On May 31st the DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee will decide what to do with contested Florida and Michigan delegations. The draconian move of stripping all their delegates created a political nightmare for the Democratic party. If they had been smart they would have followed the Republican party's lead and only deducted half of their delegates.
It would be unfair to fully honor the results of the uncontested elections since no one was allowed to campaign, but it is impossible to have a new vote. A solution must be found using the results of the renegade primaries. I recommend instating the pledged delegations as they now stand but giving each delegate only half a vote. The DNC already uses half-vote delegates. (Delegates from American territories like American Samoa, Guam, and Puerto Rico only get half a vote.)
The voters in Florida and Michigan should not be punished, but the party officials who caused this nightmare should. In addition to instating the pledge delegates, the DNC should strip the states of all their superdelegates. It was the elected officials and party leaders in Florida and Michigan who violated the rules, and they should pay the price for it.
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The Rich Irony, Part 3: Bill Nelson is a Liar
Senator Bill Nelson is a Clinton supporter and a Florida superdelegate. He has been making the rounds on all the talk shows pushing for a Florida re-vote, so that the Florida delegation could be seated at the convention. (Note: I do believe the people of Michigan and Florida are entitled to primaries in accordance with DNC rules.) His justification for why Florida should be able to hold a re-vote is that in Florida they "believe in the principle of one man one vote."
The rich irony is that Bill Nelson wants the Florida delegation to be seated so that he can cast his superdelegate vote. Each superdelegate vote is now worth about the same as 9,500 regular people's votes. Maybe what Bill Nelson meant to say was that in Florida they believe "all animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others."
The rich irony is that Bill Nelson wants the Florida delegation to be seated so that he can cast his superdelegate vote. Each superdelegate vote is now worth about the same as 9,500 regular people's votes. Maybe what Bill Nelson meant to say was that in Florida they believe "all animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others."
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