Posted on 06/16/2012 4:30:24 AM PDT by Jet Jaguar
South Carolina Democratic leaders are trying to decide whether to support a convicted felon running for Congress as a Democrat.
Bryan Lamont "Ryan B" Doyle of Aiken won this week's Democratic primary the state's 3rd Congressional district, which stretches along the state's western edge.
Federal court records show the 37-year-old Doyle was convicted in 2003 on six felony counts related to Medicare fraud and making false statements, resulting in a 30-month prison sentence. Doyle claims he was framed after his signature was forged.
South Carolina law prohibits convicted felons from serving in state office. But there is no law barring felons from seeking federal office.
State Democratic Party chairman Dick Harpootlian said Doyle's criminal record doesn't necessarily disqualify him for Washington, where fraud is a way of life.
If felons were band from fed. office, there would be no federal officials.
If felons were banded from fed. office, there would be no federal officials.
He did his time for his crime! I believe that he should be able to run for Congress. THAT said, I will not support him.
Elect a felon? Now THERE’s a time-saving measure, for sure. Otherwise we’d have to wait until he’s been in office for a while before we realize that he’s a crook.
No law because the crooks in Congress make the laws!
Well then, Lyndon LaRouche got it backwards! He gets convicted of tax fraud and then runs for the presidency.
He couldn’t serve if elected but he can solicit funds and get matching funds.
That old crook has made many millions from the process! Worse, the courts stopped the Federal Election Commission from doing anything about it!
One needs to go to “You Tube “ and do a search on this guy.
One needs to go to “You Tube “ and do a search on this guy.
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