Posted on 05/23/2014 3:38:58 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
A judge on Friday ordered U.S. Rep. John Conyers' name placed on the August primary ballot, trumping Michigan election officials who said the Democrat was ineligible because of nominating petition problems.
The ruling by U.S. District Judge Matthew Leitman capped a turbulent day of law and politics and appeared to diminish the possibility that Conyers — No. 2 in seniority in the House — might have to mount a write-in campaign to keep his 50-year congressional career alive.
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You knew that was coming.
You know a Republican would have been kept off the ballot in the same situation.
Wow. Why even have the election? Throw out all the laws.
In that district is there even a need for a Republican to be on the ballot?
This lawless action needs to be appealed immediately.
Democrats run crooked elections, enabled by their pimps in the judiciary.
Wow! We really are a banana republic!
Not to doubt his lawlessness, but has anyone read the opinion yet?
So any rules in any state as to qualifying for a place on the ballot are likely impairing a persons ‘right’ to be on the ballot? The only rule left then is that there are no rules? He couldn’t get 1000 good signatures. Feels like a pretty low threshold.
Impeach the judge.
The gist of it:
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But Leitman said the signatures from at least two ciruclators who were found to have not registered properly to vote, a requirement under state law, should be reinstated, giving Conyers enough valid signatures to be on the ballot.
“There is evidence that their failure to comply with the Registration Statute was the result of good faith mistakes and that they believed they were in compliance with the statute,” Leitman said in his ruling.
“They meant well!”
Laws? We don’t need no stinkin’ laws.
This is the greatest damage to our country by Obassturd and his minions. The rule of law has no meaning.
Why have elections anymore ? They’re just a waste of time and money.
Wow. An ABC News site and the comments are excoriating this decision.
Thad McCotter.
The same secretary of state, Ruth Johnson (a good one) applied the law equally. McCotter stepped down with honor, Conyers got himself a judge to overrule longstanding Michigan law.
In 2012 the GOP candidate got a little under 40,000 votes out of some 280,000+ cast.
Long way to go to even be competitive.
Ignorance of the law is excused. Conyers would have won easily in a write in and the
law could have been followed. JMO.
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