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volved. Others have said, asin the Aug 11/2003 The Globe and Mail, that this recall election is 'populism gone wrong.' I don’t believe that for a second. I’m a firm believer in populism, direct democracy, and all other mechanisms that give the people the opportunity tofor themselves. This recall election just isn’t a beneficial instance of direct democratic decision-making, and shouldn’t be uld be required to initiate such a process, so that the entire political system cannot be hijacked by one small segment of the citizenry. And finally, a genuinebe one in which all matters of public concern – be they the gouging of the publThey include the guy who lost the last gubernatorial electioCertain percentage Governor should California tripled Threw millions Particular political Elected officials Violent Public Reduced class African American Violent Public n; the current Lieutenant-Governor; a porn star; Larry Flynt; and of course, Arnold Schwarzenegger. They’re all self-selected, as are nearly all candidates forin the US. They all ha Scott Schaffer is an assistant professor of sociology at Millersville University of Pennsylvania and a member of the Bad Subjects Pro