[statecom] Hello from Chicago!

[Merelice]

Greetings,

As I skim the 14-page challenge, I find it puzzling that by having
StateCom pass the proposal that was sponsored by Jim Hammerman and
Mike Heichman (to change the delegate selection plan, thereby making
it legal to release delegates so they would not have to vote for
candidates who have withdrawn from the race), that effort to reach a
compromise is now being used by the same individuals against the party
as being illegal. Seems we're damned if we do and damned if we don't.
All efforts to compromise have been one-sided while the other side has
not budged an inch. And they accuse those making the compromises as
being unwilling to seek consensus.

Merelice


On 7/11/08, Jim Hammerman <jim_hammerman at terc.edu> wrote:
> Hi John,
>  Thanks for the update and the good news about CSpan's coverage and about
>  Jill's speech.
>
>  Your report on the challenge to delegates has some different information
>  than we were told.
>
>  1) We were told that the credentials committee _wouldn't_ select one slate
>  or another, but would have to receive challenges and objections against
>  individual delegates.
>
>  2) At the same time, we have not created a list of individuals to be
>  removed, but categories of delegates who were not seated correctly for
>  different reasons. We don't intend to personalize the objections, just to
>  make the case for problems in the allocation and assignment of delegates
>  which need to be addressed. Depending on which, if any, of the arguments
>  we make are deemed valid, there are implications for different people. I'm
>  attaching a .pdf version of that 14 page document you refer to (just
>  completed yesterday) so others can read it.
>
>  3) The existence of alternative allocations and delegate apportionment
>  plans have been discussed throughout our long process but have not been
>  formally taken up. And despite your cheery description of the process used
>  to approve the list sent by the party officers, there remain substantial
>  problems with the process, some of which are documented in the objection.
>
>  Finallly, people should know that Mike Heichman also signed onto the
>  alternate delegation and challenge.
>
>
>  -Jim
>
>
>
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