APNewsBreak: 2 Vermont DNC delegates replaced due to gender
Source: AP
A complaint to the Democratic National Convention says two male Vermont delegates were replaced by women in the name of gender balance and without adequate due process.
The complaint, filed by 21 Vermont Democrats, says the national party this month ordered the state party to replace Vermont Sen. Tim Ashe and party stalwart Ken Dean although Dean and Ashe were elected June 11.
Dean, Ashe and their female replacements support Sen. Bernie Sanders over presumptive presidential nominee Hillary Clinton
Read more: http://wtop.com/elections/2016/07/apnewsbreak-2-vermont-dnc-delegates-replaced-due-to-gender/
pnwmom
(108,994 posts)NWCorona
(8,541 posts)The rules should have been followed from jump to avoid these optics.
pnwmom
(108,994 posts)allowed in the first place, when they had women Bernie supporters ready and willing to take their place?
http://www.sevendaysvt.com/OffMessage/archives/2016/07/11/gender-imbalance-shakes-up-vermont-democratic-delegation
NWCorona
(8,541 posts)Thanks for the link
zazen
(2,978 posts)Bradical79
(4,490 posts)runaway hero
(835 posts)Recursion
(56,582 posts)runaway hero
(835 posts)Didn't want to spill pasta while I'm eating tonight...
7962
(11,841 posts)Why not just cancel the voting and save money of you're going to ignore the outcomes
pnwmom
(108,994 posts)The rules call for an gender-balanced group of pledged delegates (though the supers are almost all men) and they were hoping for a waiver. They didn't get one. Big deal.
LanternWaste
(37,748 posts)Your righteous indignation and dramatic passion seems to be getting in the way of your awareness of both the facts and the context.
However, I do realize righteous indignation is trendy and popular... and much easier than a studied analysis of facts presented; and looks better on commercially branded t-shirts, as well (if the appropriate typeface is used, that is)!
7962
(11,841 posts)red dog 1
(27,849 posts)"Executive director Conor Casey of the Vermont Democratic Party said Thursday the state party was trying to follow national party requirements."?
WHAT "national party requirements"?
pnwmom
(108,994 posts)But the party rules call for the pledged delegates to be gender and race balanced. And there were plenty of women Bernie supporters offering to be delegates, so there was no reason to choose men instead.
displacedtexan
(15,696 posts)http://www.demrulz.org/wp-content/files/12.15.14_2016_Delegate_Selection_Documents_Mailing_-_Rules_Call_Regs_Model_Plan_Checklist_12.15.14.pdf
C. State Delegate Selection Plans shall provide for equal division between delegate men and delegate women and alternate men and alternate women within the states entire convention delegation. For purposes of this rule, the entire delegation includes all pledged delegates and alternates and unpledged delegates (including unpledged party leaders and elected official delegates).
liberal N proud
(60,344 posts)There always is.
The Second Stone
(2,900 posts)and it should come as no surprise. If they want to change it, they need to start now for 2020.
pnwmom
(108,994 posts)so why can't women have more of the pledged delegate slots?
Lancero
(3,013 posts)Response to NWCorona (Original post)
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BainsBane
(53,066 posts)and in my state that includes non-binary gender identity.
I myself would have liked for more women among the Clinton delegates, but the rules didn't allow it, no more than they allow this.
philosslayer
(3,076 posts)Glad this was enforced.