On Friday March 6th, the DNC took it upon themselves to once again alter the rules set forth for the debate qualifications. The last alteration was made to allow Mike Bloomberg to participate even though he had not met the requirements. This time it is to continue to exclude Tulsi Gabbard from the platform.

"Under the party’s most recent set of debate rules, any candidate who had won at least one delegate in the party’s first 25 nomination contests had the right to take the stage...But on Friday, party poobahs announced new criteria requiring candidates to hold at least 20% of all awarded delegates by the time of the next scheduled debate in Phoenix on March 15." - New York Post

Regardless of political support, position or party; this is blatant abuse of power by the DNC and a direct statement that the party believes its choice over candidates to be above those of the people. As a Democratic Republic, it is our duty to ensure all voices have the opportunity to be heard; not just the loudest or most extreme.