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00:00:07	>>	FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING WILLING TO -- FOR BEING WILLING TO SERVE ON THIS COMMITTEE. THANK YOU FOR THE EXTRAORDINARY AND WONDERFUL WORD THAT ALL OF YOU HAVE PUT IN TOGETHER. BEFORE I INTRODUCE OUR COCHAIRS, LET ME JUST THANK SENATOR OBAMA FOR CHOOSING JOE BIDEN AS HIS RUNNING MATE FOR VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] IT IS A GREAT CREDIT TO SENATOR JOE BIDEN, WHO WILL BE A STRONG LEADER AND A FIERCE ADVOCATE, A DEVOTED FAMILY-PERSON WITH AMERICAN VALUES ROOTED IN THE SENATOR OBAMA, FOR HAVING A WILLINGNESS TO CHOOSE SOMEONE AS TALENTED AS SENATOR JOE BIDEN. THEY WILL BE A WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL TEAM GOVERNING AMERICA FOR THE NEXT EIGHT YEARS. THANK YOU, BARACK OBAMA AND JOE BIDEN. [APPLAUSE] IT IS NOW MY PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE THE OTHER FOLKS WHO ARE UP HERE. THE FIRST IS THE RULES COMMITTEE CO-CHAIR, DAVID WALTERS OF OKLAHOMA. HE WAS ELECTED TO GOVERNOR OF OKLAHOMA IN 1990, CARRYING 75 COUNTIES. I THINK WE WILL BE TURNING OKLAHOMA BLUE AGAIN. DURING GOVERNOR WALTERS TERM, EDUCATION FUNDING INCREASE BY 30%. THE HIGHER EDUCATION, EVERY SINGLE STATE COLLEGE CAMPUS WAS PRESENT -- RENOVATED, GOVERNOR WALTERS SERVICE CURRENTLY AS THE PRESIDENT OF WALTER'S INTERNATIONAL, WHICH TRADES INTERNATIONALLY IN ELECTRICAL GENERATION EQUIPMENT. MARY ROSE OOKAR, FROM CLEVELAND, OHIO, WHO CURRENTLY SERVES AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE -- WHILE IN CONGRESS, SHE WORKED ON SEVERAL PIECES OF ADMINISTRATION RELATED TO PEACE AND JUSTICE IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND FOR THOSE OF MIDDLE EAST ANCESTRY. SHE HAS BEEN AN ADVOCATE FOR ISSUES CONCERNING THE ELDERLY, APPOINTED BY PRESIDENT CLINTON TO BE A MEMBER OF THE 25 MEMBER ADVISORY BOARD FOR THE WHITE HOUSE ADVISORY ON AGING. SHE WAS A KEY SUPPORTER ADVOCATING BREAST CANCER RESEARCH. MS. LEEDS IS A SOFTWARE DEVELOPER BY TRAINING, HELPING CANDIDATES IN NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. SHE IS A CO-CHAIR OF THE DISENFRANCHISED FOUNDATION, BREAKING THE CYCLE OF POVERTY AND IGNORANCE, AS WELL AS CHARITIES THAT SPECIALIZE IN WOMEN'S ISSUES. SHE IS THE CHAIR OF THE ADVISORY BOARD ON THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COUNCIL WHERE SHE FUNDRAISERS, SHE IS ALSO ON THE BOARD OF THE NATIONAL JEWISH DEMOCRATIC COUNCIL. LET ME ALSO THANK SOMEONE WE ARE JOINED BY TODAY TO IS VERY FAMILIAR TO ALL OF YOU, WHO CALLS THE MEANEST ROLL-CALL IN AMERICA, OUR WONDERFUL DNC SECRETARY. [APPLAUSE] THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHERS THAT WE WILL HEAR FROM. CONVENTION CEO LEA DAUGHTRY WHO HAS WORKED TIRELESSLY TO MAKE THIS A SUCCESS. [APPLAUSE] I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK MEMBERS OF THE RULES COMMITTEE AT THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE, AND I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE AND THANK HEAVEN MCFADDEN -- HELEN MCFADDEN, WHERE ARE YOU? THERE YOU GO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE] I AM NOW GOING TO RECOGNIZE THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE SECRETARY, ALEX GERMON, TO CALL THE ROLL.
00:04:37	>>	THANK YOU, GOVERNOR DEAN. WELCOME TO THE RULES COMMITTEE. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, WE LOOK FORWARD TO A GOOD, STRONG, THOUGHTFUL MEETING. IN ORDER TO DO THAT, I AM GOING TO CALL THE ROW INDIVIDUALLY, STATE-BY-STATE, SO THAT WE CAN REPRESENT -- REGISTER EVERY REPRESENTATIVE WHO IS HERE, BECAUSE DEMOCRATS COUNT EVERY VOTE. [APPLAUSE] I AM GOING TO DO MY BEST TO PRONOUNCE YOUR NAME PROPERLY, I WILL MESS UP HERE AND THERE, YOU CAN IGNORE IT OR CORRECTLY, BUT PETE -- PLEASE EXCUSE ME IN ADVANCE IF I MISPRONOUNCE YOUR NAME. I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR HELPING US DO THIS AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN. FIRST, I WOULD LIKE TO RECORD OUR LEADERSHIP. IF YOU COULD SAY PRESENT LOUD AND CLEAR, IT HELP US VERY MUCH AS WE RECORD.
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00:05:53	>>	THANK YOU. AMERICAN SAMOA. [CALLS NAMES] ARIZONA. [CALLS NAMES] CALIFORNIA, [CALLS NAMES] COLORADO -- THANK YOU, COLORADO, FOR HOSTING THIS WONDERFUL CONVENTION. [APPLAUSE] [CALLS ROLL] DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, [CALLS ROLL] DELAWARE -- CONGRATULATIONS, DELAWARE. [CALLS ROLL] FLORIDA, [CALLS ROLL] GEORGIA, [CALLS ROLL] -- GEORGIA, [CALLS ROLL] A VERY SPECIAL GUESTS HERE, EVELYN, WHO MARCHED WITH MARTIN LUTHER KING JR., WHOSE MEMORY WE COMMEMORATE TODAY AS WELL. EVELYN, STAND UP. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. ALSO, CONTINUING WITH GEORGIA, [CALLS ROLL] GUAM, [CALLS ROLL] IOWA, [CALLS ROLL] IDAHO, [CALLS ROLL] ILL., [CALLS ROLL] THANK YOU, ILLINOIS. INDIANA, FOR DEMOCRATS, 202-737- 0002. -- INDIANA [CALLS ROLL] KANSAS, [CALLS ROLL] KENTUCKY, [CALLS ROLL] LOUISIANA [CALLS ROLL] MASS., [CALLS ROLL] MARYLAND, [CALLS ROLL] -- MARYLAND, [CALLS ROLL] MAINE, [CALLS ROLL] MICHIGAN, [CALLS ROLL] MINNESOTA, [CALLS ROLL] WAY TO GO, MINNESOTA. YOU ARE ALL HERE. MISSOURI, [CALLS ROLL] MISSISSIPPI, [CALLS ROLL] MONTANA, [CALLS ROLL] NORTH CAROLINA, [CALLS ROLL] ALL HERE FROM NORTH CAROLINA. NORTH DAKOTA, [CALLS ROLL] NEBRASKA, [CALLS ROLL] NEW HAMPSHIRE, [CALLS ROLL] NEW JERSEY, [CALLS ROLL] NEW MEXICO, [CALLS ROLL] NEVADA, [CALLS ROLL] NEW YORK, [CALLS ROLL] OHIO,C [CALLS ROLL] -- OHIO, [CALLS ROLL] OKLAHOMA, [CALLS ROLL] OREGON, [CALLS ROLL] PA., [CALLS ROLL] PUERTO RICO, [CALLS ROLL] WROTE ISLAND, [CALLS ROLL] -- RHODE ISLAND, [CALLS ROLL] PLEASE SAY "PRESENT" NUYS AND LOUD. IT WILL HELP US TO RECORD YOU. -- NICE AND LOUD. IT WILL HELP US TO RECORD THE. S.D., [CALLS ROLL] TENNESSEE, [CALLS ROLL] TEXAS, [CALLS ROLL] UTAH, [CALLS ROLL] VIRGINIA, [CALLS ROLL] THE VIRGIN ISLANDS, [CALLS ROLL] VERMONT, [CALLS ROLL] WASHINGTON, [CALLS ROLL] WISCONSIN, [CALLS ROLL] WEST VIRGINIA, -- WEST VIRGINIA, [CALLS ROLL] [CALLS ROLL]
00:15:32	>>	KNOW THAT GREG SMITH HAS COME FROM FLORIDA, YOU HAVE ALREADY BEEN CALLED AFTER -- IF YOU ARRIVE AFTER I HAVE CALLED, PLEASE SEE THE SECRETARY OVER THERE, YOU WILL BE SIGNED IN AND REGISTERED. I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DO NOT INTRODUCE MY COLLEAGUE ON THE VASHON -- NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE, LAUDIE SHOFFELBURG, STAND UP AND RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US THIS MORNING. THAT CONCLUDES OUR ROLL-CALL, I BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE MORE THAN A QUORUM, IS THAT CORRECT? WE HAVE MORE THAN A QUORUM, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE THIS MORNING, AND GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR DELIBERATIONS.
