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DinahMoeHum

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7. She's been through all this shit before.

Sat Dec 10, 2016, 01:09 PM

Dec 2016

Legally, the only thing that can happen is that the petitions will be given to Seattle's mayor, Ed Murray, in hopes that he will take some action.

http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-seattle-city-council-recall-2016-story.html
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Seattle Mayor Ed Murray. . .has worked with Sawant on a number of legislative initiatives, including tenant rights and the successful effort to set a $15 minimum wage.
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. . .she’s been through this before, and has weathered the political storm. Three years ago, a petition to oust her for supporting a “special interest group” — poverty-level workers seeking a $15 minimum wage — drew 352 signatures and then faded.
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As long as the Mayor supports her and as long as her constituents support her, nothing else matters.

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More than 20,000 sign petition to recall socialist Seattle councilwoman who urged Trump protests [View all] TomCADem Dec 2016 OP

I bet most are from outside Seattle, where only 8% voted for Trump. pnwmom Dec 2016 #1

likely change.org needs to change petitions they allow on their website. harrassment petitions that Sunlei Dec 2016 #5

Certainly. pressbox69 Dec 2016 #11

I bet many are from St. Peterberg DBoon Dec 2016 #13

They want to support Putin's puppet? bucolic_frolic Dec 2016 #2

Nothing to Stop Russians from Voting... TomCADem Dec 2016 #3

republicans will target every non republican they can and try to spam/scare them out. Sunlei Dec 2016 #4

Just start a counter petition. still_one Dec 2016 #6

She's been through all this shit before. DinahMoeHum Dec 2016 #7

The Internet Poll Here Is Not Even a Petition... TomCADem Dec 2016 #8

Like I said, as long as her constituents support her. . . DinahMoeHum Dec 2016 #9

And we do support her. SeattleVet Dec 2016 #14

I find this as meaningless as some of the online polls progressives advocate brooklynite Dec 2016 #10

Internet Petitions? Yeah, that's reliable... Blue Idaho Dec 2016 #12

fuck 'em... dhill926 Dec 2016 #15