Comments on: Clintons Try To Gain Michigan And Florida Delegates? http://donklephant.com/2008/01/25/clintons-try-to-gain-michigan-and-florida-delegates/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Fri, 05 Sep 2008 04:43:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Sharon http://donklephant.com/2008/01/25/clintons-try-to-gain-michigan-and-florida-delegates/#comment-390930 Sharon Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:22:25 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2008/01/25/clintons-try-to-gain-michigan-and-florida-delegates/#comment-390930 Passage of Florida legislative bill HB 537 has caused 1.7 million voters to become disenfranchised. Unless the RNC & DNC policies are changed, this could happen to you some day; regardless of your state or party affiliation. The contents of this website will discuss this bill, what happened; and what you can do to try to reverse this situation and prevent it from recurring. Please help us reinstate the voting rights of Florida Democrats. How you can help: Pass this information on to others. Visit the website http://florida-delegates.com Read the Position Summary Section http://florida-delegates.com/pages/our-position.php Visit the What To Do Page and follow our action suggestions http://florida-delegates.com/pages/your-help/what-to-do.php If you have already signed a petition that combines the Michigan and Florida reinstatement effort, please sign this petition also. There are different arguments for each state and I believe they need to be argued independently. Please keep these facts in mind as you read the contents of this website: * The Florida Democratic primary election ballot had all democratic candidates listed. * Florida Dems have been disenfranchised, through no fault of their own * HB537 was written by a Florida Republican to change Florida's primary date. * A state legislature has interfered with it's constituents National voting rights. * The Florida Democratic Party did NOT change this date, the legislature did. * The Florida legislature has an overwhelming Republican majority. * The House of Representatives in Florida have 41 Democrats; 71 Republicans. * The Senate in Florida have 14 Democrats; 26 Republicans * The state of Florida has a Republican Governor. * The citizens of the state of Florida did NOT vote on this date change. * HB537 was passed in May 2007 & legislatively changed the Florida primary date. * This date was, and still is, unalterable by the Florida Democrats. Sharon Lane, http://florida-delegates.com Passage of Florida legislative bill HB 537 has caused 1.7 million voters to become disenfranchised. Unless the RNC & DNC policies are changed, this could happen to you some day; regardless of your state or party affiliation. The contents of this website will discuss this bill, what happened; and what you can do to try to reverse this situation and prevent it from recurring. Please help us reinstate the voting rights of Florida Democrats. How you can help:

Pass this information on to others.

Visit the website
http://florida-delegates.com

Read the Position Summary Section
http://florida-delegates.com/pages/our-position.php

Visit the What To Do Page and follow our action suggestions
http://florida-delegates.com/pages/your-help/what-to-do.php

If you have already signed a petition that combines the Michigan and Florida reinstatement effort, please sign this petition also. There are different arguments for each state and I believe they need to be argued independently.

Please keep these facts in mind as you read the contents of this website:
* The Florida Democratic primary election ballot had all democratic candidates listed.
* Florida Dems have been disenfranchised, through no fault of their own
* HB537 was written by a Florida Republican to change Florida’s primary date.
* A state legislature has interfered with it’s constituents National voting rights.
* The Florida Democratic Party did NOT change this date, the legislature did.
* The Florida legislature has an overwhelming Republican majority.
* The House of Representatives in Florida have 41 Democrats; 71 Republicans.
* The Senate in Florida have 14 Democrats; 26 Republicans
* The state of Florida has a Republican Governor.
* The citizens of the state of Florida did NOT vote on this date change.
* HB537 was passed in May 2007 & legislatively changed the Florida primary date.
* This date was, and still is, unalterable by the Florida Democrats.

Sharon Lane, http://florida-delegates.com

]]> By: Jammer http://donklephant.com/2008/01/25/clintons-try-to-gain-michigan-and-florida-delegates/#comment-389725 Jammer Sat, 26 Jan 2008 16:32:29 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2008/01/25/clintons-try-to-gain-michigan-and-florida-delegates/#comment-389725 I find the outrage on this issue misplaced and unseemly. She is trying to game the system? Oh my! What a terrible thing to do! She has been playing for Michigan and Florida delegates for a long time. She has clearly had a strategy to stay on the ballot and seek the seating of the delegates at the convention. This is within the rules and allowed (the vote of delegates as to the seating of MI and FL delegates). No one was required to remove their names from those ballots and only a stupid idiot would have done so. If she succeeds in seating those delegates good for her. At least someone knows how to play this game. Of all of the criticisms of HRC i have heard, this is surely the weakest by people who did not know how to game the system, and probably wouldnt have a clue how to do that if elected. I find the outrage on this issue misplaced and unseemly. She is trying to game the system? Oh my! What a terrible thing to do! She has been playing for Michigan and Florida delegates for a long time. She has clearly had a strategy to stay on the ballot and seek the seating of the delegates at the convention. This is within the rules and allowed (the vote of delegates as to the seating of MI and FL delegates). No one was required to remove their names from those ballots and only a stupid idiot would have done so. If she succeeds in seating those delegates good for her. At least someone knows how to play this game. Of all of the criticisms of HRC i have heard, this is surely the weakest by people who did not know how to game the system, and probably wouldnt have a clue how to do that if elected.

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