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penalty enough. Furthermore, if they have a re-vote they won't have officially broken any rule, per se. They just had a meaningless (and dmaned expensive) beauty contest poll before they had their sanctioned vote.
Not seating a delegation that, by the letter of the rules, never (officially) voted isn't disenfranchisement. What you are proposing is.
Democrat/Democrat 2008
by Demosthenes112358 on Mon Mar 10, 2008 at 04:04:26 PM PDT
and it's not disenfranchisement? Odd definition you're working with.
We've been screwed, and I don't see any possible way out. I accept that. Not happy about it, not by a long shot. But I accept it. But don't tell me I haven't been disenfranchised.
I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy.
by beemerr90s on Mon Mar 10, 2008 at 04:10:37 PM PDT
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anytime they feel like it.
by Demosthenes112358 on Mon Mar 10, 2008 at 04:13:15 PM PDT
FL & MI haven't been disenfranchised, yet. They should do the revote and, frankly, the DNC should foot the bill. If they do that before the convention you won't be disenfranchised. If they don't, your state party will have disenfranchised you by violating DNC rules. And please don't make me dig up the link that shows that they didn't have to go with the GOP Senate established date.
The fact of the matter is that there are rules for exercising a franchise. Take the GE as an example. We get to vote on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. We don't get to vote on November 1st and have it count. This is essentially what FL & MI did. We hvae rules to facilitate the annoyingly complex process of nominating and electing officials. And those rules are not to be broken under any circumstances.
by Demosthenes112358 on Mon Mar 10, 2008 at 04:23:53 PM PDT
I am certainly working under the assumption that there will be no revote. I see the chances as near-zero. There is very little time left, the parties involved are very unlikely to come to agreement, and there are serious logistical problems.
by beemerr90s on Mon Mar 10, 2008 at 04:36:51 PM PDT
by Demosthenes112358 on Mon Mar 10, 2008 at 05:13:25 PM PDT
wide narrow
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