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Balrog0 12/05/17 10:46:08 AM #1: |
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rep-john-conyers-son-john-conyers-iii-to-run-for-congress-seat/
Embattled Rep. John Conyers, D-Michigan has announced that he will be retiring and will not be seeking re-election in 2018. He has also endorsed his son, John Conyers III to run for his seat. "My legacy can't be compromised or diminished in any way by what we're going through now. This too shall pass," said Conyers on a local Michigan radio station Tuesday morning. He added, "I want you to know that my legacy will continue through my children. I have a great family here and especially in my oldest boy, John Conyers III who incidentally I endorsed to replace me in my seat in congress." The news comes after Conyers' great-nephew, 29-year old Michigan state Senator Ian Conyers, told CBS News' Jonathan Blakley he would be running for the elder Conyers' seat. According to a phone interview with the New York Times, the state senator was adamant that the elder Conyers was not resigning, but retiring instead. The 88-year-old Democrat is the longest-serving current House member. "His doctor advised him that the rigor of another campaign would be too much for him just in terms of his health," Ian Conyers told the Times. He added that he believed his great-uncle's constituents in Michigan would continue to support him and the rest of the family "as we continue to fight, as we have for lead up to a century." --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Antifar 12/05/17 10:54:54 AM #2: |
This isn't resigning, this is retiring at the end of his term.
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Were_Wyrm 12/05/17 10:57:19 AM #3: |
It's pretty scary when politics becomes the family business.
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Balrog0 12/05/17 10:58:37 AM #4: |
Antifar posted...
This isn't resigning, this is retiring at the end of his term. it's not actually 100% clear what he means from the reporting I can see. Some are saying it is good he will not finish out his term. The Atlantic says this: A request to a Conyers spokesperson asking if the congressman is retiring today or whether he plans to serve out the end of his term before retiring was not immediately answered. https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/12/john-conyers-sexual-harassment-allegations/547520/ --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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scar the 1 12/05/17 10:58:43 AM #5: |
Were_Wyrm posted...
It's pretty scary when politics becomes the family business. It's been that way pretty much since the country's birth though... --- Everything has an end, except for the sausage. It has two. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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iamintents 12/05/17 10:59:15 AM #6: |
Were_Wyrm posted...
It's pretty scary when politics becomes the family business. And hes a scumbag too Scumbag family --- ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Balrog0 12/05/17 11:48:09 AM #7: |
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Balrog0 12/05/17 11:50:25 AM #8: |
http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2010/12/the_fabulous_online_life_of_jo.html
https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/politics/rep-john-conyers-endorses-son-john-conyers-iii-to-replace-him-in-congress His term ends in 2018, but Conyers said his retirement is effective as of Tuesday. The Michigan governor must set forth a special election to fill the vacant seat. --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Balrog0 12/05/17 1:06:46 PM #9: |
it seems like it is a resignation
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Antifar 12/05/17 1:07:55 PM #10: |
Glad to hear it.
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