Reply #9: Here's the TRUTH -- not vainglorious opinion -- about the Florida Dem Primary. [View All]

[Rageneau]

The whole thing is discussed in exhausting detail at this site. The info there shows that -- for the most part -- the decision to move the primary up (which violated DNC rules) was made by the Republicans who control Florida's legislature. When the Dems tried to change it back, the Pugs attached that request to a bill requiring paper ballots -- an issue Dems couldn't vote against.

Read for yourself before offering any opinion about whether Florida's primary votes ought to count.

http://www.makeitcountflorida.com/page/content/makeitcount-faqs/

Some excerpts from the above..

Why didn’t the Florida Democratic Party follow the Rules?
Florida’s Primary date, as determined by state law, violates one part of the Rules because it comes before February 5, 2008. The DNC only allows Iowa, Nevada, New Hampshire and South Carolina to go before February 5, but Florida law set ours for January 29. The DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee (RBC) is the only body that can grant final approval of the Delegate Selection Plan, but the Credentials Committee of the Democratic National Convention, which will be formed next year, decides who actually attends the Convention.

The DNC says that Florida could have applied to hold an early primary when it was developing the calendar, but didn’t. Why not?
In Florida, the Legislature is controlled by Republicans. Democrats must prioritize what they work on to achieve the best they can for Floridians. An early primary was never a priority for Democrats, who remain far more concerned with issues such as insurance reform, increased healthcare for children, and improving our schools.

The Rules say you had to try to stop the primary move, but Democrats voted for the law. What gives?
Initially, before a specific date had been decided upon by the Republicans, some Democrats did actively support the idea of moving earlier in the calendar year. That changed when Speaker Rubio announced he wanted to break the Rules of the Democratic and Republican National Committees. Following this announcement, DNC and Florida Democratic Party staff talked about the possibility that our primary date would move up in violation of Rule 11.A.