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yeoman6987

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27. Outrage?seriously?

Reply to freshwest (Reply #6)

Mon May 12, 2014, 10:13 AM

May 2014

A congressman in Congress for 50 years can't get 2000 good signatures?

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Rep. John Conyers falls far short of signatures needed for August ballot, clerk says [View all] alp227 May 2014 OP

This can't be good...... a kennedy May 2014 #1

Sorry to hijack first post! More detailed report here: joshcryer May 2014 #9

Does Rep Conyers support homophobia and antisemetism? FrodosPet May 2014 #21

Beginning to sniff a stink. oldandhappy May 2014 #2

Maybe this is where the stink is coming from FrodosPet May 2014 #22

What? Conyers could lose his seat? nt bananas May 2014 #3

I'm sorry, did it say the people gathering the signatures must themselves be registered voters? tclambert May 2014 #4

It is a long standing state law. former9thward May 2014 #5

True enough. But does it make any sense? tkmorris May 2014 #19

Maybe it does not make sense. former9thward May 2014 #20

More backdoor disenfranchisement. This is an outrage. n/t freshwest May 2014 #6

His Democratic primary opponent (and alleged friend) mounted the challenge. merrily May 2014 #14

Outrage?seriously? yeoman6987 May 2014 #27

This message was self-deleted by its author freshwest May 2014 #28

ACLU: Mich. law that bars Conyers from ballot unconstitutional freshwest May 2014 #31

Even if Conyers got it ruled unconstitutional... joshcryer May 2014 #8

It's the same in NY Renew Deal May 2014 #26

Temp agencies that that hire labor for these campaigns are pretty shady Ash_F May 2014 #7

How could no one in Conyers office NOT check these people. littlewolf May 2014 #10

The options. Jesus Malverde May 2014 #11

Rep. John Conyers falls far short of signatures needed for August ballot, clerk says struggle4progress May 2014 #12

Another Democrat with seniority out of office. I recall his hearings during the last Bush year. freshwest May 2014 #32

Conyers' campaign was undoubtedly remiss, but, also, this could have been a setup. merrily May 2014 #13

Well it's been done in worse circumstances davidpdx May 2014 #15

Why would I hope for something I thought would be impossible? merrily May 2014 #16

Why does a campaign get lax? former9thward May 2014 #18

I don't see a lot wrong with paying someone to gather signatures. merrily May 2014 #23

P.S. No evidence whatever that he took voters for granted at all, let alone that he had merrily May 2014 #25

Oh please... former9thward May 2014 #30

The US Congress has lower turnover than the Soviet Politburo did Recursion May 2014 #34

The only reason the Politburo had a higher turnover is a somewhat higher average age. former9thward May 2014 #35

Well, and purges Recursion May 2014 #36

From the article Jesus Malverde May 2014 #17

Thanks, Jesus. We don't know all the circumstances. merrily May 2014 #24

Can he run as an independent, like Lieberman did? Nye Bevan May 2014 #29

At least two lawsuits on this: struggle4progress May 2014 #33