DNC Rejects Amendments to Eliminate Superdelegates, locking Sanders Delegates Out of the Room

Sanders delegates are locked out of the room at the convention? Jeez

Amendment to eliminate Superdelegates

DNC Committee Rejects Amendments to Eliminate Superdelegates After Locking Sanders Delegates Out of the Room

DNC chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz also appointed 25 members of the Rules Committee who are able to vote on each proposal.

DNC kicks out most reporters at start of rules committee; they had not previously said that any part would be closed press.— daveweigel (@daveweigel) July 23, 2016


HECKLER: Listen to your voters!BARNEY FRANK: What?HECKLER: Listen to your voters!FRANK: Oh, I'm sorry, I wasn't listening to you.— daveweigel (@daveweigel) July 23, 2016


DNC rules committee has now voted:- NO to eliminating superdelegates- NO to reducing their power by 90%Bad start, #DNC. See you Monday.— Democracy Spring (@DemSpring) July 23, 2016


Why are they being forcibly removed?

BREAKING: Our outside group has been forcibly removed from the DNC! Registered and had delegates #DemsInPhilly pic.twitter.com/Tbwvp0JAn3— People For Bernie (@People4Bernie) July 23, 2016

Reporters got locked out too?

Nervous and jealous bunch those Democrat officials are.

The GOP isn't the only party dying.

a reply to: Gumerk

At least they had enough votes to have a floor vote though!

And Hillary's DNC rams another fat one up Bernie's backside.

The meeting of 187 rules committee members took place inside a small room at Philadelphia’s Wells Fargo Center that was apparently at capacity from the start, meaning that even leading national political reporters like the Washington Post’s David Weigel couldn’t get in.

So much for FREEDOM of the press.

originally posted by: MotherMayEye
a reply to: Gumerk

At least they had enough votes to have a floor vote though!

That's what the Republican delegates thought too. It was already on the TelePrompter in Cleveland to say "the yeas have it", it was seen on the floor.

total disgrace

this has been a bad year for 'merica

Pathetic.

There's no reason for Bernie to endorse a criminal, especially after this parade.

And to think that some members actually expect something good from Democratic party, while bashing on GOP. Well, at least during RNC people were allowed to speak their mind, and oppose Trump, while the same won't be allowed at DNC.

Pathetic. And I expect a warning because I insulted Democratic party

a reply to: Gumerk

I don't get it. Isn't it a crime or something to tamper with elections???

How is this allowed exactly???

Although I guess they locked Ron Paul out of the debates too so maybe nothing is illegal in politics anymore.

We should just give them all swords and put them in a room together and whoever makes it out alive wins.

originally posted by: Gumerk
Sanders delegates are locked out of the room at the convention? Jeez

Amendment to eliminate Superdelegates

DNC Committee Rejects Amendments to Eliminate Superdelegates After Locking Sanders Delegates Out of the Room

DNC chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz also appointed 25 members of the Rules Committee who are able to vote on each proposal.

DNC kicks out most reporters at start of rules committee; they had not previously said that any part would be closed press.— daveweigel (@daveweigel) July 23, 2016


DNC rules committee has now voted:- NO to eliminating superdelegates- NO to reducing their power by 90%Bad start, #DNC. See you Monday.— Democracy Spring (@DemSpring) July 23, 2016


Why are they being forcibly removed?

BREAKING: Our outside group has been forcibly removed from the DNC! Registered and had delegates #DemsInPhilly pic.twitter.com/Tbwvp0JAn3— People For Bernie (@People4Bernie) July 23, 2016

Because Hillary was predestined to be the candidate from the beginning. Bernie had no chance. What fine choices we have for this election; the lying Queen of Mean vs. the hip-shooting Master of Bloviation. He of Reality TV meets she who lives in her own reality. I wanted no Clinton or Bush to select from. I never thought that the Donald would make it this far. Can we have a do-over and get rid of both of these losers? Maybe Biden-Warren vs. Kasich-Rubio.

I see many angry Bernie supporters either not voting or spite voting for Trump because of the treachery of the DNC and Wasserman-Schulz.

a reply to: mOjOm

There wasn't a criminal intention behind it.

That's my only guess. And I am not even joking

originally posted by: Nikola014
a reply to: mOjOm

There wasn't a criminal intention behind it.

That's my only guess. And I am not even joking

Shouldn't locking delegates out of a vote be illegal though??

If so then there is criminal intent isn't there??

The intent to falsify a vote by locking out certain members from their lawful right to cast their vote???

Do it Bernie!
You know what to do!
Do it!
You only live once, come on man

a reply to: mOjOm

Hey, I agree with you, but the FBI director wouldn't.

Wasserman was simply extremely careless...

originally posted by: mOjOm
a reply to: Gumerk

I don't get it. Isn't it a crime or something to tamper with elections???

How is this allowed exactly???

Although I guess they locked Ron Paul out of the debates too so maybe nothing is illegal in politics anymore.

We should just give them all swords and put them in a room together and whoever makes it out alive wins.

This isn't an election. It is a political party choosing a candidate making up rules as they go along. They could make up a rule that said anyone named Hillary would be the candidate. If all agreed [read if the committee were stacked, 'all' would agree] then that is what would happen.

originally posted by: Nikola014
a reply to: mOjOm

Hey, I agree with you, but the FBI director wouldn't.

Wasserman was simply extremely careless...

I'm fine with that even. I'm sure incompetence is still a valid reason for her dismissal and to hold another vote. Her dismissal at the very least.

This is why this stuff happens in the first place. Because people are allowed to be corrupt and plead that it was a mistake, or an error and just say sorry. But last time I checked people all over the world get fired or removed from important positions for making mistakes in their job. So why not politics??? Incompetence might explain it but it doesn't excuse it.

Fire the b*tch.

originally posted by: mOjOm

originally posted by: Nikola014
a reply to: mOjOm

There wasn't a criminal intention behind it.

That's my only guess. And I am not even joking

Shouldn't locking delegates out of a vote be illegal though??

If so then there is criminal intent isn't there??

The intent to falsify a vote by locking out certain members from their lawful right to cast their vote???

No, this vote was for members of the Rules & Bylaws Committee. Bernie delegates were removed for *ahem* lack of space, although I am sure their chanting "One person, One vote!" had something to do with it.

The delegates will get to vote on the proposed amendment on the floor of the convention.

a reply to: Gumerk

So the rules committee chose a room with a small occupancy limit...stuffed it with Hillary supporters and locked the majority of Bernie delegates and press out...for safety reasons. Brilliant.

a reply to: pteridine

Yeah I know. That's what I'm asking. So there are no laws over the conduct of how this part of it is run???

They can literally just do anything like lock out delegates and cheat within this part of the process and it's perfectly legal??