Naeem's Blog

Not sure if I've shared my feelings on the American version of Democracy.

Oh yeah, I have. More than once.

Anyways, here is a nice article that provides more fuel to the fire.

As if the two-party system wasn't limiting enough in the options presented to the voters, the Democratic Party leaders are intent on dictating who that nominee should be using the superdelegates.

According to the article:

"[Walter] Mondale was quite open about the undemocratic aims of the superdelegate system. In a number of talks, he acknowledged that superdelegates were created with the explicit aim of preventing voter insurgencies."

The author goes on to quote Walter Mondale from a 1992 NY Times article:

"The election is the business of the people. But the nomination is more properly the business of the parties...The problem lies in the reforms that were supposed to open the nominating process...Party leaders have lost the power to screen candidates and select a nominee. The solution is to reduce the influence of the primaries and boost the influence of the party leaders...The superdelgate category established within the Democratic Party after 1984 allows some opportunity for this, but should be strengthened."

Do read the entire article. Worth your time to understand the lengths the power brokers will go to in order to retain control and prevent any serious change.