© 2003 WorldNetDaily.com

The early shenanigans are beginning to appear in the "Davis E-Call Campaign" in Sacramento and Northern California. This past week, the governor, his major campaign donors, the newly added "re-campaign consultants" and the secretary of state seem to have positioned themselves to delay this recall as much as they can.

If this recall is so weak and financially broke, why are so many so fearful inside of Gov. Davis' camp – including the governor himself? Could it be that the state known for technology has stumbled upon a new realm of political reality – the "Davis E-Call Campaign"?

Controlling the start time

In what now is perceived to be the strategy – waiting for the beginning of the war with Iraq to release the petition – California Secretary of State Kevin Shelley – a Democrat – controlled the beginning of the "Davis ouster effort" with the power of his office's delay tactics.

On March 6, the secretary of state was due to release the certified petition for the recall of Gov. Gray Davis. Shelley decided that there were 20 errors on the petition. One of the "errors" found by Kevin Shelley was the inclusion of "instructions" on the petition form itself.

This was labeled a "strange twist" by People's Advocate director Ted Costa. You see, Secretary of State Shelley had the petition form for 10 days (actually he knew about the form since the morning of Feb. 6, 2003). Shelley chose to return the petition on the morning of the last day of the deadline, waiting for the last possible moment in finding 20 errors on a petition that was offered by an advocacy group that has been successful in 14 statewide initiatives.

The removal of instructions seems peculiar to the recall organizers. When I interviewed Costa on 1380 KTKZ, he stated, "This removing of the instructions from the petition form, seems a bit strange to us. We have never had a petition certified without instructions … but we'll do all we can to re-submit a corrected petition form for the secretary of state's liking and we'll do it as quick as we can."

If this Davis recall campaign is so weak, why is the secretary of state trying so hard to delay its beginning? Does he fear something that the populace have yet to understand? Has he figured out – or has someone informed him – that this recall effort returns the power to the people within a new paradigm called the "Davis E-Call Campaign"?

No money, no recall?

If this Davis Recall Campaign is so poor, why has someone in Gov. Davis' organization contacted all of the "professional signature gatherers" in Northern California?

As we reported on 1380 KTKZ, director Costa and the People's Advocate Group had verbally discussed a contractual relationship with two Sacramento "signature gathering firms."

The agreed-upon price for the footwork was $0.75 per signature. After two weeks, the tone of these agreements and the firms changed. Costa told us, as the March 5 morning newspapers also reported, that Davis' organizers had purchased the services of these firms at a rate of $3-$4 per signature for a tax-increase referendum for the fall elections.

When (1380 KTKZ) reporters tried to speak with one of these firms, National Petition Management of Roseville, Calif., told us they could not speak about this contractual arrangement, nor did they want to speak with us on any matter … ever!

The fear factor

At a time when Gov. Davis' popularity has fallen to the lowest level of any governor in the history of California, Gray Davis is overseeing the control of "professional signature gatherers" and their contracts with "weak and poor partisan radicals" … why?

Gov. Davis has a budget deficit of nearly $35 billion dollars, no formal agreement with the state's legislators on a budget direction and the loss of finances to the tune of $30 million per day – yet he's organizing the purchasing of professional signature gatherers at nearly four times the amount they negotiated with the recallers (sounds like the California energy crisis all over again) … why?

Does Gov. Gray Davis know something that the media and the citizens have yet to figure out?

At best, these professional signature gatherers usually have 200 people working the streets around the state at any one time. How many people do you think talk-radio reaches in California in one day? Do you think more than 200 workers or volunteers per day?

Adding to the fear factor, folks can simply download the "Davis E-Call Petition Form" from the Internet, print the petition in the comfort of their homes, sign and return it: How many times will this happen in a state with over 15 million registered voters?

Remember, this governor is no gambler. He is a control freak.

But he might be right about one thing … maybe the recall campaign is dead in the water. Organizing to gather 890,000 with manual foot power and a cost of nearly $1.5 million is impossible. On the other hand, a Davis "E-Call" Campaign is a horse of a different color, one the likes that many aloof politicians everywhere have never seen before – and fear greatly.

Return to a representative republic

When you combine grassroots citizen's efforts with talk-radio, the medium that has provided "revolutionary reverb," Democrats and Republicans alike must sit up and take notice to this new realm of accountability.

Speaking of the Opposition Party – the Republicans – just how many of the 6,162,805 people living in California, who are eligible to register but have not, will now consider getting registered just to sign this petition and be a part of the solution?

If just 6 percent – about 800,000 of those folks – had registered last November to help the conservative cause, it could have made a difference in the gubernatorial election, the controller's office and the secretary of state's office.

Seems to me, the way of the future may be the discovery of today's "E-Call Campaign." This "Davis E-Call Campaign" can rectify the state's current status as well as send a message to an apathetic conservative voter in the Golden State. Remember, as much as Gray Davis and the Democrats fear the "Davis E-Call," so do numerous Republicans.

In politics, the beginning of respect arrives at the point of accountability and consequence. A successful "Davis E-Call" will solve the current crisis and may prevent more on both sides of the aisle in the future. Power to the taxpayers of this representative republic!