Posted by: Brent James on April 22, 2008
Well, some people seem to think so. With their power to thwart an election outcome by casting votes awarded them based on party status, you might think they were created in the shadow government’s secret laboratory. But they weren’t. Superdelegates were created in 1982 by a Democratic Party commission in an effort to restore more control to its leadership. Control that was diminished following their 1968 National Convention.
Still, many voters have grave reservations about the Superdelegates, considering them as they do the Electoral College – un-American and subversive. But according to the party officials, these Superdelegates serve a legitimate purpose. They can, in the most unusual circumstances, act as a failsafe to ensure a viable candidate results from the process and not a liability through hook or crook (voters intentionally crossing party lines to forestall or disrupt the inevitable) as in “Operation Chaos”.
Should this election cycle produce a brokered convention, the Superdelegates will likely play a decisive role in selecting this year’s Democratic nominee, a prospect that is creating many divisions and underlying tension among the Democratic Party.
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Posted by: K.D. Hastings on March 26, 2008
The National Day of Prayer organization is well known for its mission:
To communicate with every individual the need for personal repentance and prayer, mobilizing the Christian community to intercede for America and its leadership in the seven centers of power: Government, Military, Media, Business, Education, Church and Family.
Recognizing the U.S. was “birthed in prayer and in reverence for the God of the Bible,” the National Day of Prayer task force is focused on calling Americans of faith to lift up their nation in prayer. As citizens look toward the election of a new president, as well as congressional and local and state elections, the group is encouraging believers to affix a “red dot” on their watch, cell phone, car’s steering wheel, or computer monitor to remind us to pray for this most important and thoroughly American process of new leadership.
God expects His followers to contend for His values in the public square, and especially through their decisions on whom to support with their vote. The National Day of Prayer’s “red dot” campaign is an excellent way for all of us to keep His values on our mind and on our lips
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