How is Chairman of the DEM Party chosen, and what can we do

[mitchtv]

to put Howard Dean in that Chair?

[Carolab]

1. Good question

one that I have asked before. I believe that it is a committee decision. They need to be lobbied, I suppose.

Here is something interesting I just stumbled upon:

At the request of the Democratic National Committee, the U.S. Supreme Court on March 27 let stand a lower court ruling gutting the Voting Rights Act of 1965, affirming that the DNC is not subject to the Act, but can function as a ``private club.'' The case was brought by Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr. and voters from Virginia, Louisiana, Texas, and Arizona in 1996, after Donald Fowler, then DNC chairman, ordered state Democratic parties to ``disregard'' votes cast for LaRouche in the Presidential primaries and caucuses, without first obtaining pre-clearance by the U.S. Department of Justice, as required by the Voting Rights Act.

In its ruling, the Supreme Court ignored the following amicus curiae (friend of the court) brief filed by former Congressman James Mann on behalf of more than 60 prominent Democratic Party officials and prominent members, who urged the court to back LaRouche's position.

For more information on the case, see ``LaRouche Takes Voting Rights Case to U.S. Supreme Court,'' EIR, Feb. 18, 2000, and Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr., ``U.S.A. v. Lyndon LaRouche: He's a Bad Guy, But We Can't Say Why,'' EIR, March 10, 2000.

http://members.tripod.com/~american_almanac/amicus.htm

[itzamirakul]

2. Start by signing this petition for Dean

www.petitionspot.com/petitions/deanfordnc

[mitchtv]

3. Done

and sent it on

[saracat]

4. But Dean has indicated he doesn't want it!

And usually the choice is left to the titular head of the Party. Clinton chose McAuliffe. I think Kerry might be able to chose someone now, But it could still be Clinton depends.I think the committee is just for show. Lobbying won't get you anywhere.

[itzamirakul]

5. Lobbying works if they stop getting money!

You mean that someone could be forced down our throats and we will be forced to support that person with financial donations? I don't think so!

Besides another story on DU said that Dean is considering it. At any rate, this lets the Party know that they don't have a damn thing but a name without us and so they had better start listening to us.

[sherilocks]

6. Clinton supported McAuliffe

in a race between McAuliffe and, I can't remember his name, but he was an African-American from Georgia. The DNC voted McAuliffe in. I think the voting starts at the state level.