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questionseverything

(9,657 posts) Mon Nov 27, 2017, 04:34 PM Nov 2017

about rep Conyers

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/21/us/politics/conyers-sexual-harassment-democrats-pelosi.html

He has already handed over much of the day-to-day committee work to staff aides and other Democratic members in recent years, and has often appeared disoriented. In at least two separate occasions — once at a United Automobile Workers event in Michigan and once at a meeting of top Democrats on Capitol Hill — Mr. Conyers showed up wearing pajamas, according to two people familiar with the incidents.

A spokeswoman for Mr. Conyers said she had “no knowledge this ever occurred.”

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if the pj thing is true, rep Conyers has a responsibility to groom his successor for that representative seat like NOW

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or...he could leave the choice to the voters in his District. brooklynite Nov 2017 #1

so you as our self appointed insider can't deny the pj thing? questionseverything Nov 2017 #3

No, I mean he shouldn't "groom a successor" brooklynite Nov 2017 #5

conyers ideas and principals are worth carrying on questionseverything Nov 2017 #8

And yet, it took a sexual harassment scandal to get him to relinquish his chair on Judiciary BeyondGeography Nov 2017 #2

He is in a very safe district MichMan Nov 2017 #4

Agreed. I'm beginning to support term limits. Half a century is a bit much. Vinca Nov 2017 #6

There are already term limitations: they're called elections. marble falls Nov 2017 #9

my point is not about keeping that seat questionseverything Nov 2017 #7

brooklynite

(94,666 posts)

1. or...he could leave the choice to the voters in his District.

Reply to questionseverything (Original post)

Mon Nov 27, 2017, 04:35 PM

Nov 2017

questionseverything

(9,657 posts)

3. so you as our self appointed insider can't deny the pj thing?

Reply to brooklynite (Reply #1)

Mon Nov 27, 2017, 04:42 PM

Nov 2017

I honestly don't know

but if it's true, we democrats can not be promoting pols with dementia

seems like this should be something we could all agree on

brooklynite

(94,666 posts)

5. No, I mean he shouldn't "groom a successor"

Reply to questionseverything (Reply #3)

Mon Nov 27, 2017, 04:48 PM

Nov 2017

He should leave the choice of a replacement to an open Primary.

questionseverything

(9,657 posts)

8. conyers ideas and principals are worth carrying on

Reply to brooklynite (Reply #5)

Mon Nov 27, 2017, 04:59 PM

Nov 2017

there would be nothing wrong with him " grooming" someone he felt could carry on his legacy

but of course every election should be open ,honest, and transparent

BeyondGeography

(39,377 posts)

2. And yet, it took a sexual harassment scandal to get him to relinquish his chair on Judiciary

Reply to questionseverything (Original post)

Mon Nov 27, 2017, 04:41 PM

Nov 2017

This is how our seniority rules (or lack thereof) suck. If committee chairs were term limited (yes, like the Republicans do, and that happens to be one thing they do right as a Party) we wouldn’t have this problem.

MichMan

(11,951 posts)

4. He is in a very safe district

Reply to questionseverything (Original post)

Mon Nov 27, 2017, 04:47 PM

Nov 2017

He is in a very safe district that the Dem always wins handily. Based on past election results however, I would not be surprised if he would be re elected.

IMO, he should have retired a couple terms ago.