00:16:16	>>	THANK YOU, MADAM SECRETARY. IF YOU COME IN LATE, IT IS IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO CHECK IN AT THE SECRETARY'S TABLE FOR THE ROLL CALL. I WANT TO JOIN ALICE IN THANKING ALL THE PEOPLE IN DENVER AND THE STATE OF COLORADO FOR BEING SUCH INCREDIBLY WONDERFUL HOST. -- COASTS -- HOSTS. I MET THE MAYOR LAST NIGHT, HE WAS WORKING SO HARD OVER THE COUNTRY, AND THE GOVERNOR HAS BEEN TERRIFIC AS WELL. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL OF THE OF, WILMA, YOU HAVE TO ACCEPT MY THANKS ON BEHALF OF ALL THE PEOPLE OF DENVER. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. THIS IS EXTRAORDINARY. THE 50-STATE STRATEGY IS WORKING, IT READ IT WORKS WITH COLORADO -- IT REALLY WORKS WITH CALLER BROUGHT UP, TURNING BLUE AND PUTTING SENATOR OBAMA OVER THE TOP -- IT REALLY WORKS WITH COLORADO, TURNING BLUE AND PUTTING SENATOR OBAMA OVER THE TOP. THIS IS BY FAR THE BIGGEST YEAR WE HAVE EVER HAD. LEFT BEHIND IN THE PRIMARY, ALL OF THAT INFORMATION IN OUR COMPUTERS, WE WILL BE SPINNING AND OUT SOON, GETTING THOSE FOLKS OUT TO VOTE AGAIN, INCLUDING THE NEARLY MILLION PEOPLE WHO LEFT THE REPUBLICAN PARTY AND BECAME DEMOCRATS SO THAT WE COULD PUT THIS COUNTRY AND THE RIGHT COURSE AGAIN. SO, THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH. WE ARE VERY LUCKY TO HAVE WITH US ARE NEXT SPEAKER, WHO WILL SAY A FEW WORDS. THIS IS A WOMAN WHO HAS HAD JUST ABOUT EVERY ROLE POSSIBLE IN THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR THE FIRST -- LAST 14 YEARS. SHE IS NOW RUNNING THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION. SHE HAS PUT TOGETHER A GREAT TEAM TO DO THAT. IT IS AN HONOR TO DO THAT, SO I INTRODUCE YOU REV. LEAH DAUGHTRY. [APPLAUSE]
00:18:31	>>	GOOD MORNING, THANK YOU MR. CHAIRMAN FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TODAY AND FOR THE INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY OF SERVING AS THE CEO OF THIS YEAR'S CONVENTION. IT IS AN EXCITING YEAR FOR DEMOCRATS. THE ENERGY AND EXCITEMENT OF OUR PARTY, WHAT WE ARE EXPERIENCING THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY IS LIKE ANYTHING -- UNLIKE ANYTHING I HAVE SEEN IN MY YEARS IN POLITICS. IT IS AN HONOR TO SERVE MY PARTY AT THIS EXCITING TIME. THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE ON THE RULES COMMITTEE, AND A SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR LEADERSHIP FOR TAKING ON THIS TOUGH WORK OF THE RULES AND SERVING AS COCHAIRS OF THIS COMMITTEE. WHAT YOU ARE DOING HERE TODAY IS A VERY IMPORTANT PART OF THE POLITICAL PROCESS THAT OCCURS EVERY FOUR YEARS, ESTABLISHING CONSISTENCY AND TRANSPARENCY WITHIN THE PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATING PROCESS FOR A PARTY. AS -- FOR OUR PARTY. AS DEMOCRATS, WE CAN BE PROUD OF THE WORK THAT WE WILL ACCOMPLISH HERE AND IN THE NEXT WEEK. BY THIS TIME NEXT WEEK, WE WILL HAVE MADE HISTORY, NOMINATING BARACK OBAMA FOR PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. MANY PEOPLE DESERVE CREDIT FOR MAKING THIS HAPPEN. THIS CONVENTION WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF ALL OF COLORADO IS ELECTED LEADERSHIP, ESPECIALLY OUR MAYOR AND OUR GOVERNOR. THERE ARE COUNTLESS OTHERS WHO CONTRIBUTED TO THIS EFFORT. THIS COMMUNITY IS EXCITED, I HOPE YOU HAVE FELT THAT IN THE SHORT TIME YOU HAVE BEEN HERE. WHEN WE ARRIVED HERE OVER ONE YEAR AGO, WE SAID TO BE NEEDED 10,000 VOLUNTEERS. BY LAST OCTOBER, BEFORE THE FIRST PRIMARY WAS HELD, WE HAD 26,000 PEOPLE TO HAVE SIGNED UP TO THE VOLUNTEERS. [APPLAUSE]
00:20:31	>>	YESTERDAY, BECAUSE WE ARE ON TIME, ON TRACK, AND ON BUDGET, WE WERE ABLE TO OPEN THE PEPSI CENTER EARLY, HOSTING A OPEN HOUSE FOR THE PEOPLE OF DENVER, THANKING THEM FOR ALL THAT THEY HAVE DONE FOR US IN THE LAST YEAR. THOSE TICKETS WERE SNAPPED UP, 5000 IN LESS THAN 24 HOURS. WE WERE ABLE TO POST YOUNG PEOPLE FROM ACROSS THE CITY, GIVING THEM A LOOK, ALLOWING RESIDENTS TO COME IN AND EXPERIENCE WHAT THE CONVENTION WILL BE LIKE FOR ALL OF YOU WHEN YOU RIDE IN THE PEPSI CENTER. AFTER THAT, WE ANNOUNCED OUR PLAN FOR THE TICKETING PROCESS. JUST 45 MINUTES AFTER WE MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT, WE RECEIVE 20,000 PHONE CALLS JUST FROM COLORADO -- WE RECEIVE THED 20,000 PHONE CALLS JUST FROM COLORADO, WITHIN 24 HOURS WE HAD 80,000 REQUESTS FOR TICKETS. THIS IS JUST A SNAPSHOT OF THE TREMENDOUS EXCITEMENT AND ENTHUSIASM THAT EXISTS FOR THIS PARTY, FOR THIS CONVENTION, FOR THE WORK THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO TOGETHER. I WOULD CERTAINLY LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE MY STAFF, THE DEDICATED TEAM WHO HAS BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR TWO YEARS TO PUT ALL THIS TOGETHER. GOING THAT EXTRA MILE FOR A CONVENTION THAT NOW SPANS TWO VENUES. AS YOU KNOW, WE SET OUT TO HOST A DIFFERENT KIND OF CONVENTION, TO BRINGDOWN LOW WALLS AND MAKE IT MORE OPEN AND ACCEPTABLE TO AMERICANS. WE'RE DOING THIS IN A NUMBER OF WAYS, BROADCASTING FOR THE FIRST TIME, OUR ENTIRE CONVENTION, LIVE ON OUR WEB SITE, IN BOTH ENGLISH AND SPANISH. BRINGING LOCAL KIDS IN FOR TOURS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, AND WE WILL BE HOSTING, ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, ALL AROUND THE CITY WILL BE HOSTING IN HELPING DELEGATES TO WILL OF THEIR SLEEVES AND GET INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY, FOR READING TO CHILDREN TO PAINTING TO SORTING CANNED GOODS AND SERVING FOOD AT THE HOMELESS SHELTERS, THERE IS SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP US AS DEMOCRATS DEMONSTRATE OUR VALUES ARE MORE THAN JUST WORDS, THAT WE TURN THEM INTO ACTIONS. OF COURSE, IT DOES NOT GET BIGGER OR BETTER THAN WHAT WILL TAKE PLACE AT MILE HIGH FIELD. NEXT THURSDAY, BARACK OBAMA WILL ACCEPT OUR PARTY'S NOMINATION BEFORE A CROWD OF MORE THAN 75,000 PEOPLE. YOU WILL NOT HAVE TO BE A DELEGATE OR PARTY INSIDER TO BE A PART OF THE PROCESS. YOU CAN EXPERIENCE THIS MOMENT FIRSTHAND, THROUGH THE WEBSITE AND THROUGH THE MILLIONS OF PEOPLE WHO WILL TUNE-IN, AND THOSE IN THE STADIUM. THE STATE OF COLORADO IS A STATE THAT WE WANT TO TURN BLUE IN NOVEMBER. IT IS A THANK-YOU TO THIS COMMUNITY FOR HOSTING THIS CONVENTION. TWO-THIRDS OF THE TICKETS ARE GOING TO THE WESTERN STATES, MORE STATES THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO TURN BLUE IN NOVEMBER. THIS, MORE THAN ANY OTHER CONVENTION, IS AMERICA'S CONVENTION, WELCOMING PEOPLE FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AS FAR AWAY AS MAINE, FLORIDA, THEY ARE COMING FROM ALL OVER TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS CONVENTION. WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO MAKING HISTORY IN DENVER THIS WEEK, I KNOW THAT YOU ARE AS WELL. POLITICAL CONVENTIONS HAVE A WAY OF DETERMINING OUR COUNTRY'S FUTURE, THIS ONE WILL BE NO DIFFERENT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICES TODAY, FOR ALL THAT YOU ARE GOING TO DO, PARTICIPATING IN THE PROCESS THIS WEEK. IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT EITHER MY STAFF CAN DO TO MAKE YOUR VISIT MORE PRODUCTIVE WERE SUCCESSFUL PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO LET US KNOW. THANK YOU AND WELCOME TO DENVER. [APPLAUSE]
00:24:36	>>	THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH FOR YOUR VERY LONG YEAR AND A HALF OF WORK. IT IS ALL DONE. IT IS NOW MY PLEASURE TO RECOGNIZE HELEN MCFADDEN, FOR AN EXPLANATION OF THE PROPOSED RULES OF PROCEDURE.
