Prisoner power II

My previous blog noted that inmates in Vermont and Maine can vote. Michigan might do them one better; it has a congressional candidate in prison.

I didn’t say one who belongs in prison (as many of them do). I said one who is already there.

The inmate/candidate is Edward Pinkney, who’s also a reverend, by the way. And I guess he doesn’t have much chance of winning Michigan’s 6th Congressional District since he’s only the candidate of the Green Party, not a Dem or Repub.

Still, it’s not your average race.

Pinkney first got five years probation for voter fraud — paying people to vote absentee and improperly handling absentee ballots. Then the dumb-ass violated that probation by threatening a judge. That got him 10 years inside.

On top of everything, his prison isn’t even in the district he wants to represent.

Geez, you’d think that even the Greens could find a better candidate. This clown makes Ralph Nader look statesmanlike.