24th Ward Committee Unanimously Approves Opposing Recall of Slay
The ward that recalled it’s former alderman doesn’t want a recall of Mayor Slay:
To: St. Louis Media Organizations
From: John M. Corbett: President of the 24th Ward Regular Democratic Organization
Date: October 25th, 2007
Press Release On Wednesday, October 24th, at the regular monthly meeting of the 24th Ward Regular Democratic Organization , a motion to work against the proposed recall attempt of Mayor Francis Slay was unanimously passed by floor action. It was decided, after much discussion, that our ward organization would not sit silent while recall proponents pass the petition around the 24th Ward without the benefit of information from the ward association. We feel our collective voice must be heard in this matter, as it should always be the task of any ward organization to speak out in regards to issues of interest to ward voters.
Will this be the widening of a racial divide within the St. Louis Democrats, only a day before their Halloween party?
i highly doubt it, with the exception of Comptroller Darlene Green, Committeeman Jesse Todd, and Crazy Jamilah Nasheed the rest of the Democratic Party is not supporting the recall of the mayor.
It would be a lot more interesting to try to get sense of how many would vote for Slay’s re-election in the normal election cycle, as opposed to a recall vote. Opposing the recall does not automatically mean support for Slay, a topic I’ve seen discussed elsewhere. Some people just don’t believe in recalls, and some would like to know who the possible replacements would be before booting someone out of office.
Recall should be a measure of last resort, to undo a huge wrong that cannot be remedied after the next election.
Like, say, tearing down a building, selling a property or something like that. Slay has done bad things, so have most government officials. I don’t see the impetus for a recall, though.
I think it would be hard to say that a Ward that successfully recalled and replaced their Alderman doesn’t believe in recalls. I see what you’re saying though, recalls can be disruptive and expensive to taxpayers (those special elections aren’t free). Still, it’s on the books so people are entitled.