Libertarians Resolve to Recall Davis

Libertarian Party of California takes lead among political parties in the Recall Gray Davis movement, passing a resolution endorsing the effort at its annual convention. Their delegates follow up the action by dispatching a representative who will speak before state Republicans (whose own convention follows tomorrow) and urge them to add their support.

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NEWS FROM THE LIBERTARIAN PARTY OF CALIFORNIA
14547 Titus Street, Suite 214
Panorama City, CA 91402-4935
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ONTARIO, CA -- The Libertarian Party of California has become the first
political party to officially endorse the recall of Governor Gray Davis. At
their state convention, held over the President's Day weekend in Ontario,
the party passed a resolution to support the effort to remove the
beleaguered California governor, who enters his second term with an approval
rating of 24 percent.

The recall, as authorized by the California Constitution, requires
collecting almost 900,000 petitioner's signatures. The daunting task, if
successful, would be unprecedented and would exceed even the victory voters
achieved with the passage of landmark Proposition 13, whose 25th anniversary
taxpayers will celebrate this year.

The Libertarian Party of California recognizes that a successful recall of
Governor Davis will require a statewide grass-roots, non-partisan movement.
Nevertheless, the group's next step in active support of the recall drive
will be to call on other political parties to join them, beginning with the
California Republican Party which holds its own convention this coming
weekend, February 21-23. The Libertarian Party will send their newly
elected Secretary, Lori Adasiewicz, to address the GOP delegates and entreat
them to back the endeavor. Ms. Adasiewicz was chosen by the Libertarians to
deliver their message as an invited guest of California Republican Party
Chairman Shawn Steel, who visited the Libertarian convention last
Sunday and witnessed the adoption of the resolution to recall Davis.

While Libertarians disagree with Republicans as often as not, on issues such
as the speed and direction in which government should be reduced, the
Party's delegation believes that the CA GOP will agree that sparing
Californians another full term of service from Gray Davis is a worthy cause.

--Edward Bowers, Media Relations, LPC Executive Committee