Who knew this paranoid conspiracy theory was still churning around? I didn’t.<\/p>\n
But it seems that Bernie supporters had banded together to sue the Democratic National Committee and Debbie Wasserman Schultz for…something.<\/p>\n
Their case was dismissed in District Court.<\/p>\n
Here’s a brief abstract of the decision in the federal appellate court:<\/p>\n
Did the Democratic National Committee tilt the 2016 primary in favor of Hillary Clinton over Bernie Sanders? Eleventh Circuit<\/a>: We can’t feel the Bern when the complaint’s missing key facts. Dismissal affirmed.<\/em><\/p>\n Want to read the whole decision? Click on the Eleventh Circuit link.<\/p>\n Want not to read the whole decision? Then do read its first paragraph, which prompts me to think once again I might enjoy reading de Tocqueville:<\/p>\n In his classic treatise on the United States and its political system, Alexis de Tocqueville famously remarked that \u201c[t]here is almost no political question in the United States that is not resolved sooner or later into a judicial question.\u201d Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America, Vol. I, at 257 (U. Chicago Press 2000)[1835]. This case, which pits a political party against some of its supporters, confirms de Tocqueville\u2019s reputation as an astute observer of American life.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Who knew this paranoid conspiracy theory was still churning around? I didn’t. But it seems that Bernie supporters had banded together to sue the Democratic National Committee and Debbie Wasserman Schultz for…something. Their case was dismissed in District Court. Here’s … Continue reading