{"id":232,"date":"2008-05-05T19:19:00","date_gmt":"2008-05-05T19:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/lessonsfromarecoveringdoormat\/2008\/05\/i-wanna-be-a-super-delegate.html"},"modified":"2008-05-05T19:19:00","modified_gmt":"2008-05-05T19:19:00","slug":"i-wanna-be-a-super-delegate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/lessonsfromarecoveringdoormat\/2008\/05\/i-wanna-be-a-super-delegate.html","title":{"rendered":"I Wanna Be a Super Delegate!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I don\u2019t normally get political in this blog. It\u2019s for self-empowerment, not politics. But, right now, I feel less empowered as a U.S. citizen who wants her vote to count equally<\/span> and don\u2019t see an answer.<\/p>\n

I voted in my primary, as did millions of my fellow Americans. Many people have strong feelings about their choices. I\u2019ve always been taught that we have a democratic process to elect the nominee for the party we support. But now it feels like that\u2019s not true.<\/p>\n

It looks like the Super Delegates are the ones who might pick the Democratic nominee. I feel cheated!<\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019m a loyal American. I pay my taxes and try to vote. And I believed we live in a country of equality, and fair voting practices. But I STRONGLY question who these Super Delegates are and why they exist<\/span>. Didn\u2019t we vote in our primaries? Wasn\u2019t the voice, and the will of the people spoken in election results?<\/p>\n

Yet this small group of Super Delegates may decide the candidate for all of us.<\/span> I\u2019m sorry to use this kind of language, but, that sucks!<\/p>\n

Super is a good word for them. They\u2019re getting courted by both Obama’s and Clinton’s people. Neither of those candidates is ringing my doorbell. Chelsea Clinton isn\u2019t calling my number. My butt doesn\u2019t feel like it\u2019s been kissed even once. Yet this small group of people have become the nucleus of this election, and I\u2019m mad!<\/span> <\/p>\n

It doesn\u2019t matter who I support. It matters who THEY want. I\u2019ve seen arrogant people being interviewed about how much the candidates are sucking up to them, trying to win their votes. What about MY vote? Or YOURS? People we\u2019ve never heard of are becoming pseudo-celebrities for a short time till the Democratic convention. Who are they? Why are they better than you or me?? What gives them the right to have so much self-importance? <\/p>\n

Why should one of the Super Delegate\u2019s votes matter many thousands of times more than mine?<\/span><\/p>\n

There\u2019s enough politicking going on, without this added Super Delegate factor. There\u2019s Reverend Jeremiah Wright making it hard for Obama. Florida and Michigan votes may not count. This election is becoming a lot more than just people voting in a primary and having the candidate with the most votes win. I\u2019ve met Hillary and hope to meet Obama one day. They both seem like decent people and loyal Americans. I want them to court me for my vote too!<\/p>\n

If anyone from the Democratic party is looking for a volunteer to be a Super Delegate, here I am!<\/span> I\u2019d love to get all the perks. Come treat me more special than you treat other voters! Kiss my butt. Take me to lunch. Give me gifts. Make me much more important than most other Americans. That\u2019s what\u2019s happening to the Super Delegates, so I wanna be one!<\/p>\n

All joking aside, the candidate that carried each state should get the votes they won. All American should feel equally empowered. Isn\u2019t that the democracy our country stands for?<\/p>\n

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