Breaking - A judge has ruled that the Democratic National Committee has the right to determine...

[madinmaryland]

A judge has ruled that the Democratic National Committee has the right to determine whether to seat Florida delegates.

No link yet up on CNN.com

[SharonRB]

1. That's how I expected them to rule

I heard the plaintiff will take it all the way to the SCOTUS if necessary. I wonder if they'll agree to hear it.

[still_one]

10. They should have never taken Gore V bush, but they did /nt

[SharonRB]

19. Exactly

That's what I'm afraid of.

[Cha]

25. Oh they had that

baby planned.

[TheDoorbellRang]

2. Thank goodness

Was this the DiMaio lawsuit that madfloridian was talking about yesterday?

[KSinTX]

6. Good question - there are two lawsuits

Which one was this?

[madinmaryland]

9. No link up on CNN or the other majors yet.

:shrug:

[KSinTX]

21. It's there now - it was the white disenfranchisement suit

the other one had already been thrown out.

CNN

http://www.tbo.com/news/metro/MGBXM6ENF7F.html

[madinmaryland]

22. Thanks, I went out to lunch,

and saw it on CNN-TV.

:hi:

[KSinTX]

23. Yum, hope you got some for me too! LOL

:hi: back atcha!

[madinmaryland]

24. Warmed up some pipettes from dinner the other night!

[BlooInBloo]

3. A required Freedom Of Assembly ruling?

[KSinTX]

4. Was there any doubt?

I mean really, how many different courts have to say this ad nauseum?

[Tesha]

7. As many as one can afford to file in. :-( (NT)

[Renew Deal]

5. Of course they have

And they have over and over and over again. It's up to parties to decide how to organize.

[demokatgurrl]

8. Of course they have the right to make such rules

but nevertheless, the enforcement was wrong and will backfire. It could cost the Democratic party the General Election.
Why does no one see that? Why is the DNC so revered for their error?

:banghead:

[SemiCharmedQuark]

11. The RNC took away 50% of the MI and FL delegates.

Why are FL and MI natives not railing against the RNC?

[demokatgurrl]

27. They had no primary challenge. Why bother? n/t

[Cha]

29. Because the dinos are instigating

railing against Dean and the DNC.

[JackORoses]

13. why is Hillary so revered for her shitty Campaign?

[demokatgurrl]

26. She is not revered, at least not by me.

She did run a shitty campaign. It just adds on to the many snafus in this campaign.
We are fucked. She certainly had a hand in this.

[Cha]

30. Only by those who revere shitty campaigns..and

they're being outted, aren't they?

[muryan]

20. We'll still win Michigan

If we win florida, McCain will have no chance. I know Obama is putting a lot of feet on the ground in the state so lets wait and see.

[yodermon]

28. rank & file Floridians are not FL Democratic party wonks.

All this shit will be completely blown over by November.
Unless of course camp hillary keeps making it an issue even after she's LOST and the convention's over.

[iamthebandfanman]

12. what!?? you mean the primary

thats put on by the party who runs it and organises it has the right to decide whether its rules matter or not !?

oh my!
lol

who woulda thunk a private organisation could do whatever it wanted with rules concerning its private organisation.
go figure.

[madinmaryland]

14. I thought it was pretty obvious that they could make their own rules, too.

:shrug:

[iamthebandfanman]

16. they dont understand by even taking this to court

they are going against the consitution.

private organisations can do as they please for the most part.
thats part of their liberty and freedom given to them.

i guess we should start telling churches, non for profits, and private schools how to run their organisations to eh ?

so ironic that they try to take other peoples rights away in the name of the same very rights.

[KSinTX]

18. At least the white disenfranchisement case

has an element of civil rights wrapped into it?!#*

[bluestateguy]

15. Courts don't get involved in primaries unless there is a damn good reason

Unless they are practicing overt racial discrimination (like the old all-white Democratic primaries in the Old South), courts are not going to get involved.

There is no due process issue either, as the rules were implemented by a fair process that gave MI and FL a chance to be heard if they followed the rules.

[napi21]

17. Wasn't that the 3rd or 4th suite filed by the Fla. Dems against the DNC?

They lost them ALL! I guess FINALLY, the courts have put the blame where it belongs!

IMO, if those 2 States don't have to pay SOME PRICE for breaking the Party Rules this time, the next GE is going to be a BIGGER nightmare!