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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Why does the "hacker left" (wikileaks, anonymous, etc.) want Trump to be president? [View all]Triana
(22,666 posts)45. Section 4, Article Five of the DNC Charter Bylaws:
Last edited Sat Jul 23, 2016, 12:30 PM - Edit history (1)
Section 4. The National Chairperson shall serve full time and shall receive such compensation asmay be determined by agreement between the Chairperson and the Democratic National Committee. In
the conduct and management of the affairs and procedures of the Democratic National Committee,
particularly as they apply to the preparation and conduct of the Presidential nomination process, the
Chairperson shall exercise impartiality and evenhandedness as between the Presidential candidates and
campaigns. The Chairperson shall be responsible for ensuring that the national officers and staff of the
Democratic National Committee maintain impartiality and evenhandedness during the Democratic Party
Presidential nominating process.
LINK: http://s3.amazonaws.com/uploads.democrats.org/Downloads/DNC_Charter__Bylaws_9.17.15.pdf
So I'd say yes, violations of the DNC Charter's bylaws did occur in the primary nominating process, based on the content of the emails and other documents from wikileaks/Guccifer2
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Why does the "hacker left" (wikileaks, anonymous, etc.) want Trump to be president? [View all]
DanTex
Jul 2016
OP
I don't see the rule violations. And I don't see the point in re-litigating the primary.
DanTex
Jul 2016
#56
You claimed there were none. There are. Reading the emails leaked and the bylaws, there clearly are.
Triana
Jul 2016
#62
You inferred that because the NYT article didn't mention rules, none were broken/existed/violated
Triana
Jul 2016
#69
The fact that you're eating them without much discernment is more telling than a poliitical
uponit7771
Jul 2016
#10
I can read the dates clearly too... she had a lock after march the rest of the primary was bullshit
uponit7771
Jul 2016
#12
Bull fuckin shit, that's standard position of both parties when one candidate has a statistical lock
uponit7771
Jul 2016
#6
Why did Assange never release dirt on Russia? Why did Snowden end up in Russia?
KittyWampus
Jul 2016
#7
Suit yourself. I guess he was in the Russian consulate having birthday cake by complete accident,
MADem
Jul 2016
#49
And btw, Snowden leaked three years after the Russian spy ring was exposed...
KittyWampus
Jul 2016
#64
Perhaps because some of them get funding from Russia? And Putin knows a weak nitwit when he sees
MADem
Jul 2016
#13
It's his dream--and he isn't stupid, he knows that it is possible to get Trump to say ANYTHING
MADem
Jul 2016
#22
When somebody is being a Trump supporter, it's perfectly valid to call them out on it.
MohRokTah
Jul 2016
#26
I get that they support Trump because everything they do is in support of Trump.
MohRokTah
Jul 2016
#32
A fair portion of the "hacker left" is, many believe, the Putinesque Right DISGUISED as the left.
MADem
Jul 2016
#61
They are the vanguard of the "tear it all down" contingent. They expect to be there
Surya Gayatri
Jul 2016
#34
And, those broken shells make such good fertilizer for the "Garden of Eden" that's sure to ensue.
Surya Gayatri
Jul 2016
#58
Because they are NOT who you think they are or FOR what you think they are for. nt
glennward
Jul 2016
#52
The "hacker left" is more populist and anti-elitest than supportive of the Democratic establishment
Attorney in Texas
Jul 2016
#59
When there was a Bush administration, the "hacker left" universally opposed it. In the Republican
Attorney in Texas
Jul 2016
#72
The assumption is that it is a hacker "left". The DNC server was hacked by russsians.
AgadorSparticus
Jul 2016
#81