Aww poor Hillary, she tried to have her underlings cheat for her in Nevada by limiting people from caucusing but the big mean judge dismissed her case. Hillary may not publicly talk about it, but the teachers union and her husband that support her have been vocal in trying to limit casino workers from caucusing in special precincts because they work during the hours of the normal caucus. Shame on her campaign for trying to pull this crap and endorsing the teachers union' legal maneuver.
From Yahoo News:
The ruling by U.S. District Court Judge James Mahan was presumed to be a boost for Clinton rival Barack Obama in the Democratic presidential caucuses Saturday because he has been endorsed by the union representing many of the shift workers who will be able to use the precincts on the Las Vegas strip.
"State Democrats have a First Amendment right to association, to assemble and to set their own rules," Mahan said.
Nevada's Democratic Party approved creation of the precincts to make it easier for housekeepers, waitresses and bellhops to caucus during the day near work rather than have to do so in their neighborhoods.
The state teachers union, which has ties to Clinton, brought the suit against the special precincts shortly after local 226 of the Culinary Workers Union endorsed Obama for the Democratic nomination. The union is the largest in Nevada, with 60,000 members. The Clinton campaign said it was not involved in the suit.
Oh they may say they aren't involved now, but when the teachers thought they had a shot at ramming this through the courts many were gung-ho, including Bill. If his advocacy for this crap was out there, then that is good enough for me. Please, stop with these anti-democratic tricks and let as many people as possible caucus for whoever they want, even if their unions endorsed one candidate or the other.
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