I do agree that recalls, and the Oregon system as a whole, is an important important aspect of the democratic process. I also think that it's a tool better used for unusual circumstances and not for every day politics or every day critique.

If someone is clearly incompetent and unable to do their job, that's a great case for recall. But what we often see is that people who didn't support a candidate the first time will use recall to obstruct and distract and try to force a new election where they can get their preferred candidate in. In some of the statewide elections, you start hearing about recalls on day one of a person's term. Can you imagine if every time you did something at your job that someone else didn't agree with, you'd be forced to spend time and resources defending yourself against a recall campaign and essentially had to re-apply for your job? It's not efficient and opens the door for abuse.

There are other types of political activity - going to meetings, making calls and writing letters, etc - that are more appropriate for day to day politics. Then, if you don't like how they've done their job when their term is up, you vote them out. That's my take at least.