Florida judge dismisses fraud lawsuit against DNC

[Jim Lane]

13. The judge also smacked down the DNC's most idiotic defense

From pp. 15-16 of the decision:

For their part, the DNC and Wasserman Schultz have characterized the DNC charter’s promise of “impartiality and evenhandedness” as a mere political promise——political rhetoric that is not enforceable in federal courts. The Court does not accept this trivialization of the DNC’s governing principles. While it may be true in the abstract that the DNC has the right to have its delegates “go into back rooms like they used to and smoke cigars and pick the candidate that way,” . . . the DNC, through its charter, has committed itself to a higher principle.

It's unfortunate that the DNC even made that cynical argument. Yes, the party would have the right to pick its nominee in a smoke-filled room, or, for that matter, by holding a lottery. Nevertheless, once it promulgates internal rules concerning the procedure, it should be deemed to be obligated, morally and legally, to follow its own rules. The DNC's contention to the contrary did nothing except give ammunition to its critics.