On the evening of November 8, the Michigan Democratic State Executive Committee met. The party had said it would decide at that meeting whether to organize caucuses to choose delegates to the national convention. However, that item was taken off the agenda. Michigan Democrats probably want to gather more facts on whether it is possible for the legislature to cure some problems with the presidential primary.
State law requires the party to tell the state by November 14 whether it will participate in the primary.
The legislature, if it has time, could do one of 3 things: (1) repeal the presidential primary; (2) amend it to cure the legal defect on who gets to see the list of participants; (3) amend it to force all major party presidential candidates to appear.
These three possible changes are not mutually exclusive. Concerning possible change (3) above, many states automatically place presidential candidates on primary ballots if those candidates are discussed in the news media. Michigan is free to amend its law to follow this policy. The existing Michigan law permits candidates to withdraw. Barack Obama, John Edwards, and certain other Democrats withdrew from the Michigan primary because the national Democratic Party doesn’t approve of the Michigan primary date, although Hillary Clinton remained on the Michigan ballot. Thanks to Thomas Jones for this news.
http://www.demconvention.com/a/2007/03/delegate_select.html
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Delegate Selection Rules For The 2008 Democratic National Convention
Issued by the Democratic Party of the United States
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As adopted by the Democratic National Committee, August 19, 2006.
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Rule 11
TIMING OF THE DELEGATE SELECTION PROCESS
1. No meetings, caucuses, conventions or primaries which constitute the first determining stage in the presidential nomination process (the date of the primary in primary states, and the date of the first tier caucus in caucus states) may be held prior to the first Tuesday in February or after the second Tuesday in June in the calendar year of the national convention. Provided, however, that the Iowa precinct caucuses may be held no earlier than 22 days before the first Tuesday in February; that the Nevada first-tier caucuses may be held no earlier than 17 days before the first Tuesday in February; that the New Hampshire primary may be held no earlier than 14 days before the first Tuesday in February; and that the South Carolina primary may be held no earlier than 7 days before the first Tuesday in February. In no instance may a state which scheduled delegate selection procedures on or between the first Tuesday in February and the second Tuesday in June 1984 move out of compliance with the provisions of this rule.
2. All steps in the delegate selection process, including the filing of presidential candidates, must take place within the calendar year of the Democratic National Convention (except as otherwise provided in these rules or specifically allowed by the DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee).
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NOTHING BUT EVIL LAWLESS circus MORONS IN MI, NH, FL, ETC.
The courts are quite able and willing to smash MORONS in order to stop CHAOS.
See Bush v. Gore in 2000 (NO definition of a *legal* vote in Florida — due to the mini-armies of legislative, executive and judicial MORONS in the Florida regime).