I Recall This Tactic Was Used Recently

Oh no, another California Recall attempt.

SACRAMENTO (AP) 2.24.04, 11:45a - Even as Attorney General Bill Lockyer prepared court papers to stop same-sex marriages, a pair of conservative Republicans who helped organize last year's recall of former Gov. Gray Davis announced plans to remove Lockyer from office for "neglecting" state marriage laws. U.S. Senate hopeful Howard Kaloogian and political consultant Ted Costa opened a petition drive to recall Lockyer, arguing that the two-term attorney general has been ignoring Proposition 22, a measure approved by voters in 2000 that requires the state to only recognize marriage between a man and a woman as valid. Lockyer, a potential rival to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2006, has been criticized in the last week for not moving more aggressively to enforce Proposition 22 and stop San Francisco city officials from issuing thousands of same-sex marriage licenses since Feb. 12. But Nathan Barankin, spokesman for Lockyer, said the attorney general has made his intentions well known in recent days. "The criticism of the attorney general is fueled by misinformation and falsehoods. It's been abundantly clear that Lockyer was going to defend state law."