Via Pacific John:
Ruling favors Latino voters in Texas Democrat suit
APBy PAUL J. WEBER, Associated Press Writer Paul J. Weber, Associated Press Writer - Tue Aug 25, 4:18 pm ET
SAN ANTONIO - Latino voters [sic] celebrated a federal court ruling Tuesday that came down against the Texas Democratic Party and could put the complicated "Texas Two-step" presidential delegate system in jeopardy.
The ruling by a three-judge panel will allow the lawsuit to go forward and put the Texas delegate system closer to facing a potential review by the Justice Department, which Latino advocates sought in the aftermath of last year's intense Democratic primary between Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton.
In a lawsuit filed last year, the Latino groups argued that the way Texas Democrats awarded presidential delegates unfairly discriminated against Latinos by awarding fewer presidential delegates to heavily Hispanic areas. They did not contest to whom the delegates were awarded, but rather how the allotment was made.
Latino advocates saw Tuesday's ruling as clearing the way for the party's complex process of awarding delegates through a primary and caucus to be done away with entirely.
"The whole state of Texas should be celebrating with us," said Luis Roberto Vera Jr., an attorney for the League of United Latin American Citizens. "That was the biggest, most chaotic, moronic thing when they went through that Texas two-step."
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Excellent news!
Anything that drives a stake into the heart of the caucus system in the Democratic primaries is a good thing. Even bringing a stake near is a good thing.
"First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win." -- Mahatma Gandhi
Excellent news, indeed
And, great that it's happening in a state as large as Texas should it will be harder to ignore. I said it many times back during the primaries, but a caucus wouldn't even be a fair reflection of an electorate in a municipal election, let alone a fair reflection of the electorate's preference in a state-level election and especially in a state as populous as Texas.
Yes, if the Democratic Party wants to turn their eyes away from how undemocratic primaries are, well, they can let the courts decide. Though, I'd be a bit scared to see this reach the Supreme Court as compromised and insanely conservative as it's become.
But, we've always been at war with Eastasia...