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I think a popular recall is wrong -- period. Terms are limited. Terms are not long. If someone's *that* horrible, the legislature can file articles of impeachment -- and they will if their constituents squawk loud enough.
The whole representative republic system is set up to limit the impact of scoundrels who get in office. More midstream elections stiffle the system. How much real *work* will CA accomplish in the three months on either side of the recall? Aren't terms only 4 years?
Democracy CAN be taken too far. If I want to reform health care, I don't WANT to put it to a popular vote. I want two legislative committees hammering over a bill meticulously during a two-month session in which they work on this and only this 12 hours a day and where they interview 150 experts on the topic and peruse 30,000 pages of educated thought on the topic. Then, the two legislative committees get together and argue over which house's versions of the different provisions are best, and produce something both houses can approve. I've worked in a legislature, and I've seen first hand the usefulness of this system. In short, we "hire" politicians for a job. A management job in society. Democracy as the "one person one vote for every issue" system only works in small towns and villages. Larger social structures and communities necessitate social management by representatives.
*****Note: none of this purports that it reflects how committees and legislatures DO operate, just how they should.
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