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delegate appeal news 
Thu May 22, 2008 at 17:47:53 PM EDT
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The DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee May 31st agenda was published yesterday (May 21st), and we are not on it:
http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2008/05/21/democrats-set-rules-for-meeting-on-florida-michigan-delegations/?mod=WSJBlog
(Not yet posted at http://www.democrats.org/press.php -- although May 20th and 22nd appear, there are none for May 21st.)
The Florida Challenger is being heard, but for Michigan, they just have the state party speak twice!
I know of two activist blogger Challenges: one some months ago from a Grand Rapids attorney that posts at Michigan Liberal (Earl Erland). The other was developed in an open and transparent process at Michigan Liberal, with participation from "Democracy for America" and "Michiganders for Obama" activists. The challengers are from several congressional districts across the state.
http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/files/28/files//2008/05/michiganchallengepetition.pdf
http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/files/28/files//2008/05/michiganchallengedetail_exhibits.pdf
The Michigan Democratic Party (MDP) was required to file an Answer within 10 days. They did not. Earl Erland says they never responded to his, either! In any court of law in the land, a party that fails to file an Answer has defaulted, and is not usually entitled to oral argument on appeal.
The national Democratic Party charter requires that the Party:
Establish standards and rules of procedure to afford all members of the Democratic Party full, timely and equal opportunities to participate in decisions concerning the selection of candidates, ... and further, to promote fair campaign practices and the fair adjudication of disputes. (Charter, Article I, Section 4)
This is not a "fair adjudication of disputes." The MDP leaders that didn't follow the rules (and are personally responsible for the problems) are heard, while voters that follow the rules are ignored.
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