Panel hears LULAC case over ‘Texas Two-Step'

A federal three-judge panel heard an appeal by a Latino civil rights group Thursday against the Texas Democratic Party, charging that its delegate selection process dilutes the Latino vote and should be subject to the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

For me the events in Texas were the most shocking part of the whole ugly primary. lambert wrote a great post on this and Wampum posted the incident report.

Michigan Messenger

Sen. Hillary Clinton came to Michigan Wednesday and publicly urged Sen. Barack Obama to get on board plans for a proposed do-over Democratic primary.

Clinton visited the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees building in downtown Detroit in a last-minute appearance designed to pressure Obama and state lawmakers who have said they don't think the do-over proposal, which calls for a privately funded state-run primary on June 3, can or should pass the Legislature.

"I believe the families of Michigan are just as important as the families of any of any other state," The Detroit News quoted Clinton saying during her visit.

Xavier and Judy report that Clinton will be in Detroit tomorrow. I don't get it, I would think she would be living in Pennsylvania.

When is she going to do the roof top bbq at the big E?

On the Chanting Obama Protesters...

It looks as though at a recent campaign event for Senator Clinton some Obama supporters were chanting "Hillary go home" or some such.

First off, let me say that the Obama supporters were completely within their Constitutional rights as the right to express one's ideas publicly (especially one's political ideas) is one of the founding pillars of this democracy. I realize that each side wants to make sure the best candidate wins the nomination (and of course each side thinks that its candidate is the best candidate) and is fighting to make sure that happens.

Susie thinks that voter disenfrachisment is the most important issue. Chris Friend says that Democrats have given up the high ground. Kirk Wentzel calls for a do over. Daddy Democrat suggests that Obama would win a revote in Michigan. Will Bunch and Booman think it is important that Clinton broke her pledge not to put her name in the MI ballot.