Some Michigan groups have examined the Cornel West independent petition and they say some of the signatures appear to be forged. See this story. The requirement is 12,000 and West submitted over 27,000.
Some Michigan groups have examined the Cornel West independent petition and they say some of the signatures appear to be forged. See this story. The requirement is 12,000 and West submitted over 27,000.
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HOW SOON BEFORE HACKS CHANGE FROM YES TO NO —
ON ALL SORTS OF STUFF
IE — HAVE NOOOO PRINCIPLES — EXCEPT TO STAY IN POWER.
How much did those 27,000 signatures cost them? Might it not have been better for both the state and the candidates if that money had been used as a filing fee for ballot access?
Or, if the candidates made up for invalid signatures with a compensatory fee for each invalid signature up to the 12,000 required signatures?
Is it not clear that the whole petitioning game has become a racket to selectively exclude some candidates, and not others?