00:24:58	>>	THANK YOU, GOVERNOR DEAN. GOOD MORNING, IT IS A PLEASURE TO BE HERE. EACH OF YOU SHOULD HAVE, IN YOUR PACKETS, BE PRINTED PROPOSED RULES -- THE PRINTED PROPOSED RULES. I WILL NOT BE DONE TO YOU, I WOULD COMMEND THEM TO YOU AS THE RULES OF THIS COMMITTEE FOR THE PAST FOUR CONVENTIONS. I WILL CALL YOUR ATTENTION TO SEVERAL ITEMS THAT ARE SPECIFIC TO WHAT YOU ARE DOING. FIRST, THERE WILL NEED TO BE 15 SECONDS FOR ANY MOTIONS. YOU WILL SEE THE TEARS ASKED IF 15 PEOPLE SECOND THE MOTION -- HE WILL CEDE THE BEACH CHAIRS ASK IF 15 PEOPLE SECOND THE MOTION -- YOU WILL SEE THE SHARES ASKED IF 15 PEOPLE SECOND THE MOTION -- CHAIRS ASK IF 15 PEOPLE SECOND THE MOTION. WE WILL ASK OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE MAKING MOTIONS TO COME TO THIS FIRST MICROPHONE, THAT WILL MAKE IT EASIER FOR THEM TO BE OBSERVED. THIS FIRST MICROPHONE WILL BE FOR THOSE SPEAKERS WHO WISH TO BE HEARD IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, THE SECOND MICROPHONE WILL BE FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO BE HEARD AGAINST IT. IF YOU A LINE ABOUT BY, IT WILL MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR THE CHAIR TO RECOGNIZE YOU IN A FASHION FOR AND AGAINST, FOR AND AGAINST. THERE WILL BE 20 MINUTES OF DEBATE ON ANY MOTION, 10 MINUTES OF THAT WILL BE FOR THE PROPONENT OF THE MOTION. 10 MINUTES WILL BE FOR THOSE WHO ARE AGAINST IT. LIKE I SAID, THESE WORK WELL FOR A LONG TIME. ESSENTIALLY, THE RULES USED BY THE OTHER STANDING COMMITTEES, I COMMEND THEM TO YOU. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]
00:27:04	>>	THANK YOU FOR YOUR WONDERFUL SERVICE TO THE DNC. THE CHAIR WILL NOW ENTERTAIN THE MOTION TO ADOPT THE COMMITTEE'S RULES OF PROCEDURE, IS OUR SECOND?
00:27:17	>>	SECOND.
00:27:18	>>	IS THERE ANY DEBATE ON THE PROPOSED RULES FOR THE COMMITTEE MEETING? HEARING NONE, ALL OF THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. THE AYE'S HAVE IT, YOU HAVE ADOPTED THE RULES. BEFORE I TURN THIS OVER TO THE COCHAIRS, I WANTED TO HAVE A SPECIAL NOTE OF APPRECIATION FOR PHILIP MCNAMARA. HE HAS WORKED SO INCREDIBLY HARD, ALONG WITH PATRICE AND OTHERS IN OUR INCREDIBLE STUFF. I AM NOT SURE HOW HE DOES IT, HE DEALS WITH PLATFORMS AND CREDENTIALS EVERY FOUR YEARS. HE IS A VERY YOUNG MAN, BUT EVERY FOUR YEARS HE HAINES ABOUT 25 I THINK. SO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE] NOW, IT IS MY PLEASURE TO HEAR OPENING REMARKS FROM EACH OF THE COMMITTEE'S COCHAIRS. I APPRECIATE WHAT THEY'VE DONE FOR THE PARTY AND FOR THEIR CONSTITUENCIES VERY MUCH, IT IS A PLEASURE TO PASS THE GAVEL OVER TO FORMER GOV. DAVID
00:28:29	>>	TO MY FELLOW COCHAIRS IN THE DNC OFFICERS AND STAFF, HIS COMMENTS ABOUT PHILIP AND WHAT A GREAT JOB HE HAS DONE, IT HAS SPENT MY GREAT PRIVILEGE TO WORK WITH HIM, JEFF FOREMAN, AND GREG SMITH IN THIS PROCESS. EACH OF THESE CONVENTIONS, IN THEIR OWN WAY, HAS BEEN UNIQUE. THIS MOMENT, AS OUR NOMINEE SAYS, IS TRULY EXTRAORDINARY. OUR TASK AT THIS CONVENTION IS TO PROVIDE A FIRM FOUNDATION OF OFFICERS, PROCEDURES, RESOLUTIONS AND RULES. HER -- YOU REMEMBER IT RULES, THEY ARE A FOREIGN CONCEPT TO THIS ADMINISTRATION. PRESIDENT BUSH AS SHOWN REPEATEDLY THAT HE CARES ABOUT THE RULES ABOUT AS MUCH AS HE CARES ABOUT GRAMMAR. [LAUGHTER] IN PHILADELPHIA, IN 1787, AT A CONVENTION LIKE THIS, DRAFT A DOCUMENT THAT WOULD BECOME WILL THE LAND, THE U.S. CONSTITUTION. IN THE LAST EIGHT YEARS, THAT DOCUMENT HAS BEEN UNDER ATTACK. WE ARE HERE TO STAND SHOULDER TO SHOULDER WITH OUR FOUNDING FATHERS TO DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION. WE WILL SUPPORT OUR PARTY AND NOMINEES TO REESTABLISH THE RULE OF LAW TO OUR COUNTRY. [APPLAUSE] AS SENATOR OBAMA WOULD SAY, IT IS A CHANGE THAT YOU CAN BELIEVE IN. I HOPE YOU SHARE THE SENSE OF HONOR THAT I FEEL, PARTICIPATING IN THIS SMALL LEAD -- SMALL WAY TO SERVE OUR COUNTRY. WE ARE KIND OF THE COMMITTEE BEHIND THE CURTAIN, BEING A MEMBER WILL PROBABLY NOT GIVE YOU INVITED TO THE MTV PARTY OR SOME OTHER EXCLUSIVE EVENT. YOU DID GET INVITED, I GUESS. [LAUGHTER] OUR WORK THIS WEEKEND CAN HELP TO SHAPE THE WAY OUR PARTY CHOOSES A PRESIDENT, IN DOING SO HELPING TO SHAPE AMERICA'S FUTURE. IT GIVES US A SENSE OF SATISFACTION TO BE A PART OF THIS UNIFYING PROCESS, ONE THAT WILL SEND US THROUGH THAT THE ELECTION AND ON TO THE INAUGURATION OF WITH PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA AND VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN. THE GREAT WILL ROGERS FAMOUSLY SAID "I AM NOT A MEMBER OF ANY ORGANIZED POLITICAL PARTY, I AM A DEMOCRAT." IT IS A FUNNY LINE, ALL TOO FREQUENTLY TRUE. THIS COMMITTEE AND CONVENTION WILL MAKE THAT A LITTLE LESS TRUE, PRESENTING AMERICA WITH A PARTY THAT IS ORGANIZED, UNIFIED, AND READY TO LEAD. THANK YOU FOR ARRIVING AT THE CONVENTION EARLY. I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND HARD WORK GOING FORWARD. MY DEEP APPRECIATION TO MY FELLOW COCHAIRS AND THE DNC STAFF, AS WELL AS THE OBAMA AND CLINTON STAFF, WORKING TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A VERY SUCCESSFUL MEETING TODAY. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]
00:31:50	>>	NOW, WE ARE GOING TO HEAR FROM CONGRESSWOMAN MARY ROSE OAKAR. [APPLAUSE]
