't racist. you really couldn't infer that from his statement of fact.

for example if i called someone a in the closet gay who is also are racist, and in fact they were, i would be doing nothing wrong. just stating a fact. you shouldn't infer anything about my thoughts on gays or race. all i was doing is making a statement on a observable fact.

you know just an example to clear every thing up.

carry on now.

:D

[secret-steve-crumbles]

what crumbles said wasn't racist. you really couldn't infer that from his statement of fact.

for example if i called someone a in the closet gay who is also are racist, and in fact they were, i would be doing nothing wrong. just stating a fact. you shouldn't infer anything about my thoughts on gays or race. all i was doing is making a statement on a observable fact.

you know just an example to clear every thing up.

carry on now.

:DYou make a good point. Say you had someone who was a total disgrace to the uniform and you told them so. Nothing wrong with that at all.

[comhcinc]

You make a good point. Say you had someone who was a total disgrace to the uniform and you told them so. Nothing wrong with that at all.
no nothing wrong with that at all. of course it would have to be observable fact and not, for example, the raving of a coward who is too afraid to put on that uniform.

[secret-steve-crumbles]

no nothing wrong with that at all. of course it would have to be observable fact and not, for example, the raving of a coward who is too afraid to put on that uniform.This is true, although one could argue that spitting on the uniform is worse than never wearing it. Hypothetically of course.

[comhcinc]

This is true, although one could argue that spitting on the uniform is worse than never wearing it. Hypothetically of course.
one could argue that yeah, but if that hypothetically one is too much of a coward to wear the uniform i doubt if any one would really care what they had to say.

i mean only those in uniform would know what it meant to serve right?

[secret-steve-crumbles]

one could argue that yeah, but if that hypothetically one is too much of a coward to wear the uniform i doubt if any one would really care what they had to say.

i mean only those in uniform would know what it meant to serve right?That all depends on their actual reason for serving. Was it because they couldn't make it into college? Was it because they wanted to be around a lot of men in the shower? These are just questions we'll never get the answers to.

[comhcinc]

That all depends on their actual reason for serving. Was it because they couldn't make it into college? Was it because they wanted to be around a lot of men in the shower? These are just questions we'll never get the answers to.
men in showers? what closet did that jump out of?

[rabidbadger]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kkgQHcdlZU

[tokenuser]

=== NOTE TO EVERYONE ===

The internet provides an often public soapbox where a multitude of different opinions can be aired. Unlike the soapboxes of old, the keyboard and a username provide a level of anonymity that was previously unavailable.

People online forget that an opposing opinion does not constitute a personal attack. This is not a life an death struggle for survival, or to score points by having the biggest ePenis - it is a discussion area.

It is not the formal discussion area of a debate platform and a defined protocol and set of rules are established for the opening and closing arguments, it is the bar room where people with common interests can get together, share a beer and bullshit with each other AS ADULTS.

I consider many of you friends, regardless of us having opposing viewpoints. People with an different views can make us question our own views, and either refine our own beliefs, or possibly sway it to an alternative. That is part of the process of learning.

But, like a bar room, sometime it gets a little noisy. Arguments get a heated. A comment is misunderstood, or taken out of context. The intent is not clear whether it was sarcasm, or serious. And a bar room brawl breaks out.

Before the fight spills out into the street and authorities are called, a friend needs to step in and pull the protagonists apart, put them in separate corners, and tell them to back off and calm down.

As a friend, I am saying - back off and calm down. Ignore the other person. You all know how to do that. There are even greasemonkey scripts out there that will help you with that effort.

Install greasemonkey (not needed in Opera ;) ), and save the following where it goes.

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[tokenuser]

DP2VyquMAaM

[xibalba]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-NRriHlLUk

[rabidbadger]

gotta love our xibby. Xibby for illinois senate!

[skyz]

R_nO0F4ugss

[alaskalonewolf]

Damn, I'm gone for like ten seconds and the kids start
kicking holes in the sheetrock and spray-painting the ceiling.
Don't get me wrong though, I encourage art... in all it's forms.
Love the script, Steve. Would be cooler if you could incorporate a
"word replacement" bit of code that actually re-writes the
offensive comments to something, say, oh, dunno, less offensive,
perhaps comical or maybe into a different language like Arabic or
Chinese, so that somewhere on the other side of the planet a
bar fight can actually take place, and you don't upset the subtle
balance of the universe by simply 'ignoring' the attempts being
made by some, to communicate at some level of intelligence.

[bigshotprof]

Darn you, Token. Now I'm thirsty!

[tokenuser]

Darn you, Token. Now I'm thirsty!Its after noon on New Years Eve on the eat coast ... that makes it a celebratory beer o'clock right?

[alaskalonewolf]

"There's always a party somewhere."
I'm having that engraved on my urn.
It will resemble a large brass stein (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beer_stein).
Never really believed in an actual grave,
seems like one big mowing headache.

[masherscf]

Its after noon on New Years Eve on the eat coast ... that makes it a celebratory beer o'clock right?

Perrier-Jouët on standby!

[tokenuser]

Perrier-Jouët on standby!I should pick up a split of Champagne somewhere for tonight. My wife likes it, but it does nothing for me. I might get a Prosecco (Italian) or Cava (Spanish) sparkling wine instead ... a little more interesting than the traditional French Champagne or Californian Methode Champanois styles.

[comhcinc]

just pick up a couple bottles of thunderbird and some fizzy water no sense in spending over five bucks

[alaskalonewolf]

I like to mix my vodka with cough syrup and gasoline.
Gets you wasted, and most girls won't try to drink it all.
Reminds me of this game (http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1068193/sarah_palin_vice_presidential_debate.html) I used to play all the time....
...I quit playing it after I realized I couldn't tell if I was "winning".

[rabidbadger]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMwgV7QqghI

[alaskalonewolf]

hahahahahahaaaa... but, his kids have big balls too:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuljzU5egog

[bigkyle]

hy guys!
why would you replace the governor??
i think the governor from california, arnold schwarzenegger (http://www.csupomona.edu/~njpierce/arnold-schwarzenegger.html) does a good job! it's true he isn't perfect... but who is perfect in the world??