This was inevitable, but shows that the rules do not matter at all, and makes the prospects of having any sort of control in the 2012 cycle virtually nil.
Florida, Michigan Granted Full Voting Rights
(Stehen Ohlemacher, Huffington Post, 24 Aug 2008)
Democratic delegates from Michigan and Florida were awarded full voting rights at the national convention Sunday, despite holding early primaries against party rules.
The convention credentials committee voted unanimously to restore the voting privileges at the behest of Barack Obama, the party’s presumptive nominee for president. The states were initially stripped of delegates for holding primaries before Feb. 5. The party’s rules committee restored the delegates in May, but gave them only half votes.
Democrats hope the gesture will strengthen their standing in two important battleground states while ending a contentious chapter of the nominating process.
Sigh.
Hardly a surprise. The Democrats have shown time and time again that they’re a bunch of spineless turds.
Say what you will about the current administration, but they decide what they’re going to do, and hardly ever back down.
That is very true.