Accusing U.S. Rep. Anh "Joseph" Cao of bowing to his Republican colleagues rather than supporting President Barack Obama' stimulus package, about a dozen African-American ministers and their supporters on Thursday formally kicked off their effort to recall the newly minted congressman.
They added that his vote signaled opposition to the hundreds of jobs and billions of dollars in tax cuts and infrastructure projects that the stimulus bill is expected to deliver to Louisiana. "We have terrible roads. We have potholes. This district needs money," said the Rev. Toris Young, who as president of the Louisiana Ministerial Alliance of Churches for All People said he represents 165 churches across the state, with 480 pastors who minister to 20,000 members.
How will this recall effort compare to the ministers' effort to recall Cao's predecessor, Cold Cash Jefferson? Oh, wait a minute.
Supporters of the recall said they are not worried about a report last year by a Congressional attorney that states that "the United States Constitution does not provide for nor authorize the recall of United States officials such as United States Senators, Representatives to Congress, or the President or Vice President of the United States."
"It doesn't matter what the Constitution says," Young said.
Theres a lot of that going around these days. It's such a silly old document. |