Law of Unintended Consequences - Recall Version

My biggest fear in the entire California Gubernatorial Recall fiasco was the Law of Unintended Consequences. This article from ABC News -- "Recall the Recaller?: Calif. Democrat Raises Possibility of a Retaliatory Recall Bid" -- points out just how bad things could get.

Imagine a constant state of campaigning throughout every single state, county and local government. So little gets done in government today, such a state of affairs would be utterly catastrophic. Using the recall to oust a legally elected governor, with no civil or criminal charges, is the beginning of what could prove to be a quick slide into chaos. That said, this tit-for-tat threat by Willy Brown, Mayor of San Francisco, proves that there are people more willing to be part of the problem than the solution.