Hartland Reacts to Levin's Decision to Not Seek Re-Election
So far, Hartland Patch readers agree with U.S. Sen. Carl Levin's decision not to run for re-election.
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U.S. Sen. Carl Levin, who has been in office for more than 30 years, announced he won't be running for re-election in 2014 on Thursday.
On the Hartland Patch Facebook page, many Patch readers said they were happy with the decision, many agreeing that is was the right time for the long-time senator to leave office.
"Good," Patch reader Dennis Weber wrote. "He should have retired long ago."
"Hooray," Patch reader Rick Rembor wrote. "Best news in long time, it's about time."
Levin, 78, released at statement Thursday afternoon stating “I can best serve my state and my nation by concentrating in the next two years on the challenging issues before us … in other words, by doing my job without the "distraction of campaigning for re-election," according to the Detroit Free Press.
Levin first won a senate seat in 1978 and is the longest-serving senator in Michigan history, according to Click on Detroit.
What do you think about Sen. Levin's decision to not seek re-election? Tell us in comments.
Tom Tyson
7:38 am on Wednesday, March 13, 2013
If the 17th amendment was repealed we would not have had Levin and his co spender Debbie S..The framers of the Constitution, however, did not intend senators to be elected in this way, and included in Article I, section 3, "The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each state, chosen by the legislature thereof for six Years; and each Senator shall have one Vote." The senatos would be apointed by the majority in the legeslator in Lansing, not the popular vote of the major Democrat strongholds of Detroit, Flint and Saginaw. That is why these people never leave office
Angela
8:17 pm on Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Ye, but sadly that will never happen. The left would demagogue it to death with cries of "they're taking away our rights."
I'm hoping Kwame will run....
tom knapp
8:05 am on Friday, April 5, 2013
Detroit city council,Debby s.& the Levin's lead Detroit & Michigan to the place they are in,like wimpy's. (I will gladly pay you tomorrow for a hamburger today) tomorrow is here and the Lies are comming to light.
Dave Bing & Gov Snyder are the leaders that will guide Detroit & Michigan on a real path, you can't replace 600,000 lost manufacturing jobs with service ones.When you elect a person that never ran a manufacturing job ,good chance all you get is verbal service.