CBC Petition

[FatalDST]

Dear Friend,

Voters in places like Atlanta, Brooklyn, St. Louis, and Inglewood have made clear their choice for president: Barack Obama. So why are some members of the Congressional Black Caucus threatening to use their power as "superdelegates" to undermine those votes and nominate Hillary Clinton?

Voters should decide elections--not politicians. And members of the Congressional Black Caucus should amplify the political voice of their constituents, not silence it. I've joined ColorOfChange.org in demanding that the CBC to listen to the voters; let's tell them to vote with the people, not against us:

www.colorofchange.org/superd/?id=1391-248868

Voters in almost all the districts represented by the CBC have chosen Obama, helping him win more delegates than Clinton. But only some delegates vote based on the results of primaries. A fifth of the delegates that will vote at the convention -- and decide the nomination -- are "superdelegates" that can technically vote however they like, regardless of what the voters say. These super-delegates are members of Congress, senators, governors and Democratic party insiders. In a contest this close, they have the power to overturn the will of voters, and decide the outcome.

In 2000 and 2004, CBC members stood up to defend the rights of Black voters that had been disenfranchised. It would be a disgrace for its members to now undermine the votes of Black people in their districts. Rarely have Black voters across the country been so unified behind a particular candidate; if CBC members vote against their constituents, it will diminish the power of Black voters in a historic election that could result in our country's first Black president.

It will take courage and conviction for CBC members to break with back-room politics and stand up for democracy. But we must demand it. Please join us:

www.colorofchange.org/superd/?id=1391-248868

Thanks.

[CrimsonENDvy]

fataldstination said:

Dear Friend,

Voters in places like Atlanta, Brooklyn, St. Louis, and Inglewood have made clear their choice for president: Barack Obama. So why are some members of the Congressional Black Caucus threatening to use their power as "superdelegates" to undermine those votes and nominate Hillary Clinton?
Voters should decide elections--not politicians. And members of the Congressional Black Caucus should amplify the political voice of their constituents, not silence it. I've joined ColorOfChange.org in demanding that the CBC to listen to the voters; let's tell them to vote with the people, not against us:

www.colorofchange.org/superd/?id=1391-248868

Voters in almost all the districts represented by the CBC have chosen Obama, helping him win more delegates than Clinton. But only some delegates vote based on the results of primaries. A fifth of the delegates that will vote at the convention -- and decide the nomination -- are "superdelegates" that can technically vote however they like, regardless of what the voters say. These super-delegates are members of Congress, senators, governors and Democratic party insiders. In a contest this close, they have the power to overturn the will of voters, and decide the outcome.

In 2000 and 2004, CBC members stood up to defend the rights of Black voters that had been disenfranchised. It would be a disgrace for its members to now undermine the votes of Black people in their districts. Rarely have Black voters across the country been so unified behind a particular candidate; if CBC members vote against their constituents, it will diminish the power of Black voters in a historic election that could result in our country's first Black president.

It will take courage and conviction for CBC members to break with back-room politics and stand up for democracy. But we must demand it. Please join us:

www.colorofchange.org/superd/?id=1391-248868

Thanks.

I don't understand...why exactly are they doing this?

[Champs Elysees]

A longtime Senator from Chi town was on the TJMS this morning saying that although her district voted for Obama, she's still supporting Clinton because she's looking out for their best interests. She said that she has been working for them for 20 years. They know her and they should trust her on this.

I think this is the attitude of many CBC members.

I they fcuk this one up, just vote them out in November.

[CrimsonENDvy]

Oh okay I gotcha. Well...at least their standing up for what they believe. They'll probably end up voting for Obama if that's the consensus.

[Prissy New Year!!!]

John Lewis from Georgia just switched to Obama. His district voted overwhelmingly for Obama, so I don't know why it took him this long to announce his support. Hopefully other members of the CBC will follow suit. It sounds like a lot of them are trying to pay back favors, or have been promised favors for their support.

[FatalDST]

ladyl said:

A longtime Senator from Chi town was on the TJMS this morning saying that although her district voted for Obama, she's still supporting Clinton because she's looking out for their best interests. She said that she has been working for them for 20 years. They know her and they should trust her on this.

I think this is the attitude of many CBC members.

I they fcuk this one up, just vote them out in November.

thats fucked up!!

[FatalDST]

crimsonendvy said:

Oh okay I gotcha. Well...at least their standing up for what they believe. They'll probably end up voting for Obama if that's the consensus.

Yah, but their job is to represent their people.. If their people say Pee Wee Herman, thats who should get the vote!

[Champs Elysees]

We can show em better than we can tell em. vote them out!

[Cambist]

Representative Democracy at it's finest.....

[akbarjones]

Well those negros who insist on voting against their districts popular vote I say vote against them in the next local election and pull the lever on the republican side all the way down the ballot. Why do so many black politicians act like they owe the Clintons a favor?

[DamieQue™]

I was discussing politics with one of my boys the other day and he made an interesting observation (which I will add an extension to).

He said, "The Clintons were bridge to the 21st Century, Obama IS the 21st Century". That's why no matter how much Clinton talks about her experience (overinflated though it is) it doesn't resonate with anyone. No one cares that you are skilled in the old style of politics when no one wants the old style of politics anymore.

By siding with Hillary, the CBC (or at least most of it's membership) has shown itself to be out-of-synch with Black America, just like Hillary is out-of-step with America on a whole. They have both been passed by and are no longer relevant and are just now starting to realize it.