|
1) The DNC Rules state that pledged delegates elected by Florida and Michigan voters must be excluded because those states scheduled primaries before February 5, 2008.
FALSE: The DNC Delegate Selection Rules explicitly give the Rules and Bylaws Committee and the Credentials Committee ultimate jurisdiction over delegate selection. These committees, each in their independent capacities, can seat the delegates from Michigan and Florida at their discretion.
Yes, and the RBCCC ruled that the FL & MI delegations would lose 100% of their delegates, didn't they?
2) The mandatory penalty for a state holding a primary before February 5, 2008 is exclusion of that state’s delegates from the Democratic National Convention.
FALSE: The mandatory penalty is exclusion of one half of the offending state’s pledged and alternate delegates. Unless otherwise provided, the other half of that state’s pledged and alternate delegates will be seated at the convention.
Yes, unless otherwise provided, the mandatory penalty is the exclusion of 1/2 of a state's delegates. It was "otherwise provided" months ago, when, in an attempt to maintain the calendar, the DNC was clear about losing 100% of the delegates if FL & MI leapfrogged.
|
Printer-friendly format
Email this thread to a friend
Bookmark this thread
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