00:32:01	>>	THANK YOU, GOVERNOR. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK GOVERNOR DEAN. CERTAINLY, MY COCHAIRS. AND MEMBERS OF THIS TERRIFIC STAFF. PHILIP, PATRICE, FELICIA, JEFF, CRIED, -- GREG, ALL OF THE PEOPLE HERE FOR THE GOOD WORK THERE DONE AND ARE DOING. LET ME, FIRST OF ALL, CONGRATULATE ALL OF YOU FOR BEING ELECTED TO THIS VERY IMPORTANT RULES COMMITTEE. ONLY THREE STANDING COMMITTEES. I WOULD LIKE TO APOLOGIZE FOR NOT BEING ABLE TO CONTINUE ON A CONFERENCE CALL THE OTHER DAY. AS YOU KNOW, MY FRIEND AND A FRIEND OF EVERYONE IN THIS COUNTRY, CONGRESSWOMAN STEPHANIE TUBBS JONES, PASSED ON THAT DAY. SHE WAS A GREAT PUBLIC SERVANT FROM MY HOME TOWN AND HER HOMETOWN OF CLEVELAND, INDEED THE NATION WILL MISS HER TO SAY THE LEAST. I WOULD LIKE TO SAY A SILENT PRAYER FOR FAMILY AT THIS TIME. -- FOR HER FAMILY AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU. I HAVE SERVED ON THIS COMMITTEE MANY TIMES AS A MEMBER OF CONGRESS. I WANTED TO STRESS ITS IMPORTANCE. WITHOUT THE RULES COMMITTEE, AND I WANTED TO SAY THIS BECAUSE YOU ALREADY KNOW IT, BUT WITHOUT THE RULES COMMITTEE, THE CONVENTION COULD BE CHAOTIC. IT IS OUR COMMITTEE THAT RECOMMENDS THE PERMANENT RULES FOR THE CONVENTION. IT IS OUR COMMITTEE WHO EXCEPT THE AGENDA FOR THE CONVENTION. -- ACCEPTS THE AGENDA FOR THE CONVENTION. IT IS OUR COMMITTEE THAT PUTS FORTH THE PERMANENT OFFICERS OF THE CONVENTION. I AM SO HAPPY THEY ARE WITHIN THIS YEAR, AREN'T YOU? [APPLAUSE] THAT IS GREAT. SO, WE DEAL WITH THE PRESENT, THEN WE LOOK TO THE FUTURE. BECAUSE WE HAVE THE POWER, RIGHT NOW, TO OFFER AMENDMENTS TO THE CHARTER OF THE DEMOCRATIC REPORT -- DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF THE UNITED STATES. WE HAVE THE POWER TO PROVIDE RESOLUTIONS TO MATTERS NOT PROVIDED FOR IN THE PERMIT RULES OF THE CONVENTION. AND NOT CONTAINED IN THE REPORTS OF OTHERS STANDING COMMITTEES. YOU SEE HOW IMPORTANT OUR DELIBERATIONS ARE TODAY AND HAVE PRIVILEGE WE ARE AS MEMBERS OF THE RULES COMMITTEE. LET'S CERTAINLY REENERGIZE OURSELVES, BECAUSE ALL OF YOU HAVE A NETWORK OF PEOPLE FROM YOUR WONDERFUL STATE TO LET OUR FUTURE PRESIDENT, BARACK OBAMA -- TO A LACK OF OUR FUTURE PRESIDENT, BARACK OBAMA, AND OUR FUTURE -- TO ELECT OUR FUTURE PRESIDENT, BARACK OBAMA. [APPLAUSE]
00:35:25	>>	NOW, OUR OTHER CO-CHAIR, ANITA LEEDS.
00:35:31	>>	GOOD MORNING, THANK YOU FOR THE INTRODUCTION. ALSO FOR YOUR MANY YEARS OF SERVICE TO OUR PARTY AND COUNTRY. GOVERNOR DEAN I THINK HAS A FEW OTHER THINGS TO DO THIS WEEK, SO HE HAS LEFT, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND A SPECIAL THANKS TO HIM. IT IS THANKS TO HIM THAT THE PARTY IS WHAT IS TODAY. HE HAD THE WISDOM TO RECOGNIZE THAT THE STRENGTH OF OUR PARTY DEPENDS ON ITS ABILITY TO BRING TOGETHER PEOPLE FROM EVERY CORNER OF THIS COUNTRY, FROM EVERY RACE, RELIGION, AND PERSUASION. [APPLAUSE] WE ARE THE PEOPLE WHO WILL POWER THE CHAINS THAT IS THE THEME OF THIS CONVENTION AND OUR PARTY. -- POWER THE CHANGE THAT IS THE THEME OF THIS CONVENTION AND OUR PARTY. WHEN BARACK OBAMA GIVES HIS SPEECH ON THURSDAY, HE WILL TRANSCEND HISTORY. FRANKLY, AFTER THE LAST EIGHT YEARS, WE COULD WELCOME A CHANCE TO TRANSLATE -- FRANCE AND HISTORY. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. I CAME TO THIS COUNTRY WHEN I WAS 8-YEARS OLD. AT THAT TIME, AMERICA WAS NOT JUST A STROKE -- STRONG NATION, IT WAS ALSO A GREAT IDEA. IT WAS A PLACE FOR PEOPLE WHO WERE WILLING TO WORK HARD AND A PLACE FOR TOLERANCE OF THOSE WHO WERE SHIPPED BEVERLY. MY PARENTS BELIEVED THAT THE STREETS TO HEAR WERE PAVED WITH GOLD AND IT WANTED TO GIVE THEIR CHILDREN THOSE OPPORTUNITIES. WE UNFORTUNATELY FIND OURSELVES IN A TIME WHEN WE ARE UNCERTAIN IF OUR CHILDREN WILL HAVE BETTER LIVES. THE PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM, AN UNJUST WAR, EVEN THE PLANET WE LIVE ON IS BEING DESTROYED. THE COUNTRY IS A YEARNING FOR CHANGE. AS THAT -- AS THE COMMITTEE, WE ARE BEHIND MAKING FOR THAT BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED EFFECTIVELY, STANDING BEHIND A LEADER THAT WE DESPERATELY NEED. THANK YOU ALL FOR SERVING, LET'S GET TO IT. [APPLAUSE] NOW, WE WILL PROCEED TO OUR FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS. WE NEED TO RECOMMEND A PERMANENT OFFICE FOR THE CONVENTION, THE INDIVIDUALS RECOMMENDED BY THIS COMMITTEE TO SERVE AS CONVENTION OFFICERS WILL BE PRESENTED ON MONDAY EVENING AS THE SECOND OFFICIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS. AT THIS TIME, WE WILL RECOMMEND PERMANENT CONVENTION OFFICES. FOR EACH PARTICULAR OFFICER OR GROUP, I WILL RECOGNIZE A MEMBER TO STAND AND RECOGNIZE AN INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS TO BE DOMINATED. THE CHAIR WILL ASK THE MEMBER TO STATE THEIR NAME OR STATE AND READ THE RESOLUTION AND THE RECORD. AFTER THE RESOLUTIONS HAVE BEEN NOMINATED, I WILL ASK FOR A SECOND. WE MUST HAVE 15 PEOPLE TO ACT AS SECONDS TO CONSIDER THE NOMINATION. FIRST, THE PRIMARY CHAIR. SINCE THE 1984 CONVENTION, THE PERMANENT CHAIR HAS ALTERNATED BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN. BILL RICHARDSON WAS THE PERMANENT CHAIR OF THE 2004 CONVENTION. THUS, THE PERMANENT CHAIR OF THIS CONVENTION MUST BE FEMALE. THE CHAIR WILL NOW RECOGNIZE THE CALIFORNIA ASSEMBLY WOMAN, GLORIA [UNINTELLIGIBLE]
00:39:22	>>	THANK YOU, GOOD MORNING, MEMBERS. GOOD MORNING, CHAIRMAN. IT IS AN HONOR TO NOMINATE SPEAKER NANCY PELOSI AS THE PERMANENT SPEAKER AT THE COMMENT -- CONVENTION, AS REPRESENTED BY GOVERNOR DEAN. SHE IS THE FIRST WOMAN SPEAKER TO SERVE IN THE STATE HOUSE, SHE WILL BE A WONDERFUL CHAIR, I NOMINATE HER VERY PROUDLY TODAY. [APPLAUSE]
00:39:57	>>	THANK YOU. WE WILL GO THROUGH ALL THE OFFICES BEFORE WE VOTE. NEXT, THE PERMANENT CO-CHAIR. WE RECOGNIZE STANLEY TO MAKE THAT RECOGNITION OF THE COCHAIRS.
00:40:18	>>	GOOD MORNING, I AM HERE WITH THREE TREMENDOUS WOMEN, LEADERS OF OUR PARTY TO BE THE PERMANENT COCHAIRS OF THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION. GOVERNORS OF PELIAS, -- AS WELL AS THE MAYOR OF ATLANTA. THANK YOU.
