Seen on the AP wire:
The Democratic National Committee can penalize the Florida party by stripping the state of its convention delegates because it is holding an early presidential primary, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.[...]
Hinkle said that political parties have a First Amendment right to set their own rules and enforce them. The national party did that, which means that Florida will not have a say in picking the Democratic nominee.
Legally, it’s the right decision. Political parties are private organizations (despite a couple of parties’ delusions of statehood when it suits them), and therefore they are entitled to set their own rules.
However, I also that it’s an idiotic standoff on the part of both the DNC and Florida and Michigan Democrats, which will only serve to make the Dems less competitive in the two extra-early states.
Geez, what ever happened to compromise, civility, and reasonableness?