Sanders was right about the DNC all along: #tellusatoday

Letter to the editor:

Three glaring conclusions leap out from the Democratic National Committee emails — which were released by WikiLeaks and resulted in Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s resignation as chairwoman:

1.  Emails can be hacked, especially unprotected ones.
2. Emails can be considered hard evidence of what was said and done, and can not be denied — hence the stimulus to delete them.
3. Proponents of big government champion the concept that the government elite know best what is good for people and should mandate laws and guidelines on how they must live. Therefore, it is entirely consistent with their ideology that the DNC would rig the process to favor the “best” candidate.

Obviously, they know who should run for office better than any uninformed voter on the street. The large number of unbound delegates makes up a significant percentage of the total number of eligible voters (far more when you consider that the number of people who actually vote is much less than the eligible total) and heavily tip the scales on who is elected.

So much for “one man, one vote.”

In the future, if an adversary elicits concessions from a candidate — with a threat of releasing hacked emails — would that torpedo his or her election?

Michael Roy; Chesterfield, Mo.

Facebook comments are edited for clarity, length and grammar:

It’s appalling what Debbie Wasserman Schultz and other DNC “elites” said and how they went against Sen. Bernie Sanders. I can’t trust or vote for Hillary Clinton. Sanders supporters were all duped and used in the coronation of Clinton. This whole campaign has been “rigged” from the get-go.

— Gary Swank

What is it with Democrats and emails? Forget gun control, if Clinton wins the election we need tighter email control!

— Mark Frederickson

This is incredible. First the Republican convention circus, and now we start with more of the same with the Democrats. Nothing will surprise me this election season. How can anyone vote for, and feel comfortable with, either of these two parties?

— Rios Mike

Policing the USA

We asked our followers their thoughts on the DNC chair resigning over emails showing preference for Hillary Clinton over Sen. Bernie Sanders.Twitter comments are edited for clarity, length and grammar:

Tells us what we already knew. Clinton and the DNC are totally corrupt and bad for America! They will do anything for power!

— @GaryAnthonisse1

It was the right thing to do by the DNC. Address it, apologize, have the person involved resign and move on. Clinton won by popular vote.

— @zmasters

It further proves the impact of money in politics.

— @jenkittykat74

I think it’s a disgrace. Sen. Sanders would have gotten the nomination if not for collusion.

— @msamson56

Proof of the DNC’s heavy hand on the scale to elect Clinton. Political corruption in real time.

— @PamelaSedmak

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