Legal Commentary

A FL/MI Solution

By Big Tent Democrat

I like this Bowers proposal:

I would seat Florida's pledged delegates as is, and seat the pledged delegates from Michigan Clinton 73-55 Obama. From that point, I would strip both states of their superdelegates. This way, the voters of the two states are not punished, but the superdelegates who are responsible putting both states in this mess are. I actually think that this should become the standard punishment for states that flout the primary calendar: keep the pledged delegates, but strip the superdelegates with no possibility of reinstatement. I also really like the idea of superdelegates whining that they should be seated at the convention. That would be an hilarious press conference.

Indeed. No more superdelegates should be a standard now.

(By Big Tent Democrat, speaking for me only)

Full post as published by TalkLeft on April 28, 2008 (boomark / email).