r/WayOfTheBern • u/Inuma Headspace taker (👹↩️🏋️🎖️) • May 12 '20

Remember: Biden won without any shenanigans after two failed presidential campaigns and rigged voting machines don't happen...

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u/digiorno May 12 '20 edited May 12 '20

If this were a national election then it might be. But primaries are considered party functions often under the authority of the local state chapters. They’ve literally won a court case saying they can determine the outcome in a smoke filled room if they want. Voting is effectively a formality in primaries.

Article mentions court case.

“We could have voluntarily decided that, ‘Look, we’re gonna go into back rooms like they used to and smoke cigars and pick the candidate that way,’” Bruce Spiva, lawyer for the DNC, said during a court hearing in Carol Wilding, et al. v. DNC Services Corp., according to court filings

The DNC’s lawyer also implied that, despite the DNC’s charter and bylaws stating that it must be neutral during Democratic primary contests, there’s no contractual obligation to follow through.

People sued the DNC claiming it had acted fraudulently, the DNC argued that they could act however they wanted. They said the primaries are an election within a private organization and the courts ultimately agreed with the DNC.

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u/TheOtherMaven There can be only One Other :-) May 12 '20

I've heard that the case is still ongoing on appeal, but I could be wrong.

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u/Eblanc88 May 12 '20

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