Senator Bill Nelson: Let Us Vote!
The following email was forwarded to me by Alan Brock, the President of the Florida Young Democrats (I removed his email for courtesy):
I am forwarding this email on to you, I hope the HTML comes through. From Senator Nelson to his supporters throughout Florida.
~Alan
President
Florida Young Democrats
-----Original Message-----
From: Senator Bill Nelson
To:
Sent: Wed, 12 Sep 2007 3:52 pm
Subject: Let Us Vote!
Dear Alan,
I think the vote of Floridians in determining our nominee for president must count. This year, the Florida Legislature moved our presidential primary to January 29, giving you a real chance to participate in the nomination process. But the national Democratic Party is trying to take away that right.
The DNC says that Florida's earlier primary would alter the sequence of contests in Iowa, Nevada, New Hampshire and South Carolina, and they are threatening to penalize us by stripping our 210 delegates to the national convention. This would essentially take away our right to pick a Democratic presidential nominee.
This is a case of fundamental rights vs. the rules of a political party. We have a right to vote, and to have that vote count, and there is no debating that.
We've put the party on notice that if they strip away any of Florida's delegates to the national convention, we're prepared to ask appropriate legal officials whether this could violate any state or federal civil rights laws.
Take a stand today. I need your help. Demand that the DNC allow Florida a fair say.
I'm not backing down from this fight. Please join me by adding your name:
Sign the petition
We deserve a say. We deserve a vote. We deserve for our vote to count. Please stand with me.
Sincerely,
Bill Nelson
I am forwarding this email on to you, I hope the HTML comes through. From Senator Nelson to his supporters throughout Florida.
~Alan
President
Florida Young Democrats
-----Original Message-----
From: Senator Bill Nelson
To:
Sent: Wed, 12 Sep 2007 3:52 pm
Subject: Let Us Vote!
Dear Alan,
I think the vote of Floridians in determining our nominee for president must count. This year, the Florida Legislature moved our presidential primary to January 29, giving you a real chance to participate in the nomination process. But the national Democratic Party is trying to take away that right.
The DNC says that Florida's earlier primary would alter the sequence of contests in Iowa, Nevada, New Hampshire and South Carolina, and they are threatening to penalize us by stripping our 210 delegates to the national convention. This would essentially take away our right to pick a Democratic presidential nominee.
This is a case of fundamental rights vs. the rules of a political party. We have a right to vote, and to have that vote count, and there is no debating that.
We've put the party on notice that if they strip away any of Florida's delegates to the national convention, we're prepared to ask appropriate legal officials whether this could violate any state or federal civil rights laws.
Take a stand today. I need your help. Demand that the DNC allow Florida a fair say.
I'm not backing down from this fight. Please join me by adding your name:
Sign the petition
We deserve a say. We deserve a vote. We deserve for our vote to count. Please stand with me.
Sincerely,
Bill Nelson
You do not have a "right" to be an early voting state.
Do rukes only apply to everyone else? Not Florida.
I do understand that the GOP screwed you over by moving the date forward, but nearly ever Flordian I have heard from is actin like a bunch children, throwing a temper tantrum- WHICH IS SILLY, BORING AND DISTRACTING!
I wish you guys would spend your energy mobilzing voters instead of whining like 2 year olds.
It is bad for the Party. Which is bad for us all.
The rest of us are sick of the nonsence.