00:40:50	>>	THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] NEXT, THE PERMANENT VICE CHAIR IN CONVENTION SECRETARY. THE CHAIR NOW RECOGNIZES COREY JOHNSON TO MAKE THE NOMINATION OF THE CONVENTIONS BY SARAH SECRETARY. -- CONVENTION'S VICE-CHAIR SECRETARY.
00:41:16	>>	IS HIGH PLEASURE TO MAKE THIS ANNOUNCEMENT, WASHINGTON GOVERNOR, CHRISTINE GHRAIB WATER, AND FLORIDA CONGRESSMAN, ROBERT WEXLER, CO-WROTE -- COLUMBUS MAYOR, MICHAEL COLEMAN, AND MARIA [UNINTELLIGIBLE] , THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE AFLCIO. [APPLAUSE] I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO NOMINATE SECRETARY -- ALICE TRAVIS GERMOND, SHE WILL BE NOMINATED, THIS IS A REAL PLEASURE, THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE]
00:42:01	>>	THANK YOU, THIS COMMITTEE HAS NOMINATED A GREAT SLATE OF OFFICERS. EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THESE INDIVIDUALS HAS WORKED VIGOROUSLY FOR THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY, WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A SUCCESSFUL CONVENTION. WE HAVE BEGIN WITH THE CONSIDERATION OF THE PROPOSED ITEMS. -- WE NOW BEGIN WITH THE CONSIDERATION OF THE CLOSED PROBLEMS. I HAVE LOST MY PLACE -- AYES? I AM SORRY, THIS IS MY VERY FIRST RULE COMMITTEE, FIRST I NEED SECONDS. SECONDS OF THE PROPOSAL? I DO NOT HAVE TO COUNTER KNOW THAT IS WHERE MORE THAN 15. THE PROPOSAL IS ACCEPTED. TO VOTE ON THE FOR A PET -- PROPOSAL, AYES?
00:42:57	>>	AYE.
00:43:00	>>	NAYS? THE AYES HAVE IT. [APPLAUSE] I NOW TURN IT OVER TO SOMEONE MUCH MORE EXPERIENCE, CONGRESSWOMAN OAKAR.
00:43:29	>>	HARDLY MORE EXPERIENCE THAN A GOOD DEMOCRAT LIKE YOU, DO YOU NOT AGREE? SHE IS TERRIFIC. [APPLAUSE] THE CONVENTION ESTABLISHES THE FOUNDATION UPON WHICH OUR PARTY OPERATES. MIAMI -- MANY MEMBERS SHOULD HAVE A COPY OF THE CONVENTION AGENDA IN THEIR FOLDERS. THE CHAIR BUBBA HUNTERDON EMOTION TO RECOMMEND THE AGENDA OF THE 2008 DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION AS PRINTED. SO MOVED, THERE IS MORE THAN ONE, I SEE TO IT IS. THANK YOU. NOW, WE NEED SECONDS, I NEED AT LEAST 15. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR MAKING MY JOB VERY EASY. THERE IS NO DEBATE, SO I WILL PROCEED TO THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA. WE ARE NOW GOING TO MOVE ON THE CONSIDERATION -- OK, LET ME ASK FOR A VOTE.
00:44:33	>>	AYE.
00:44:36	>>	UP CLOSE? THE -- OPPOSED? THE AYE'S HAVE IT. ON TO OUR NEXT ITEM OF BUSINESS, THIS COMMITTEE MUST RECOMMEND THE PROCEDURAL RULES OF THE CONVENTION. YOU SHOULD HAVE A COPY OF THE PROCEDURAL RULES IN YOUR FOLDERS, THEY ARE BASED ON THE TEMPORARY RULES OF PROCEDURE THAT WERE ADOPTED BY THE DNC IN FEBRUARY, 2007, FOLLOWING PRECEDENTS ESTABLISHED AN HOUR PRIOR CONVENTIONS, INCLUDING THE PARTY GOALS OF OPENNESS AND FAIRNESS IN OUR PROCESS AND INTEGRITY IN OUR DELIBERATIONS. THE CHAIR NOW RECOGNIZES OUR DISTINGUISHED PARLIAMENTARIAN, HELEN MCFADDEN, FOR AN EXPLANATION OF THESE RULES AND PROCEDURES. HELEN?
00:45:36	>>	THANK YOU, MADAM CO-CHAIR. YOU HAVE, IN YOUR PACKETS, COPIES OF THIS DOCUMENT, WHICH IS THE PROPOSED RULES FOR THE CONVENTION. THESE ARE THE PROCEDURAL RULES OF THE CONVENTION. THESE HAVE BEEN NEARLY IDENTICAL 45-6 CONVENTIONS. -- FOR 5-6 CONVENTIONS. THESE CONTAIN MATTERS THAT ARE OBVIOUS AND NECESSARY, PROVIDING FOR THE ORDER, WHICH WE HAVE ALREADY ADOPTED. PROVIDES FOR THE ROLL CALL. PROVIDES FOR THE TIMING OF NOMINATIONS. PROVIDES FOR HOW ANY MATTER WOULD COME OF FOR THE CONVENTION SHOULD THERE BE MATTERS OTHER THAN THE NOMINATION TO COME BEFORE THE CONVENTION. THESE HAVE WORKED FOR US FOR FIVE CONVENTIONS IN A ROW. I GEHANT THESE TO YOU ON THAT BASIS. -- I CAN HANDLE THESE TO YOU ON THAT BASIS. -- HAND THESE TO YOU ON THAT BASIS.
00:46:52	>>	MY I ASK FOR A MOTION TO ADOPT THESE RULES FOR PROCEDURE? THANK YOU. IS THERE A SECOND? ALL IN FAVOR?
00:47:00	>>	AYE.
00:47:01	>>	OPPOSE? THE AYES HAVE IT. THANK YOU.
00:47:08	>>	THANK YOU, CONGRESSWOMAN. WE WILL GO ON TO THIS SECTION OF THE MEETING THAT DEALS WITH RESOLUTIONS. THE 2008 PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY CYCLE WAS UNLIKE ANY IN RECENT MEMORY, FOR THE FIRST TIME THERE WAS AN UNPRECEDENTED TURNOUT OF THE 35 MILLION VOTERS ATTENDING CAUCUSES, VOTING IN EVERY STATE, SAYING HE SHOULD BE OUR DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE. EARLIER THIS WEEK, THE BOMBING CAMPAIGN ANNOUNCED A PROPOSAL TO ESTABLISH A SPECIAL -- THE OBAMA CAMPAIGN ANNOUNCED A PROPOSAL TO ESTABLISH A SPECIAL NATIONAL DELEGATE SELECTION RULES IN LIGHT OF THE EXPERIENCE OF THE 2008 PRIMARIES AND CAUCUSES. THE RESOLUTION WE WILL NOW CONSIDER THE EYES OF THE GROUNDWORK FOR THAT COMMISSION. THE DEMOCRATIC CHANGE CONVENTION -- DEMOCRATIC CHANGE COMMISSION WILL FOCUS ON THREE ITEMS. FIRST, THE TIME AND THE TIMING OF PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES AND CAUCUSES IN 2012, REDUCING THE NUMBER OF PLEDGED DELEGATES, IMPROVING THE PLANNING AND THE LIMITATION OF THE CAUCUSES. THE CHAIR WILL RECOGNIZE -- AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CAUCUSES. WE WILL HEAR ONE MINUTE PRESENTATIONS OF THE PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS, BEGINNING WITH GOV. HODGES.
00:48:32	>>	THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN AND MADAM CHAIRMAN, IT IS A PLEASURE TO BE HERE TODAY. MY NAME IS JIM HODGES, A FORMER GOVERNOR OF SOUTH CAROLINA, THE NATIONAL CO-CHAIR OF THE OBAMA PRESIDENCY CAMPAIGN. I AM HERE TO PRESENT A RESOLUTION THAT IS INDEED ON THE AGENDA, AND TO MOVE THE ADOPTION OF THIS RESOLUTION FORWARD AS WE DISCUSSED EARLIER. WHAT AN INCREDIBLE TIME TO BE A MEMBER OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY. IN JUST A FEW DAYS WE WILL NOMINATE SENATOR OBAMA AS OUR CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT -- PRESIDENT, HAVING HAD AN UNPRECEDENTED TURNOUT THROUGHOUT OUR NATION. . HAVE COME TOGETHER TO PRODUCE THIS RESOLUTION THAT I INTRODUCE HERE TODAY. IT WILL ESTABLISH THE DEMOCRATIC CHANGE COMMISSION WHICH WILL EXAMINE OUR NOMINATING PROCESS BY PRIMARILY FOCUSING ON THREE AREAS. ONE, ADJUSTING THE NOMINATING CALENDAR, TWO, REDUCING THE NUMBER OF SOUPSUPERDELEGATES, AND THREE, INCREASING THE -- WITHIN THE STATES THE WHOLE CAUCASUS. WE WILL DEMONSTRATE TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE THAT OUR PARTY IS UNIFIED IN OUR COUNTRY IS READY FOR CHANGE. I CAN THINK OF ANY BETTER WAY THAN TO KICK OFF THIS WEEKEND BY PASSING THIS IMPORTANT RESOLUTION. I'D LIKE TO THANK SENATOR OBAMA'S STAFF, THE STAFF OF SENATOR CLINTON, AND A STAFF OF THE DNC FOR ALL THEIR HARD WORK. THANK YOU.
