Democrats Set Rules for Meeting on Florida, Michigan Delegations

[babylonsister]

Democrats Set Rules for Meeting on Florida, Michigan Delegations

June Kronholz writes about the presidential campaign.


The Democratic Party released rules for the May 31 meeting that will decide how the Florida and Michigan delegations are seated at this summer’s national convention. Like everything else about the dispute, it looks like the meeting will go on and on.

The party’s rules committee stripped Florida and Michigan of their convention seats as punishment for holding their primaries too early in the election season. The party had hoped that a clear nominee would emerge, scrap the penalty and welcome the two vote-rich states back to the convention.

That hasn’t happened, of course. So challengers in both states have appealed the punishment, and with only three primaries and 86 delegate votes to go, the party has scheduled a rules committee meeting to resolve the long dispute.

The party said in a press release Wednesday that it would devote the morning to oral arguments and the afternoon to “consideration and debate.” What it didn’t say was how long things could go on.

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http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2008/05/21/democrats-set-rules-for-meeting-on-florida-michigan-delegations/?mod=WSJBlog

[monmouth]

1. If it's up to Wasserman-Schultz it will go on for days. She does not

know the meaning of the word "compomise." All or nothing at all. Can't wait to get her out...

[babylonsister]

2. Just heard her on Hardball. SO annoying, and rude to boot. nt

[DB1]

3. Thanks for the post. K/R

[snapdragon]

4. can you say: disenfranchisement?

I can see why they would want to move their primaries up...because, otherwise they are left with slim pickings by the time they get their chance to vote.