While the OG, and the press has been focused on the Tweetgate scandal, several items have gone largely unreported by the press.
DNC Fraud Lawsuit is the Biggest Story in Politics that No One is Talking About
Can you sue Barack Obama because he said “You can keep your doctor” under Obamacare but your insurance company dropped you anyway? Not likely.
If Donald Trump’s wall gets built but it comes out of American taxpayer’s pockets instead of Mexico’s can we all sue him? A jury composed of nine Sonia Sotomayors with presiding judge Kamala Harris wouldn’t even convict on that case. Why?
It’s almost impossible to sue political parties and politicians in America because of our inherent cynicism about how politics actually work. Judges are loathe to get involved in intra-party squabbles and the law tacitly assumes a certain amount of shadiness, lying and chicanery in the political process.
Almost as important, voters expect any legitimate politician to take on the ‘party’ to prove they can handle the job. However, is there a line in the sand? When does politics move from being an encouraging “Against All Odds” narrative to “Mission Impossible”? That’s the story of the DNC Fraud lawsuit, the biggest story in politics that nobody is talking about.
In June of 2016 Jared and Elizabeth Beck filed a lawsuit in Florida against the DNC, (Wilding v.s. DNC Services Corporation) known mostly online as the #DNCFRAUDLAWSUIT. The case has slowly wound its way through the courts but has picked up steam in 2017 as court transcripts and allegations of intimidation have become public.
The plaintiffs have filed a class action suit on behalf of three classes of people, arguing that the DNC must return all donations given in the 2016 cycle to Bernie Sanders Donors, DNC Donors and Democrats in general. Why? They claim the DNC defrauded donors in the 2016 primary by failing to remain neutral during the contest. Article 5 section 4 of the DNC bylaws states:
CHARTER
Chairperson, the designated Vice Chair as provided for in Article Two, Section 12(b) of the Bylaws, or the next highest ranking officer of the National Committee present at the meeting shall preside. Section 4. The National Chairperson shall serve full time and shall receive such compensation asmay be determined by agreement between the Chairperson and the Democratic National Committee. In the conduct and management of the affairs and procedures of the Democratic National Committee, particularly as they apply to the preparation and conduct of the Presidential nomination process, the Chairperson shall exercise impartiality and evenhandedness as between the Presidential candidates and campaigns. The Chairperson shall be responsible for ensuring that the national officers and staff of the Democratic National Committee maintain impartiality and evenhandedness during the Democratic Party Presidential nominating process.
Beck and Beck cite the hacked emails from Wikileaks as evidence of Democratic Party leaders tampering with the primary process. Few people are surprised that the Democratic party leadership favored Hillary Clinton in 2016. New DNC Chair Tom Perez admitted as much in a Freudian slip during a speech earlier this year. Some of that was to be expected, Hillary Clinton was a Democrat in good standing, Bernie Sanders was not a Democrat, and was essentially the “ally” who shows up three weeks before a protest march expecting a leadership position because he brought his Dad’s pick-up truck.
However the core of Beck & Beck’s argument about fairness is bolstered by DNC lawyer Bruce Spiva basically giving the “Shoulder shrug + Come at me Bruh” defense to the allegations of an unfair primary. During an April 25th hearing he stated:
THE COURT: So, are you suggesting that this is just part of the business, so to speak, that it’s not unusual for, let’s say, the DNC, the RNC to take sides with respect to any particular candidate and to support that candidate over another?
MR. SPIVA: Well, I’m not suggesting that that is par for the course, your Honor. But what I am suggesting is to have those kinds of allegations is the rough and tumble of politics.