Dem. Party Heads Ram Through Pro-Israel and 'God' Language, Steam Roll Opposition
Democratic party heads rammed through the revised platform, which includes updated pro-Israel language and the mention of God, against the clear wishes of those voting at the convention in Charlotte. Here's video of the chaos:
The vote to adopt the new platform requires two-thirds. It's pretty clear that even after asking for multiple votes, two-thirds of the vote was not received. The revised platform was adopted anyway.
Sorry, you've reached the limit on the articles you can view.
Democratic party heads rammed through the revised platform, which includes updated pro-Israel language and the mention of God, against the clear wishes of those voting at the convention in Charlotte. Here's video of the chaos:
The vote to adopt the new platform requires two-thirds. It's pretty clear that even after asking for multiple votes, two-thirds of the vote was not received. The revised platform was adopted anyway.
Web Link: http://www.weeklystandard.com/article/651765
The Weekly Standardhttp://assets.weeklystandard.com.s3.amazonaws.com/tws15/images/logo-large.png
The Weekly Standard2012Washington, DCPolitics2012-09-05http://www.weeklystandard.com/dem.-party-heads-ram-through-pro-israel-and-god-language-steam-roll-opposition/article/6517652012-09-05T16:192012-09-05T16:25Dem. Party Heads Ram Through Pro-Israel and 'God' Language, Steam Roll OppositionDemocratic party heads rammed through the revised platform, which includes updated pro-Israel language and the mention of God, against the clear wishes of those voting at the convention in Charlotte. Here's video of the chaos:
The vote to adopt the new platform requires two-thirds. It's pretty clear that even after asking for multiple votes, two-thirds of the vote was not received. The revised platform was adopted anyway.
2012 Elections, Daniel Halper, Israel, Jerusalemhttp://cdn.weeklystandard.biz/cache/280x280-.jpg
