You call this "democracy"? It sounds more like "republic" shit to me.

King Coal

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Mon Jan-07-08 05:00 PM
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You call this "democracy"? It sounds more like "republic" shit to me.

WASHINGTON - It’s called the Democratic Party, but one aspect of the party’s nominating process is at odds with grass-roots democracy.

Voters don’t choose the 842 unpledged “super-delegates” who comprise nearly 40 percent of the number of delegates needed to clinch the Democratic nomination.

The category includes Democratic governors and members of Congress, former presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter, former vice president Al Gore, retired congressional leaders such as Dick Gephardt, and all Democratic National Committee members, some of whom are appointed by party chairman Howard Dean.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18277678/

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Tierra_y_Libertad

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Mon Jan-07-08 05:02 PM
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1. Sadly, it's true. Some delegates are more equal than others.

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Eurobabe

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Mon Jan-07-08 05:03 PM
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2. See this thread, same topic

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=3980828&mesg_id=3980875

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