McEntee Calls on Democrats to Seat Florida Delegates

[Omaha Steve]

I'm an AFSCME member, but I don't support this.

http://www.afscme.org/press/17528.cfm

For IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Tuesday, January 29, 2008
McEntee Calls on Democrats to Seat Florida Delegates

AFSCME president calls for delegates elected in today's Florida primary to be seated at the Democratic National Convention.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Gerald W. McEntee, President of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, today called on the Democratic Party to seat delegates elected in today's Florida primary at the Democratic National Convention. McEntee said:

“The voice and votes of Democrats in Florida should be heard. While the candidates did not campaign in Florida, the voters have turned out and sent a clear message that they want a new direction for this country. When the Democrats gather in Denver this summer, the voters of Florida should not be left out. The delegates elected from Florida should be seated as full participants in the convention.”

[zanne]

1. Now that they've broken the rules, they want their delegates.

No way. You play by the rules or you don't play at all.

[Zhuk]

2. of course they should be seated

The voters in Florida who showed their overwhelming support for Hillary as President should be allowed to have their voices and votes heard and respected at the convention, now is a time for unity not to exclude and disenfranchise people over petty politics

[ursi]

3. f*cking cheaters!

[okasha]

4. From everything I've read,

there's been an understanding from the beginning that a way would be found for the delegates to be seated. It's been a long time since the Dems had a good, old fashioned Credentials Committee fight, but the basic calculus here is that the Democratic Party cannot afford to piss off a couple million voters who had no say in their primary date and got screwed by their state officials. The obvious compromise is to toss out the superdelegates who had a part in setting the early primary date and to seat the delegates actually chosen by the voters.

[Omaha Steve]

5. Now that does make sense

I hope calm voices will tell me off in a nice way.