Legal Commentary

Move On Urges Super Delegates To Support "The Will Of The People"

By Big Tent Democrat

By Big Tent Democrat

For once I agree with Move On. Via TPM, which fails to note that Move On has endorsed Obama (poor journalism again from TPM by ME. My apologies to Greg Sargent) :

"The superdelegates are under lots of pressure right now to come out for one candidate or the other," reads the petition from MoveOn, which has endorsed Obama. "We urgently need to encourage them to let the voters decide between Clinton and Obama -- and then to support the will of the people."

Of course the problem with this is Move On, an Obama endorser, does not REALLY mean the will of the people, which is reflected in the popular vote, but in the pledged delegates, which are selected in a very imperfect and undemocratic process.

The rules allow Super Delegates to vote their conscience. That is their design. But I believe they should reflect the will of the people, as reflected in the VOTES of the people. That means following the popular vote. Move On seems not to believe in the will of the people, despite its protestations to the contrary.

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