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Plight of Michigan's Democratic Superdelegates: A Case of Winnability in America's General Election
"Michigan's Mystery Super-Delegates are not longer secret anymore as a blog post on the Michigan Populist Blog has exposed the highly discussed at least in this primary election - seldom revealed - Superdelegates!
The Supedelegates are best described as seventeen individuals who are the Michigan Democratic Party cream of the crop with magically powers to vote during a political party convention "their own way" despite supposedly voting as the populace of Michigan voted - in an election.
In other words, what is totally non-democracy like, and definitely all totalitarian natured.
A Democracy is defined according to Merriam-Webster as an:
1). (A) government by the people; especially : rule of the majority
2). A government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of representation usually involving periodically held free elections
3). A political unit that has a democratic government.
On Tuesday, March 8, Michigan voters participating in the states' open primary voting on a chosen Democratic ballot, confirmed their desire for U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders to win the Democrat Nomination and a Proportional Delegation of Michigan's 147 delegates as a result.
However, seventeen Party Leaders and Elected Officials, otherwise called PLEO's amazingly can "go their own way" with their so-called pledged delegate vote.
Why so? Frankly, because for some unknown reason only in the Democratic National Committee (DNC) "rules", each of these Party Leaders and Elected Officials are special. Very Special.
Special beyond the point of voting the way of what voters in Michigan decided with Bernie Sanders, to Supersede the People's will to pledge themselves to Hillary Clinton. And that is not very Democratic or Democracy like, at all.
The seventeen PLEO's are made up in an interesting potpourri mix of names voters might know, or not at all since some are private citizens along with being granted the status of Democratic Party Leader. Others are Congressional Representatives."
Read More: http://www.reachoutjobsearch.com/2016/03/oped-plight-of-michigans-democratic.html
The Supedelegates are best described as seventeen individuals who are the Michigan Democratic Party cream of the crop with magically powers to vote during a political party convention "their own way" despite supposedly voting as the populace of Michigan voted - in an election.
In other words, what is totally non-democracy like, and definitely all totalitarian natured.
A Democracy is defined according to Merriam-Webster as an:
1). (A) government by the people; especially : rule of the majority
2). A government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of representation usually involving periodically held free elections
3). A political unit that has a democratic government.
On Tuesday, March 8, Michigan voters participating in the states' open primary voting on a chosen Democratic ballot, confirmed their desire for U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders to win the Democrat Nomination and a Proportional Delegation of Michigan's 147 delegates as a result.
However, seventeen Party Leaders and Elected Officials, otherwise called PLEO's amazingly can "go their own way" with their so-called pledged delegate vote.
Why so? Frankly, because for some unknown reason only in the Democratic National Committee (DNC) "rules", each of these Party Leaders and Elected Officials are special. Very Special.
Special beyond the point of voting the way of what voters in Michigan decided with Bernie Sanders, to Supersede the People's will to pledge themselves to Hillary Clinton. And that is not very Democratic or Democracy like, at all.
The seventeen PLEO's are made up in an interesting potpourri mix of names voters might know, or not at all since some are private citizens along with being granted the status of Democratic Party Leader. Others are Congressional Representatives."
Read More: http://www.reachoutjobsearch.com/2016/03/oped-plight-of-michigans-democratic.html
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And says plenty about a party that's supposed to stand on the priniciples of Democracy. #SMH 
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Boy that quote of Bills is versatile as hell.
