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DNC Lawyers Argue 1st Amendment Right to Rig the Primaries
In a statement issued by the DNC legal defense on Friday, they seem to be arguing not only that the DNC willingly broke its own charter by failing to maintain objectivity, but that they have a first amendment right to do so...
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That's a pretty ironic statement, considering the rigging of the primaries was an improper attempt to forge the DNC as a political weapon to be used by more prominent individuals unhappy about how a grassroots organization chose its candidate during a presidential primary. Considering the DNC stated fairly early on that the superdelegate system was put in place to stop grassroots movements from gaining a foothold and protect the establishment over the people, this shouldn't come as a shock.
In a statement issued by the DNC legal defense on Friday, they seem to be arguing not only that the DNC willingly broke its own charter by failing to maintain objectivity, but that they have a first amendment right to do so...
[...]
That's a pretty ironic statement, considering the rigging of the primaries was an improper attempt to forge the DNC as a political weapon to be used by more prominent individuals unhappy about how a grassroots organization chose its candidate during a presidential primary. Considering the DNC stated fairly early on that the superdelegate system was put in place to stop grassroots movements from gaining a foothold and protect the establishment over the people, this shouldn't come as a shock.