Call 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
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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
| Time: |
Saturday, May 31 12:00 PM |
| Host: |
Lauri Elbing |
| Location: |
anywhere and anyone in Michigan or Florida (Flushing, MI)
Flushing, MI 48433
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| Associated Groups: |
Ann Arbor Residents for Obama, Central Michigan for Obama, Cyclists for Obama!, Environmental Leaders for Obama, Environmentalists for Obama, Lake Michigan for Obama, Michigan Artists for Obama, Michigan State Alumni Worldwide, Michigan Students for Barack Obama, Michiganders for Obama, Mountain bikers for Obama, Ohio Out of State Volunteers, Spartans for Obama, Washtenaw County For Obama |
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