Hillary’s Voice

Dear DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee,

I would like to respectfully ask you to seat the delegates of Florida and Michigan at the Democratic convention.

I feel very strongly that if Hillary Clinton is treated unfairly by the Democratic Party, then I in good conscience will not vote for the Democratic Party in the fall elections.

Florida was a fair election. Both candidates had their names on the ballot and Hillary did not campaign in Florida while Obama bought national cable advertisements that effectively allowed him to campaign there in violation of the pledge all candidates took to not campaign in Florida. Because Obama behaved in an unprincipled manner, this should be considered in your decision.

Obama’s new ad is a “clear and blatant violation”

In Michigan Senator Obama worked to prevent a new Democratic primary from occurring, again acting in an unprincipled manner. To allow Obama to be rewarded for his role in what is, in essence, voter suppression would be wrong. Hence, the Michigan delegates must be seated because having been given the chance to put his name on the ballot, Obama chose to prevent a vote from occurring. To allow this to stand and therefore stymy Senator Clinton’s bid for the nomination is patently unfair to her and completely unacceptable.

“The Obama people are blocking it in the Legislature”

Further, you should not punish the people of Florida and Michigan by ignoring their voices in the nomination process. People voted; you should not disenfranchise them by dismissing them.

Finally, I believe that it would be unfair to punish Senator Clinton by not seating the Florida and Michigan delegates for the mistake that Florida and Michigan committed. I realize that you need to send a strong message to the states that breaking your rules is unacceptable. However, because these delegates can change who the nominee is, their importance is too great for you to apply your retribution when it so adversely affects Senator Clinton.

You must find a better solution for sending a message to the states regarding their commitment to your rules than to punish an innocent party. To punish Hillary Clinton for the sins of others is fundamentally unfair, plainly wrong, and I and many others will not support the Democratic Party in the November elections if this is what you choose to do.

Sincerely Yours,
LE