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Offline lastparker

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Conyers quits in wake of guilty plea
« on: June 29, 2009, 01:46:02 PM »
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demmiblue  (967 posts)      Mon Jun-29-09 01:52 PM
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Conyers quits in wake of guilty plea
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Source: Detroit Free Press

By ZACHARY GORCHOW and NAOMI R. PATTON • FREE PRESS STAFF WRITERS • June 29, 2009

Updated at 1:10 p.m.



Convicted Detroit City Council President Pro Tem Monica Conyers has resigned effective July 6.


A member of Conyers’ staff handed the two-sentence resignation letter at 11:52 a.m. to Deputy City Clerk Vivian Hudson in the Clerk’s Office on the second floor of the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center.

Conyers’ resignation comes after her Friday guilty plea in U.S. District Court to a felony charge of accepting a bribe in exchange for a yes vote on the $1.2 billion Synagro Technologies sewage sludge recycling contract and other unspecified actions while a member of one of the city’s pension boards. It also ends perhaps the most turbulent tenure for a council member in memory.


Read more: http://www.freep.com/article/20090629/NEWS01/90629033/C...

 
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vadawg  (1000+ posts)      Mon Jun-29-09 01:58 PM
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1. big surprise another crooked politician, they all need to be fired and we need to start again
   
 
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 emilyg  (1000+ posts)      Mon Jun-29-09 02:07 PM
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5. I would love that. Start fresh.
   
 
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 Adsos Letter  (1000+ posts)      Mon Jun-29-09 01:59 PM
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2. I have wondered 
 if this wasn't tied in somehow to Congressman Conyer's lack of real action in going after Bushco.
  :whatever:
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 Kolesar  (1000+ posts)        Mon Jun-29-09 02:06 PM
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4. Monica Conyers has resigned...eom
   
 
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 Demeter  (1000+ posts)        Mon Jun-29-09 02:09 PM
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6. How Can He Hold On Now?
 Maybe he'll be retiring in next election cycle?
 
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 tomm2thumbs (1000+ posts)      Mon Jun-29-09 02:05 PM
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3. let's start a 'crooks and liars' party - we have lots of potential members to put in it
 
 
 
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Re: Conyers quits in wake of guilty plea
« Reply #1 on: June 29, 2009, 02:18:34 PM »
Assuming she gets off with probation or some other hometown-referee pranks keep her out of doing any actual time, I expect her next stop will be on either the Congressional payroll as a staffer for him or a paid position on his re-election committee/PAC.
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Re: Conyers quits in wake of guilty plea
« Reply #2 on: June 29, 2009, 02:53:01 PM »
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 Adsos Letter  (1000+ posts)      Mon Jun-29-09 01:59 PM
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2. I have wondered 
 if this wasn't tied in somehow to Congressman Conyer's lack of real action in going after Bushco.

No, but there is a good chance that this has something to do with Conyers backing down on probing ACORN. Effing DUmmie came close to realizing who the real thugs are in Washington.
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Re: Conyers quits in wake of guilty plea
« Reply #3 on: June 29, 2009, 02:54:18 PM »
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 Adsos Letter  (1000+ posts)      Mon Jun-29-09 01:59 PM
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2. I have wondered 
 if this wasn't tied in somehow to Congressman Conyer's lack of real action in going after Bushco.

I actually thought it might be more in line with why "The Powers That Be" stopped him from going after ACORN aka Community Organizers International.....
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Re: Conyers quits in wake of guilty plea
« Reply #4 on: June 29, 2009, 04:47:27 PM »
Let's play guess the criminal's political party affiliation game?
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Re: Conyers quits in wake of guilty plea
« Reply #5 on: June 29, 2009, 04:49:15 PM »
Quote from: jukin on June 29, 2009, 04:47:27 PM
Let's play guess the criminal's political party affiliation game?

You're gonna be really hard pressed to find anybody in power office in Detroit that isn't a Dem.

Of course, I know your question was rhetorical, but I couldn't help responding.  :-)
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Re: Conyers quits in wake of guilty plea
« Reply #6 on: June 29, 2009, 05:00:02 PM »
Quote from: DumbAss Tanker on June 29, 2009, 02:18:34 PM
Assuming she gets off with probation or some other hometown-referee pranks keep her out of doing any actual time, I expect her next stop will be on either the Congressional payroll as a staffer for him or a paid position on his re-election committee/PAC.

Naw, Jessie will find a position for another crooked, convicted politician.
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