00:50:57	>>	THANK YOU, GOVERNOR. [APPLAUSE] MR. GREGG SMITH?
00:51:07	>>	THANK YOU, I WANT TO ALSO RISE IN SUPPORT OF THIS RESOLUTION. I HAVE WORKED FOR THE CLINTONS FOR 25 YEARS. BACK IN ARKANSAS, AND FOR HILLARY CLINTON ON HER CAMPAIGN. I HAVE WORKED FOR THE PAST SEVERAL WEEKS WITH THE OBAMA CAMPAIGN AND THE DNC ON THIS RESOLUTION. ISSUES CAME UP DURING THE CAUCASUS. IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE OVERWHELMING NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO PARTICIPATED. WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT 2012 AND HOW WE COULD MAKE THE SYSTEM BETTER, IT WAS OUR TEAM WORKING WITH THE BOMBING CAMPAIGN AND THE DNC THAT DECIDED THIS COMMISSION WAS THE BEST WAY TO DO THIS. THERE ARE ISSUES OF THE ROLE OF THE SUPERDELEGATES THIS, HOW CAUCUS IS RUN AND OPERATED. THE ISSUES OF THE CALENDAR. MANY OF THESE WERE RAISED BY PEOPLE IN THE ROOM TODAY. [READING NAMES] ALL OF THESE HAVE RAISED LEGITIMATE CONCERNS. IT NEEDS TO BE DONE IN A THOUGHTFUL MANNER, WITH ALL THE OF PERMISSION TO MAKE A DECISION, AND IT IN A WAY THAT IN 2012 OUR SYSTEM WORKS WELL, INCORPORATE EVERYONE. I ASK ON BEHALF OF THE CLINTON OPERATION THAT WILL SUPPORT THIS RESOLUTION PASSAGE TODAY. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]
00:52:44	>>	YOU HAVE A MOTION BEFORE YOU. THE CHAIR NOW ASKS FOR SECOND. THERE PUNDIT. YOU HAVE A MOTION THAT IS MADE AND SECONDED. IS THERE DEBATE ON THE MOTION? YES, SIR?
00:52:59	>>	THANK YOU. MY NAME IS KIRK WATSON AND I AM A STATE SENATOR FROM THE STATE OF TEXAS. I WANT TO FILL IN A FEW DETAILS ABOUT THIS COMMISSION AS WE GO FORWARD ON A VOTE. FIRST, AS NOTED, IT WILL BE CALLED THE DEMOCRATIC CHANGE COMMISSION AND MADE UP OF 35 MEMBERS, WITH TWO CO-CHAIRS. THE MEMBERSHIP WILL BE EQUALLY DIVIDED BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN AND WILL BE GEOGRAPHICALLY AND DEMOGRAPHICALLY THE VERSE. THE MEMBERS WILL BE APPOINTED BY THE NEW DNC CHAIR AFTER HE OR SHE IS ELECTED NEXT YEAR. THE COMMISSION WILL ISSUE A REPORT TO THE DNC RULES AND BYLAWS COMMITTEE. THAT WILL BE DONE BY JANUARY 1 OF 2010. THAT IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT GIVES THIS COMMISSION PLENTY OF TIME TO DO VERY THOROUGH RESEARCH AND WORK AND CONSIDER ALL THE RELEVANT ISSUES RAISED. AND ALL THE ONES THAT WILL BE RAISED IN NEED TO BE RAISED. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT TO THE PARTY AND I URGE THE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION. THANK YOU.
00:54:17	>>	THANK YOU, SENATOR. FURTHER COMMENT ON THE MOTION? YES, MA'AM?
00:54:30	>>	I AM MARY FROM OREGON AND THE PROPONENT FOR THE DNC CHARTER AMENDMENT WHICH WAS SUBMITTED ACCORDING TO THE RULES YESTERDAY. GIVEN THE SCOPE OF THE RESOLUTION CURRENTLY ON THE FLOOR I WOULD LIKE A RULING FROM THE CHAIR FOR THE JOINT RESOLUTION TO INCLUDE ALL THE CONCERNS IN THAT BELIEF SUBMITTED DOCUMENTS.
00:55:00	>>	THE CHAIR RULES THAT THE PROPOSAL BEFORE US IS BROAD ENOUGH TO CONSIDER THE ISSUES RAISED IN YOUR RESOLUTIONS.
00:55:09	>>	I WOULD LIKE TO READ THE PURPOSE AND SOME OF THIS KEY ISSUES AND THEN I WILL SUPPLY THE CLER WITH AK COPIES. THE PURPOSE IS TO MORE PERFECTLY REALIZED THE CORE DEMOCRATIC VALUES OF FULL PARTICIPATION, FAIR REFLECTION, AND ONE-PERSON, ONE-VOTE. THE ONE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT RETRACTING WOULD INCLUDE ANY DELEGATES GOING TO SUBSEQUENT NATIONAL CONVENTIONS [UNINTELLIGIBLE] THE SPECIFICS WOULD BE ASSURING THAT ALL DEMOCRATIC VOTERS HAVE A FULL AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE NOMINATING PROCESS WITHOUT REGARD TO EMPLOYMENT STATUS, MILITARY SERVICE, RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION, PHYSICAL INFIRMITY, OR ANY OTHER CIRCUMSTANCE WHICH MAY EFFECTIVELY PRECLUDE THE IN- PERSON VOTING. TO FURTHER ENSURE THAT ALL DEMOCRATIC VOTERS HAVE FULL AND EQUAL ACCESS TO THE BALLOT AND ARE ACCORDED SUBSTANTIVE RIGHTS AND GIVEN PROTECTION IN THE PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATING PROCESS. TO THE SAME EXTENT THAT THOSE ARE PROVIDED, INCLUDING AT THE MINIMUM, THE RIGHT TO VOTE BY SECRET BUT, BY ABSENTEE BALLOTS, BY BILINGUAL BALLOTS, AND IT IN AND ADA AREA, AND IT PROHIBITS ANY KIND OF PREJUDICE OR FRAUD. AND IT ASSURES THAT EVERY DEMOCRATIC VOTE IS COUNTED. IT WOULD ASSURE THAT THE NOMINATING DELEGATE ALLOCATION AND SELECTION PROCESS COMPORTS WITH FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF FAIRNESS WHICH INCLUDE MINIMUM TRANSPARENCY, UNIFORMITY, OVERSIGHT AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN ALL ASPECTS. IT WOULD GIVE THE FULL, OPEN AND EQUAL GOVERNING ACCESS TO ALL VOTE TALLIES. COMPETENT AND NEUTRAL ADMINISTRATION AND REVIEW, AND VERIFIABLE ELECTION RESULTS.
00:57:38	>>	THANK YOU, MARY. AND BASED ON THE RULE THAT THAT WILL BE CONSIDERED, THIS COMMISSION HAS DECLARED THE YOUR WITHDRAWN THE PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED RESOLUTION?
00:57:51	>>	THAT IS CORRECT. I AM ATTACHING THE FULL TEXT TO MY OR REMARKS FOR THEIR RECORD.
00:57:57	>>	THANK YOU.
00:58:01	>>	THANK YOU. THE CHAIR WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE NEXT SPEAKER.
