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In reply to the discussion: Can the Democratic Party disapprove of something/someone and also not give up power? [View all]Texin
(2,585 posts)I don't know whether someone can be forced to resign a seat that was legitimately won unless there is a legislative move to impeach and remove him/them. These men were duly elected by the voters. The people of Virginia - or any other state in which something like this happens - can usually have a recall election if there is enough popular consensus to make that happen, and the process is defined by state statute in most instances. Wisconsin went through that back in, what was it, 2008 or so. They successfully initiated a recall election, but Walker won that round too. If the people of Virginia feel strongly enough about it, they can make that happen. And it might be a way that the rethugs could retake both political offices (i.e., governor and lt. governor - or whatever office Fairfax holds), but it should be up to the constituents of Virginia. I think those that have been urging/demanding Northam resign have done all they should do. At the end of the day, it's as likely that any replacement of Northam would be as racist as he must have been. It's ingrained in the population there. I know that sounds like a sweeping indictment of the entire state's population, but the South is steeped in it. And the average Caucasian person running for high office (governor, senate, etc.), is usually an attorney (unless they're a rethug, who are typically former business execs these days), are going to have come from middle to affluent families and gone to more "elite" universities, i.e., the southern equivalent of the Ivy League.