Submitted by Joe Mathews on April 9, 2008 - 5:53pm.
The last two posters are correct on the 90 days. There also was a blocking campaign as well, too. (For the uninitiated, that means that opponents paid to send people out there to try to prevent the gatherers from getting signatures--these blocking campaigns can slow gathering down a bit). It's hard out there for the signature folks, definitely. I'm going to back off my original post a bit. I do wonder about spending all that money without getting the sigs. If you're in for a dime, you should be in for a dollar.
And I'm planning a trip to Oklahoma to watch court proceedings in the Jacob 3. Anyone know when the trial will start, if it gets that far?
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The last two posters are correct on the 90 days. There also was a blocking campaign as well, too. (For the uninitiated, that means that opponents paid to send people out there to try to prevent the gatherers from getting signatures--these blocking campaigns can slow gathering down a bit). It's hard out there for the signature folks, definitely. I'm going to back off my original post a bit. I do wonder about spending all that money without getting the sigs. If you're in for a dime, you should be in for a dollar.
And I'm planning a trip to Oklahoma to watch court proceedings in the Jacob 3. Anyone know when the trial will start, if it gets that far?
Joe Mathews Irvine senior fellow, New America Foundation www.newamerica.net/blog/blockbuster-democracy/