by Frank James
Forget the fact that the state legislatures in both Michigan and Florida were forewarned that if they moved up their states’ primary dates their states would be penalized by the Democratic and Republican National Committees. The governors of both states are demanding that the delegates from both states’ primaries earlier this year be seated at the respective party conventions this summer.
Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, a Republican, and Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm, a Democrat, issued the following statement:
Florida and Michigan Governors to DNC and RNC:
Don’t Silence 5,163,271 Americans
TALLAHASSEE- Florida Governor Charlie Crist and Michigan Governor Jennifer M. Granholm released a joint statement today calling on the Democratic and Republican National Committees with a very clear message: Seat our delegates.
Joint Statement from Florida Governor Charlie Crist and Michigan Governor Jennifer M. Granholm.
“The right to vote is at the very foundation of our democracy. This primary season, voters have turned out in record numbers to exercise that right, and it is reprehensible that anyone would seek to silence the voices of 5,163,271 Americans. It is intolerable that the national political parties have denied the citizens of Michigan and Florida their votes and voices at their respective national conventions.
According to the DNC and RNC, Florida and Michigan have violated party rules by moving up their primaries. Today, we each will call upon our respective state and national party chairs to resolve this matter and to ensure that the voters of Michigan and Florida are full participants in the formal selection of their parties’ nominees. We must restore the rights of the more than 5 million voters whose voices have been silenced.”
The governors are essentially asking the national parties for a pardon, something governors tend to know a lot about.
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