Legal Commentary

The Superdelegate Criteria

By Big Tent Democrat

By Big Tent Democrat

Here's one standard:

This is America. I have freedom of speech and freedom of choice and I'm free to change my vote. I don't have to answer to anyone except God and my conscience.

-Christine Samuels, Superdelegate, New Jersey

I think that is fair. I think the popular vote should be her guide but the rules clearly allow her to make her own independent choice. That the state she represents voted by double digits for the opponent of the person Ms. Andrews has endorsed clearly indicates that she is not following the will of the voters.

Is Ms. Samuels subverting democracy? Does Move On condemn this move? How about the Super Delegate Transparency Project? Is Barack Obama encouraging the subversion of democracy by accepting the endorsement of Ms. Samuels (or Sens. Kerry and Kennedy, and Gov. Deval Patrick of MA)? Of course not. But it just goes to show how ridiculous some people look when they lambaste in the most outrageous ways the candidates in this race. For the sake of their own credibility, I hope that folks learn to have a little bit of measured judgment before going off on their latest tirade against either Obama or Clinton.

Full post as published by TalkLeft on February 14, 2008 (boomark / email).