POL Kevorkian Secures Signatures to Get on Michigan Ballot

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Kevorkian Secures Signatures to Get on Michigan Ballot
by Associated Press
Tuesday, July 8, 2008

PONTIAC, Mich. — Assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian has collected enough signatures to be on the November ballot as a congressional candidate in Michigan.

Joe Rozell, director of elections for Oakland County, says Kevorkian had about 3,200 valid signatures. Kevorkian needed to collect 3,000.

The 80-year-old in March announced plans to run as an independent for the 9th Congressional District seat held by Republican Joe Knollenberg. Democrat Gary Peters, a former state lottery commissioner, also is in the race.

Kevorkian, nicknamed “Dr. Death,” was released from prison last year after serving eight years for helping an Oakland County man with Lou Gehrig’s disease die in 1998.

I thought having a felony conviction record excluded you from holding office, I guess I was wrong.

Well, he shouldn't have a felony conviction. He should have a medal.

Double A---I'm sure exceptions will be made for Kevorkian. Apparently he's above the law, in some people's minds.

His medical license having been withdrawn by the state of Michigan, he was practicing medicine without a license (the argument on whether directly killing patients constitutes "practicing medicine" notwithstanding) and he was convicted by a jury of murder as Michigan did not at the time allow for "physician-assisted suicide".

In many people's view, he's not a martyr, he's a killer.

Ooooh. He's still around. Maybe I can use my coupon after all. Wife gave me one. "Good for one visit."

What Dennis said. That man had the guts and the compassion to do for CONSENTING PATIENTS what we can do for suffering pets.

David Nettleton said:

Ooooh. He's still around. Maybe I can use my coupon after all. Wife gave me one. "Good for one visit."

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Now that right there is pretty funny!