[The DNC announced that Florida and Michigan members] will be seated on the three standing committees -- including the critical Credentials Committee -- at the party's 2008 national convention, a position that could affect the selection of the Democratic nomineeAs Janak said, there's no real reason to believe that these representatives will force a full convention vote, but this news does not make the Credentials Committee as open and shut for Obama as it was according to traditional DNC Convention Rules.
While both states were stripped of their delegates to the convention, according to the DNC's interpretation of party rules, members from those states will be seated on the Credentials Committee. The Credentials Committee, which can meet prior to convention, resolves disputes over whether to seat delegates at the convention.
But the mere presence of Florida and Michigan on the credentials committee raises the prospect of vote-trading or last-minute maneuvering, creating potential confusion for a convention already shadowed by procedural controversies.
Thursday, April 3, 2008
New Credentials Committee Issues
David Paul Kuhn at the Politico writes:
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Of course, Florida and Michigan Credentials Committee members can't vote on their own states anyway. It's still very weird that the DNC did this -- as the Politico article says, it seems to directly contradict the DNC rules.
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