00:58:09	>>	I AM MIKE FROM ILLINOIS, THE BIRTHPLACE OF HILLARY CLINTON AND THE HOME OF THE NEXT PRESIDENT, PRESIDENT OBAMA. THE FIRST TIME I WAS A WITNESS WAS AT THE MCGOVERN COMMISSION WHEN WE FOUGHT TO OPEN UP THE PARTY. I WANT TO COMMEND TODAY'S PRESENT PARTY AND ALL THE STEPS TAKEN TO MAKE IT A MORE DEMOCRATIC PARTY IN MORE INCLUSIVE. OF WHAT TO SUPPORT THE RESOLUTION ON THE FLOOR AND READ BRIEFLY ABOUT THE RESOLUTION. I AM AN ELECTION LAWYER. WE HAVE SEEN THE PRIMARIES AND CAUCUSES MOVING UP EARLIER AND EARLIER IN THE YEAR. THIS CONTEST TOOK PLACE NEAR RELIGIOUS HOLIDAYS AND IT NEW YEAR'S DAY. THIS PROPOSED RESOLUTION FOR 2012 WILL SAY THAT NO STATE WILL BE ABLE TO HOLD A CONTEST BEFORE FEBRUARY 1. THIS SHOULD BE A WELCOME RETURN TO THE PAST PRACTICES WHICH HAVE HELPED. CERTAINLY THE VOTERS WILL APPRECIATE IT. IN ADDITION, THE FIRST NOMINATION WINDOW CALLED SUPER TUESDAY ON FEBRUARY 5 -- ILLINOIS WAS IN THAT WITH FIVE OTHER STATES. THAT IS NOT VERY GOOD. THIS WILL SAY THAT NO STATE OF IN THE PRE-APPROVED WINDOW STAYS WILL BE ALLOWED TO HOLD A CAUCUS BEFORE THE FIRST TUESDAY IN MARCH. THE CHANGES WILL RETURN AS TO WHAT I THINK THE SERVICE WELL INTO THE CALENDAR. I COMMENDED THE COOPERATIVE SPIRIT OF THE TWO CAMPAIGNS.
00:59:59	>>	MICHAEL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE CHAIR WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THIS LADY FOR HER COMMENTS.
01:00:09	>>	A LIKE TO SPEAK FOR A FEW MOMENTS ABOUT THIS IMPORTANT RESOLUTION. I REGINA FROM TEXAS. IN ADDITION TO CHANGING THE STATES OF THE FIRST CONTEST, THIS CHARGES THE COMMISSION WITH EXAMINING WAYS TO REDUCE FRONT LOADING. 22 CONTEST WERE HELD ON FEBRUARY 5. THAT IS TOO MANY IN A SINGLE DAY. SUPER TUESDAY VOTERS DID NOT HAVE THE SAME OPPORTUNITY TO INTERACT WITH OUR CANDIDATE COMPARED WITH BOATERS FROM OTHER STATES WHO HAD IT BEEN VISIT AND HEAR THEM. BECAUSE OF THIS FRONT LOADING ALMOST HALF OF OUR STATES HELD CONTESTS IN THE FIRST MONTHS FOLLOWING IOWA. BY CONTRAST, THE REMAINING WERE SPREAD OUT OVER FOUR MONTHS. THERE ARE A VARIETY OF WAYS TO CHANGE THE NOMINATING CALENDAR AND THE CONDITION WILL -- THE COMMISSION WILL EXAMINE ALL OPTIONS. IF WE CAN REDUCE FROM LOADING AND DO A BETTER JOB OF SPREADING THE CONTEST OVER A PERIOD OF TIME, AND ARE NOMINATION PROCESS WILL ENGAGE MORE VOTERS THAN IT DID LAST YEAR. THIS IS OUR OPPORTUNITY TO GET AS MANY PEOPLE IN INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS AS WE CAN. [APPLAUSE]
01:01:29	>>	THANK YOU, REGINA FOR THAT ENTHUSIASM. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE NEXT SPEAKER. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE. I AM KAREN FROM CHICAGO. GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE TODAY. I WANT TO COMMEND YOU ON PROPOSING THIS COMMISSION. I HAVE ALSO PUT FORTH THE RESOLUTION TO FORM THE COMMISSION. IT IN CONJUNCTION WITH MY GOOD FRIEND BOB WHO PROPOSED SOME AMENDMENTS IN THE PLATFORM COMMITTEE WHICH BOUNCED OVER HERE TO THE RULES COMMITTEE -- THERE ARE COUPLE OF ISSUES WE HAVE IN OUR RESOLUTION. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SURE AIR DRAFT IN THE COST COMMISSION -- IF SOMEHOW THEY CAN PROJECT OF LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR DRAFT -- IF THE WORDING CAN BE INCLUDED, PLEASE POINT OUT IF IT IS ALREADY INCLUDED IN WHAT YOU HAVE. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE AMERICAN PRINCIPLE OF VOTING IN PRIVATE IS UPHELD. [APPLAUSE] THE SECOND HALF IS THAT WE WANT A SPECIFIC REVIEW OF ACCESS FOR DISABLED PEOPLE AND COMPLIANCE WITH THE ADA. THIRD IS THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE PURITY IN OVERSIGHT OF THE PRIMARY PROCESSES ALONG WITH THE GENERAL, MORE COMPARABLE TO THE OVERSIGHT PROVIDED IN THE GENERAL ELECTION, WHICH I UNDERSTAND IS PROVIDED THROUGH THE STATE AND FEDERAL OVERSIGHT. THE LAST ITEM IS THAT WE WANT TO ALWAYS HAVE AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE PARTICIPATE AND WE WOULD LIKE THE COMMISSION TO LOOK AT WAYS WE CAN EXPAND VOTER ACCESS, TO EXPAND THE HOURS, AND MAKING SURE THERE'S NOT A LIMIT TO PEOPLE BEING ABLE TO VOTE BASED ON THE SYSTEM THAT THEY'RE VOTING IN. I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO ADDRESS, IF THESE ARE INCLUDED IN THE MANDATE THAT YOU CURRENTLY HAVE FOR THE COMMISSION, AND IF NOT IF THOSE CAN BE ADDED.
01:04:02	>>	KAREN, THANK YOU. THE CHAIR WILL RULE THAT THE LANGUAGE OF THIS RESOLUTION IS BROAD ENOUGH TO CONSIDER THE ISSUES THAT YOU HAVE JUST ENUMERATED. THE-I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE ARE PLACED ON RECORD.
01:04:20	>>	IF YOU HAVE THOSE ENUMERATED, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
01:04:24	>>	YES, THEN WE WOULD WITHDRAW OUR RESOLUTION IN FAVOR OF YOURS.
01:04:28	>>	THANK YOU VERY MUCH, KAREN. NEXT THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE MAYOR FOR COMMENT.
01:04:39	>>	GOOD AFTERNOON, I AND THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS IN OHIO. -- I AM THE MAYOR OF COLUMBUS. I WANT TO THANK THE COMMITTEE FOR NOMINATING ME AS THE VICE- CHAIR OF THE CONVENTION. I ALSO SUPPORT THIS RESOLUTION. IN PARTICULAR ITS CHARGE TO THE DEMOCRATIC CHANGE COMMISSION TO EXPLORE WAYS TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF SUPERDELEGATES. WE ALL KNOW THAT SUPERDELEGATES ARE THE ELECTED OFFICIALS AND PARTY LEADERS WHO ARE NOT PLEDGED THISTO SUPPORT A PARTICULAR CANDIDATE. THIS YEAR SUPERDELEGATES COMPRISE 20% OF OUR NATIONAL DELEGATION. THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE PUBLIC HAD NO IDEA WHAT SUPERDELEGATES WERE UNTIL THE SHARE. -- UNTIL THIS YEAR. THE CAMPAIGNING UNDER CURRENT RULES, BOTH CANDIDATES WERE FORCED TO COURT SUPERDELEGATES WHILE THE PRESS AND PUBLIC PLUNDERED WHETHER PARTY OFFICIALS MIGHT FOLLOW UP THEIR WILL. IT IS TIME WE LOOK A THE ROLE OF SUPERDELEGATES WHO DISTRACTED US FROM THE IMPORTANT ISSUES. REGARDLESS OF WHO SUPPORTED DURING THE PRIMARY I HOPE WE CAN AGREE THAT WE NEED TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF SUPERDELEGATES IN FUTURE CYCLES. WE SHOULD MAKE IT CLEAR TO THE WORLD THAT THE 36 MILLION DEMOCRATIC VOTERS WHO PARTICIPATED THIS YEAR AS WELL AS THOSE WILL VOTE IN THE 2012, THAT THEY CONTROL THIS PROCESS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
01:06:36	>>	THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE NEXT SPEAKER.
01:06:44	>>	MY NAME IS ALEX FROM THE GREAT STATE OF FLORIDA, HOME OF THE NEW AND IMPROVED THE VOTING SYSTEM. AS A SUPPORTER OF SENATOR CLINTON OF WHAT TO ECHO THE STATEMENTS MADE BY THE MAYOR AND A, SUPPORT FOR REDUCING SUPERDELEGATES. IN AN EFFORT TO AVOID A BITTER BATTLES ON THE NOMINATION FOR -- OVER THE YEARS, THE NUMBER HAS STEADILY RISEN. THE HAVE INCREASED BY ALMOST 50%. TODAY WE HAVE MORE THAN 800 UNPLEDGED DELEGATES. WE NEED TO REDUCE THIS NUMBER AND MAKE SURE THAT THOSE CHOSEN TO ACCOUNT FOR HIGHER PERCENTAGE OF DELEGATIONS. THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO DO THIS, INCLUDING ACCRETING MORE PLEDGED POSITIONS FOR MORE DELEGATES AND PARTY LEADERS. I KNOW THIS COMMISSION WILL CONSIDER ALL AVAILABLE OPTIONS. I URGE MY FELLOW MEMBERS TO VOTE FOR THIS. WE WILL TURN FOR THE BLUE IN
01:07:49	>>	THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE NEXT SPEAKER.
