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Hortensis

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7. Public participation? It's a political party.

Reply to ashling (Original post)

Wed May 4, 2016, 03:23 PM

May 2016

You want to participate, you join the party. Bernie wants to stack the party to make it easier for people like him to win against Democrats. As a result of this election season, I've gone from myself wanting a more open process to wanting them all closed.

Transparency and increased democratization WITHIN our party is a different matter, but there would be nothing "public" about it at all. Outsiders would have no power to subvert our choices.

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Let's Open Up the Democratic Party to Public Participation [View all] ashling May 2016 OP

It's a political party which is not a quasi-governmental entity underthematrix May 2016 #1

How do you get all 50 states to agree to that mandate? Each state runs its blm May 2016 #2

You do that and Gman May 2016 #3

It is open to public participation. I've participated in it most of my life. LisaM May 2016 #4

in-duh-pendents are complaining hfojvt May 2016 #5

Debbie doesn't want that. PDittie May 2016 #6

Public participation? It's a political party. Hortensis May 2016 #7

This is dumb on about twelve levels. Squinch May 2016 #8

Here's how you can participate gratuitous May 2016 #9