The DetailsCall or write the DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee before May 31st (Organizing)
Call or write a polite, succinct message to key DNC members encouraging them to do the right thing regarding the Michigan and Florida Delegate Debacle at the May 31 DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee meeting, which may include postponign the meeting for a few weeks to let the process play out.
See articles here for explanation: http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2008/05/how-the-clinton.html#more http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2008/05/the-dncs-timing.html If you sign up for this event, please forward me any responses you receive. Ideas for text of message to DNC: Dear (DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee member): I'm sure you recognize that the implications of your decision regarding the Michigan and Florida Primaries are much greater than the 2008 presidential election. Doing the right thing might be hard, but justice must prevail if our Party is to survive and thrive. Rules are rules and the outcome of the DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee must serve justice and fairness. If Michigan Delegates are seated (Pledged Delegates AND Superdelegates) then it must reflect no gain for either candidate. It must be a wash. In other words, the result must be a 50/50 split to be fair and just to all of the citizens of Michigan. As you know, votes are suppressed substantially when a candidate's name does not appear on the ballot, a travesty that was compounded by to the fact that citizens were told the our votes would not count as a penalty for our Democratic Leadership defying the rules of the national party organization. The results of the illegitimate Michigan primary does not remotely reflect the will of the people. Every vote was not counted because countless votes were not cast and countless others were miscast when citizens "wrote in" their candidate, thus spoiling their ballots and suppressing the vote further yet. The presidential candidates agreed to abide by the rules and the penalties, and had no control over the decision made that led to the penalties imposed on Michigan and Florida. Michigan Democratic Leaders knew what they were doing, knew the consequences and moved forward with their plan to disenfranchise Michigan citizens. In so doing, they subverted the democratic process and threw the entire Democratic Party into turmoil. Please take the long view and do the right thing for our party, for justice and for democracy. Thank you, (your name) Citizen from Michigan ------------------------------------------------------- Below are the names, addresses, telephone numbers, and email addresses (where known) for the members of the DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee: Dr. Elaine Kamarck 160 Robbins Hill Rd Brewster, MA 02631 617-495-9002 Hon. Alexis Herman 1333 H St. NW Washington, DC 20005 202-833-8800 Hon. Martha Fuller Clark 152 Middle Street Portsmouth, NH 03801 603-271-6933 martha@mfclark4nh.com Hon. Thomas Hynes Chapman & Cutler LLP 111 West Monroe Street Chicago, IL 60603 312-845-3272 thynes@chapman.com Hon. Yvonne Gates 27 Quiet Moon Lane Las Vegas, NV 89135 702-455-0855 Mr. James Roosevelt 705 Mt. Auburn Street Watertown, MA 02472 617-972-9564 james_roosevelt@tufts-health.com Mr. Donald Fowler PO Box 50627 Columbia, SC 29250 803-799-7550 don@fowlercommunications.com Mr. Harold Ickes The Ickes & Enright Group 1300 Connecticut Ave. NW Suite 600 Washington, DC 20036 202-887-6726 hickes@ickesenright.com Mr. Ben Johnson Porter Novelli 501 Oneida Pl. NW Washington, DC 20011 202-973-5899 ben.johnson@porternovelli.com Mr. Eric Kleinfeld Ryan, Phillips, Utrecht & MacKinnon 1133 Connecticut Ave. NW Suite 300 Washington, DC 20036 202-778-400 eric@rpum.com Mr. Garry Shay 6748 Hillpark Dr. #507 Los Angeles, CA 90068 818-502-7503 gss1@aol.com Mr. Michael Steed 2001 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, DC 20006 202-595-2960 rmadison@paladincapgroup.com Mr. Allan Katz 106 East College Suite 1200 Tallahassee, FL 32301 850-425-1605 Mr. Everett Ward 3112 Falconhurst Dr. Wake Forest, NC 27587 919-733-2520 everettward06@aol.com Mr. Mark Brewer 37414 Stonegate Cir. Clinton Twp., MI 48036 517-371-5410 mbrewer@mi-democrats.com Mr. Ralph Dawson Fulbright & Jaworski LLP 666 5th Ave. New York, NY 10103 212-318-3337 rcdawson@fulbright.com Mr. Jaime Gonzalez, Jr. 817 E. Esperanza Ave. McAllen, TX 78501 956-664-0100 Mr. David McDonald Preston Gates & Ellis LLP 222 SW Columbia Street Suite 1400 Seattle, WA 98104 206-370-7957 david.mcdonald@klgates.com Mr. Jerome Wiley Segovia 7304 Parkwood Ct. Suite #201 Falls Church, VA 22042 703-879-8447 Mrs. Carol Fowler P.O. Box 50627 Columbia, SC 29250 803-799-7550 carol@fowlercommunications.com Ms. Hartina Flournay 1517 30th St. NW #C12 Washington, DC 20007 202-393-6334 tflourno@aft.org Ms. Alice Huffman 1315 I St. Suite 200 Sacramento, CA 95814 916-498-1890 Ms. Mona Pasquil P.O. Box 382 Walnut Grove, CA 95690 916-567-2945 monapasquil@hotmail.com Ms. Mame Reiley 501 Slaters Ln., Apt. 1009 Alexandria, VA 22314 202-258-3961 Ms. Elizabeth Smith American Federation of Teachers 555 New Jersey Ave. NW Washington, DC 20001 202-879-4426 Ms. Janice Griffin 901N. Pollard St. Suite 407 Arlington, VA 22203 703-248-1990 Janicegriffin08@aol.com Ms. Sharon Stroschein 37302 143rd St. Mansfield, SD 57460 605-226-3440 Ms. Sarah Swisher 102 2nd Ave. Coralville, IA 52241 319-530-8364 seiusarah@msn.com Ms. Donna Brazile Brazile and Associates, LLC PO Box 15369 Washington, DC NW 20003 202-628-8081 donna@brazileassociates.com Ms. Alice Germond Democratic National Committee 430 S. Capitol St. SE Washington, DC 20003 202-863-7183 germonda@dnc.org
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