It’s embarrassing, the greatest democracy in the world is wrangling about who gets to vote first and whose vote will count. Some have even suggested that some delegates’ votes should only count as a half a vote. The Democratic National Committee canceled the vote of two states as they flexed their political muscle and now they have created a mess that those in their own camp cannot agree on. I have some suggestions and observations:
1. Let’s put everyone under equal rules. A national voting law needs to be put in place. The DNC and the RNC have too much power over the rules of voting. Liberty and Justice for all should not be the play toy of political hacks of either party.
2. Everyone, Democrats and Republicans alike must admit that we have a flawed election because we have a flawed system. Personal voting rights should not be determined by geographic location or the date of their primary and general elections. That’s one step away from determining a person’s rights by race. This whole mess started by two states reaching for more power and influence by moving up the date of their election. It was a game of political chicken. The DNC has made their bed, but they don’t want to lay in it. They cannot agree among themselves how to resolve it. It’s like a guy who catches an angry pit bull by the ears and he can’t figure out how to let go. In essence they are a victim of their own rules, now they struggle to unscramble eggs.
3. I suggest a 24 hour voting period for every national election for every participating party. Every state and every voter in every state should have the same influence, the same rights, and the same power. Those rights will never become a reality until we pass legislation requiring a unified vote.
4. In the immediate situation, the DNC needs to follow their own rules. Anything less is unethical. No one even brought up the idea of a re-vote or a deal until Hillary started losing. If the DNC changes the rules of the game in the middle of the game, voters who support Sen. Obama will be the losers.
5. Voters were told in two states that their votes would not count. Many did not vote based on that representation. That was wrong. To make the votes count on any level now is unthinkable for an intelligent society. There should be an outcry if a political deal is made. This would mean that the voters in two states have been deceived.
It’s time to stand up for the voters. Their rights have been hijacked by the DNC and the flawed voting system that we are struggling with as a nation. Let’s get our act together and be a positive model for the world and history itself of what democracy really is.
UPDATE: The DNC has made a political deal, deciding to count one half of the delegates’ votes in Michigan and Florida. Did anyone ever doubt that they would give priority to the needs of the politicians? The voters in both of these states voted under false pretenses. It’s like changing the rules of football a couple of months after the Superbowl and then making it retroactive…….amazing.
