The Patriot Post® · Conyers Avoids Playing by Rules

It appeared that Michigan Rep. John Conyers, who has been a member of Congress for nearly five decades, would not be winning another term after failing to garner enough signatures for the Democrat primary. But a federal judge on Friday made sure that was not the case. “Conyers lost his appeal to get on the August primary ballot after state officials found problems with his nominating petitions,” reports Fox News. “But hours later, Detroit federal Judge Matthew Leitman issued an injunction ordering that Conyers’ name be placed on the ballot. Conyers needed 1,000 petition signatures to get a spot in the Democratic primary. But many petitions were thrown out because the people who gathered names weren’t registered voters or listed a wrong registration address. That left him more than 400 short.” However, “Leitman said the free speech rights of Conyers and the circulators were harmed, an argument pressed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan.” We’d note that Leitman was confirmed after Harry Reid dropped the “nuclear option” ending filibusters. Rules don’t apply if you’re a Democrat.