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mystery-ak:
Formerly convicted ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich sues for right to seek elected office again
by Mike Brest, Defense Reporter |
 | August 03, 2021 08:14 AM

Former Illinois governor and felon Rod Blagojevich filed a lawsuit against the state, demanding that his right to run for elected office get reinstated.

Blagojevich, who served eight years of a fourteen-year prison sentence that was commuted by former President Donald Trump in Feb. 2020, despite consternation from some Republicans, lost the chance to run again following a 2009 vote by the Illinois Legislature, which occurred a year after his arrest.

“I’m back from the dead. And it’s good to be alive again,” he told reporters on Monday outside a Chicago federal courthouse. “It’s about the people’s right to choose their own leaders.”

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https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/blagojevich-sues-illinois-right-office-elected-convicted

Wingnut:
Rod is the perfect IL politician.... a convict.

mystery-ak:

--- Quote from: Wingnut on August 03, 2021, 01:40:11 pm ---Rod is the perfect IL politician.... a convict.

--- End quote ---

Yep.... :silly:

mountaineer:
He may have learned some things during his period of disgrace. It's possible he's even become a conservative.
His new twitter account is at https://twitter.com/realBlagojevich

dfwgator:
"Vote for the crook, It's Important!"

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