01:07:56	>>	HELLO, I AM A SECRETARY TREASURER OF AN AREA IN NEVADA. I LIKE TO ADDRESS THAT ISSUE OF CAUCUSES. THERE ARE 18 STATES THAT USE THEM AND HAVE A LONG AND PROUD HISTORY. BUT WE SAW SERIOUS PROBLEMS IN THE LAST CYCLE. IT WAS GOOD BECAUSE WE SAW A TURNOUT. USUALLY GET ABOUT 12,000 AND THIS YEAR WE HAD ABOUT 100,000. WE EVEN HAD TO USE CASINOS. THERE WAS AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF CONFUSION ABOUT RULES, ABOUT CREDENTIALS, ABOUT SPACING. I DO NOT THINK NEVADA WAS UNIQUE ABOUT THAT IT ALL. IT IS ALSO A GOOD PROBLEM. BUT WE OBVIOUSLY MUST ADDRESS THAT FOR THE NEXT CYCLE. LOOKING AHEAD IN THIS COMMISSION, I HOPE WE CAN HAVE A SPECIFIC CRITERIA AS TO HOW THE DELEGATES ARE SELECTED VI-A-VIS THE CAUCUS SYSTEM WOULD BE CONSISTENT IN A NORMAL PERSON LIKE MYSELF CAN UNDERSTAND IT. I WHOLEHEARTEDLY SUPPORT THE ADOPTION OF THIS.
01:09:12	>>	THANK YOU.
01:09:20	>>	THANK YOU MR. CHAIR, AND THE OFFICERS AND MEMBERS. MY NAME IS WILMA AND I WOULD LIKE TO FIRST OF ALL WELCOME ALL OF YOU TO DENVER. WE ARE REALLY GLAD YOU ARE HERE. [APPLAUSE] I SERVED IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FOR 12 YEARS. I ALSO SERVED AS DENVER'S FIRST LADY FOR 12 YEARS. I WAS A SUPPORTER OF SENATOR CLINTON'S CAMPAIGN AND I JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FROM HER CAMPAIGN. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK SENATOR OBAMA IS CAMPAIGN AND THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR WORKING TOGETHER ON THIS TERRIFIC RESOLUTION. I AGREE WITH THE COMMENTS OF MR. TAYLOR, BUT I WANT TO ADD A FEW ADDITIONAL WORDS IN SUPPORT OF THIS RESOLUTION. I KNOW THAT THE CAUCUSES HAVE COME UNDER SOME FIRE, BUT LET ME ASSURE YOU FROM A CAUCUS STATE, THOUGH WHEN THEY ARE RUN PROPERLY THEY CAN BE A WONDERFUL WAY FOR COMMUNITIES TO COME TOGETHER, DISCUSS THE ISSUES, AND PARTICIPATE IN THE NOMINATION PROCESS. MANY IF NOT ALL -- THAT IS RIGHT, THEY CAN. MANY IF NOT ALL OF THE CAUCUS STATES HAVE NEVER WITNESSED A TURNOUT LIKE THEY DID A SHARE. THAT IS A GOOD PROBLEM. THE COMMISSION'S WORK WILL HELP TO IMPROVE THE PROCEDURES FOR 2012. WHILE THE COMMISSION WILL CERTAINLY EXAMINE PROBLEMS THAT OCCURRED THIS YEAR IT WILL ALSO CONSIDER NEW IDEAS FOR MAXIMIZING PARTICIPATION IN FUTURE YEARS. ONE IMPORTANT PIECE OF THIS IS THAT THE COMMISSION WILL CONTEMPLATE WAYS TO INCORPORATE ABSENTEE VOTING SO THAT THOSE WHO CANNOT MAKE THEIR SCHEDULED CAUCUS DUE TO MILITARY SERVICE, WORK, HEALTH CONDITIONS, FAMILY OBLIGATIONS, OR OTHER SIMILAR REASONS WILL STILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE. I ENTHUSIASTICALLY SUPPORT THIS RESOLUTION AND WOULD LIKE TO ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO PASS IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. CERTAINLY, A WELCOME FROM DENVER.
01:11:32	>>	THANK YOU VERY MUCH, WILMA. I AM INFORMED THAT WE HAVE USED UP OUR 10 MINUTES OF SPEAKING IN FAVOR OF THE RESOLUTION. OUR RULES THAT YOU HAVE ADOPTED PROVIDE FOR 10 MINUTES OF OPPOSITION AND 10 MINUTES OF SUPPORT. WHILE I WOULD LOOK TO THE NEXT THREE SPEAKERS, WE HAVE USED UP AIRTIME IN THE SUPPORT OF THE RESOLUTION. IF THERE ARE NO COMMENTS, THEN OPPOSITION WILL MOVE TO A VOTE. THE MOTION IS BEFORE YOU. YOU HAVE HEARD THE COMMENTS. ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY? ALL OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE] SINCE WE HAVE HAD THE OTHER TWO RESOLUTIONS WITHDRAWN THE WERE PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED THAT CONCLUDES OUR CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTIONS. IN A POTENTIALLY CONCLUDES THE BUSINESS OF THIS COMMITTEE. I WANT TO ASK OUR TWO KODAK SHARES, BEGINNING WITH MARY ROSE TO MAKE A COMMENT -- A LOT TO ASK OUR TWO CO-CHAIRS TO COMMENT. FIRST, WELCOME MARY ROSE. [APPLAUSE]
01:12:55	>>	THANK YOU. I WANT TO THANK THE CO-CHAIRS AND ALL RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS MEETING. I WANT TO SAY TO THE DISTINGUISHED LEADERS OF THE RULES COMMITTEE, FOR THE SAKE OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY FOR THE SAKE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, PLEASE USE YOUR ENERGY, LEADERSHIP, INDUSTRIOUSNESS, AND ALL OF THE QUALITIES YOU HAVE AND YOUR ENORMOUS NETWORK TO LET SENATOR BARACK OBAMA AS PRESIDENT AND SENATOR JOE BIDEN AS VICE-PRESIDENT. GOD BLESS YOU, GO FOR IT. [APPLAUSE]
01:13:46	>>	AND SUNITA GIVES ARE CLOSING COMMENTS.
01:13:49	>>	I MUST ADMIT WHEN I WAS FIRST ASKED TO SERVE I THOUGHT, RULES, THAT DOES NOT SOUND LIKE MUCH FUN. BUT WHEN I CONSIDER THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE WORK WE DO AND LOOK AT ALL THE HARD WORK EVERYONE HERE HAVE PUT IT IN, I HAVE COME TO REALIZE THAT THE WORK OF THE RULES COMMITTEE IS PART OF THE EVOLUTION OF OUR PARTY INTO A FORCE STRONG ENOUGH TO MEET CHALLENGES OUR COUNTRY FACES. SO, THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING AND WORKING SO HARD. AS MARY ROSE SAID, LET'S GO GET BARACK OBAMA ELECTED.
01:14:29	>>	THANK YOU, IT HAS BEEN A PLEASURE SERVING WITH BOTH OF YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE MEMBERS OF THE RULES COMMITTEE AND STAFF FOR THEIR VERY HARD WORK AND DEDICATION TO OUR PARTY. AND SPECIFICALLY TO THE WORK OF THIS COMMITTEE. AND THE 48 HOURS, THE OPENING GAVEL COME DOWN ON THE 45TH NATIONAL CONVENTION. OUR ACTIONS TODAY WILL ALLOW DELEGATES TO CONDUCT BUSINESS AND BUILD POLITICAL CONSENSUS. MOST IMPORTANT IS TO MOST IMPORTANTLY, TO LEAVE DENVER TOGETHER TO ELECT BARACK OBAMA AND JOE BIDEN THIS NOVEMBER. WE'RE ALL EXCITED ABOUT THIS. AFTER OUR BUSINESS IS DONE ON THIS COMMITTEE, ON TUESDAY TO HAVE YOU GOT THIS INVITATION -- YOU MAY NOT BE INVITED TO THE ROCK THE VOTE PARTY, BUT WE HAVE DESIGNED A PARTY JUST FOR YOU AT THE DENVER AQUARIUM FROM 2:00 P.M. UNTIL 4:00 P.M. ON TUESDAY. IF YOU DID NOT RECEIVE IT IN THE MAIL, PLEASE GET DETAILS FROM US. YOU ARE BEING EXCLUSIVELY HONORED BY YES. WE APPRECIATE THAT. THIS MESSAGE OF HOPE AND CHANGE GOES FORWARD. -- YOU ARE BEING EXCLUSIVELY HONORED BY US. IF THERE'S NO OTHER BUSINESS, DO I HEAR A MOTION TO ADJOURN? A SECOND? ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? WE ARE OFFICIALLY ADJOURNED.

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