A contract is a contract. An agreement is an agreement. I find it shocking her supporters aren't disturbed by this.

Now what else did I say that you claim was untrue, re Hillary?

"If you look for the social economic motive, you will not have to wait for history to tell you what was propaganda and what was truth." - George Seldes

Ambinder:  Would Bush's Justice Department Have To OK New Florida, Michigan Mail Primaries?

Here's the reasoning: while a federal judge last year upheld the DNC's right to interpret the rules of its own primary -- even if those rules meant the technical disenfranchisement of an entire state of voters -- the ruling did not touch on the form of the election itself.

When a party decides to change its rules in midstream, five counties in Florida and two counties in Michigan must ask the Department of Justice's Voting Section to make sure that the new rules do not violate the rights of any aggreived minorities. Alternatively, they can ask a federal judge to bless the new rules, but that would take, at the very least, six months.

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If the party decides to forgo pre-clearance and decides to take off without permission, well, lawsuits would block its path -- from minority groups worried that the vote-by-mail process would disenfranchise African Americans.There is political gamesmanship in play as well. New primaries of any sort will undoubtedly decrease the popular vote margin between Obama and Clinton, the superdelegate margin between Obama and Clinton, and the elected delegate margin between the two -- the latter, probably very narrowly. And if the primaries are scheduled in early June, they'll give Clinton the final push of momentum.

A spokesperson for the DNC said the party was aware of the pre-clearance objection and was looking into it.

Aides to Hillary Clinton are, at my request, having lawyers look at the law and when they get back to me, I will get back to you.

I give difference to Obama's inner circle lawyers, headed by the most capable Greg Craig. Yes, the same Greg Craig who headed Bill Clinton's Impeachment defense team.

Oh the irony, huh.

Well, Ambinder did not have to wait for the Clintons:

Preclearing Michigan and Florida

"I am a former Senior Attorney (career, not a political appointee) with DOJ's Voting Section. I am now in private practice. I am unaffiliated with any political campaign.

In response to the issue about whether DOJ must "preclear" Michigan and
Florida's proposed do-over primary or caucus, the answer is yes. There is no
question about this.

Portions of Florida and Michigan are "covered" by Section 5 of the Voting
Rights Act. This coverage means that "changes affecting voting" in these
covered parts of the two states must be precleared or approved by DOJ or the
federal trial court in Washington, D.C. before they take effect.
Failure to preclear these changes makes them illegal under federal law.

go read the whole thing

Hmm. "60 days to approve"

we may have primary season extended to August and the Democratic Party convention will be held in November. Oh wait. The GE vote is scheduled for November 4.

Stay tuned.

It'll be a messy party.

Well, "You can't vote for war and disown the results"

I share your frustration. I know other Obama supporters in Michigan who want their votes to count.

I don't think either state should be counted. I think we need to send a signal not just to our party, but to the nation, that we are a people who respect laws and agreements, who don't change the rules midgame. I think doing anything else is disaster for our party.

"If you look for the social economic motive, you will not have to wait for history to tell you what was propaganda and what was truth." - George Seldes