Half of the Signatures Invalid

On the Blockbuster Democracy Blog, Joe Mathews notes that the right-wing recall effort against Assemblyman Anthony Adams (R) failed because more than half of the signatures submitted in San Bernardino County were invalid.

Adams was targeted for recall because of his sanity during last February's state budget debates, when he agreed to vote for temporary tax increases. It is part of a long-standing effort among conservative activists to destroy the political career of any Republican who dares consider voting for taxes as part of a balanced budget solution.

For many reasons, I am glad this radical recall effort failed. Recalls should not be used to settle political scores. We have elections every two years in the State Assembly, which is frequent enough.