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Tommy_Carcetti Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-13-08 10:24 AM
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285. Your solution is meaningless
Voting people out of office isn't going to get our votes counted. Had these state officials actually voted to strip our delegates, then yes I would be angry and yes I would demanding to have then thrown out of office. But that wasn't their call--that was the DNC's call. And it was far from the only possible call by the DNC, but the DNC choose to do it anyways.

The DNC is the only party here that has the power to give effect to our votes, or deny such a right. They choose the latter, which is the most extreme and overbroad of all measures.

The right to vote, and the right to have one's vote counted and given proper effect, is the most important right of all in a democracy. Without that, all other rights are meaningless. So you'll excuse me when I ignore your call for me to "give up" or "get over it."
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