You're doing a lousy job, so never mind waiting for the regular election. You're outta here!
GARY -- Local lawmakers are promising to push legislation empowering voters to remove officials from office in the middle of their terms.
State Rep. Charlie Brown, D-Gary, said he's responding to constituents, who want a way to force Gary Mayor Rudy Clay out of office.
On first hearing, the suggestion seems a reasonable way to make politicians pay attention, and there would be a feeling of power if we knew we could throw the bums out at a moment's notice. But it also seems like a guarantee of chaotic government, rule of the slight of the moment. The normal election schedule seems like a good enough recall mechanism that probably shouldn't be messed with.
