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February 15, 2008

Super Dumb System

Is it just me, or is the idea of Super Delegates a Super Dumb one? In a close race like the one we have now amongst the Democratic Presidential candidates, the super delegates could completely overrule the vote of the people. Isn’t this kind of like the two Americas that Edwards was talking about? There are thousands of people like you and I that count for a single vote, and then there is the elite, “super” delegate. And who is the super-delegate most likely to support? One of their own – those already securely in the Democratic Party establishment.

Lucky for me (and anyone else who feels the same), Democracy for America has a petition urging the Democratic party to allow the people’s vote to count. Full e-mail below:

This is an unprecedented year. Thirty-seven states and U.S. territories have already voted and we don’t have a clear nominee. Senators Clinton and Obama are in a delegate race to the nomination.

There are a lot of ways that delegates get assigned to a specific candidate, but almost all of the allocated delegates are directly tied and bound by the actual votes in each primary or caucus — all of them that is, except super-delegates.

Super-delegates are a contingent of almost 900 elected officials, party insiders, and current DNC members and they aren’t required to follow the voters. In fact, after every Democrat has voted and the last allocated delegates are assigned, super-delegates have the power to overturn the popular vote and crown a different winner.

That’s right, if super-delegates don’t like who you choose to be our nominee, they can overturn your vote. We can’t let that happen. Our nominee must be chosen by Democratic voters, not by back room deals of the party elite. Sign our petition now to let the voters decide:
www.DemocracyforAmerica.com/VotersDecide

We must respect the 20 million Democrats who have already voted and the millions more who will vote before the convention. It’s up to us to make sure the almost 900 super-delegates do the right thing.

Sign the petition today and we’ll deliver all of the signatures directly to super-delegates.

And this is just the beginning of our campaign to let the voters decide. The longer it takes to win, the more we’ll escalate the campaign. We’ll write letters, make calls, and hold media events. Because when it comes to protecting the will of Democratic primary voters, DFA members know exactly where we stand.

www.DemocracyforAmerica.com/VotersDecide

Thank you for taking action today.
-Charles
Charles Chamberlain Political Director

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