PILOT SPIN

Spin Zone => Spin Zone => Topic started by: President in Exile YOLT on December 05, 2017, 04:37:16 PM

Title: Conyers
Post by: President in Exile YOLT on December 05, 2017, 04:37:16 PM
https://www.thedailybeast.com/john-conyers-im-retiring-as-of-today

What the hell? I didn't realize we had hereditary succession in this country. Why isn't there a written procedure for who gets a vacated seat midterm?
Title: Re: Conyers
Post by: Lucifer on December 05, 2017, 04:46:30 PM
https://www.thedailybeast.com/john-conyers-im-retiring-as-of-today

What the hell? I didn't realize we had hereditary succession in this country. Why isn't there a written procedure for who gets a vacated seat midterm?

Gotta keep the corruption in the family.  Lots of money to be made in congress.
Title: Re: Conyers
Post by: Number7 on December 05, 2017, 08:09:51 PM
See ya', Johnny - boy...

Less than one week after assuring everyone he would never give up his office, he is out.

Good riddance to another deep state, corrupt, pig.
Title: Re: Conyers
Post by: LevelWing on December 06, 2017, 12:08:29 AM
If Franken is forced out then the Democrats will try and claim the moral high ground and say they're cleaning up their messes, why aren't the Republicans? (In reference to Roy Moore)
Title: Re: Conyers
Post by: bflynn on December 06, 2017, 06:46:08 AM
As a member of the House, the Constitution dictates that he can only be replaced by an election.  I viewed naming his son as an endorsement, not as him naming a successor. 
Title: Re: Conyers
Post by: EppyGA - White Christian Domestic Terrorist on December 06, 2017, 07:09:04 AM
As a member of the House, the Constitution dictates that he can only be replaced by an election.  I viewed naming his son as an endorsement, not as him naming a successor.


How does MI replace a Representative that has stepped down?
Title: Re: Conyers
Post by: bflynn on December 08, 2017, 11:00:15 AM

How does MI replace a Representative that has stepped down?

The governor sets a date for a special election.  The election is held and the winner takes over the rest of the term, in this case, a little over a year.

There might be someplace that does it different, but I believe that is the way it's done everywhere to replace a house member.
Title: Re: Conyers
Post by: EppyGA - White Christian Domestic Terrorist on December 08, 2017, 12:04:10 PM
Doesn't his son have some things in his past that might come out?
Title: Re: Conyers
Post by: nddons on December 08, 2017, 12:22:48 PM
Doesn't his son have some things in his past that might come out?
Stabbing a woman?  That’s a resume enhancer for the democrats.