Clear your calendars
In case you had plans Dec. 5, cancel 'em: That's the date U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle has set for the first hearing in the case of the jilted Democrats, the lawsuit that U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson and Rep. Alcee Hastings have filed against the DNC and Howard Dean for denying Florida's delegates to the national convention.
The Democratic National Committee punished Florida after the state moved its presidential primary to Jan. 29, a week earlier than DNC rules allow. Hastings and Nelson argued that not counting Florida's primary vote illegally disenfranches 4.2-million Florida Democrats. The DNC says it can do what it wants.
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Clear our calendars for what? For seeing the case get dismissed? The national parties do have a right to do whatever they want.
Posted by: | November 01, 2007 at 04:13 PM
The democrat primary is a farce. Hilary is going to get the nomination no matter how many stupid answers she gives to debate questions or regardless of what she says about anything. No one who is going to vote for her cares one wit about anything shes between now and the election. Which of course is ultimately why she will lose the general election.
Posted by: Charlie Brown | November 01, 2007 at 10:18 PM
Hastings should try to buy off the judge. Worked for him.
Posted by: RJM | November 02, 2007 at 08:16 AM
DEMOCRATS = PARTY OF DISENFRANCHISEMENT
They will even disenfranchise their own members.
Posted by: | November 02, 2007 at 02:52 PM