Sunday, May 15, 2016

Dear Chairwoman Roberta Gustave Lange:

 The conduct you have displayed as the chair of the Nevada Democratic Party during the 2016 Nevada Democratic State Convention is unethical and is undemocratic.

I am notifying you that I am personally sending a notice to the Nevada Democratic Party and the United States Department of Justice to take action against your undemocratic behavior to Nevada Democrats.

 You unethically and unjustly ignored hundreds of Bernie Sanders delegates at approximately 10:48pm Nevada Time PDT on May 14, 2016, by approving a motion to rapidly approve the official votes without addressing the recount, and adjourning the convention. Thus, I believe that this action amongst others displays a clear bias for Hillary Clinton and it ignored the clear majority, or at least a good 40%-50%+ of the democrats at that moment and throughout the day.

Since the beginning of the convention at approximately 9am Nevada Time PDT on May 14, 2016, you have enacted your own rules with the assistance of allegedly some backdoor motion to run the convention and you have avoided to keep in place Robert’s Rules of Order even though a clear 50%+ of those available voices against the rules you presented that would nullify the motion for the new temporary convention rules that did not use Robert’s Rules of Order, when you, as the chair, brought it to a voice vote. Furthermore, you did this without a full quorum. Even if you hadn’t made a clear distinction, you should have made the call for another voice vote to occur to ensure accuracy and then make a final call giving it to the NO’s. Nothing justifies approving the temporary convention rules without even a quorum.

If anything, please read and think about this: How can we be a "democratic" party when we have dictatorship? How can we be united against Donald Trump, when you are ignoring a crucial base of the Democratic Party and many will most likely exit the party if actions like these occur?

 I hope you will evaluate the actions you took throughout the day and come to a decision to resign immediately. Sad to say this but we WILL NOT win in November, if these tricks continue.

Again, the vote for a recount clearly had a majority and this not only offends me, but the millions of supporters of Senator Sanders.

The actions you have made did not achieve the goal you may have wished for, but all it did was to further divide us in the Democratic Party.

Therefore, I am utterly ashamed of our party due to this conduct since the start of this convention and herein demand the following but not limited to:

·         that the National Chairperson Debbie Wasserman Schultz, and the Nevada Democratic Party to remove you, Ms. Roberta Gustava Lange, as the Chairwoman of the Nevada Democratic Party, if you do not resign immediately, for the negligence and disrespect you have displayed to the democrats not only in the State of Nevada, and in Nevada State Convention, but all over the nation;

·         and, to reverse all decisions approved by you where a clear voice vote was ignored and not brought to the floor;

·         and, it shall be the duty of Nevada Democrats who caucused for Bernie Sanders  to make the justifications for which voice votes were denied as mentioned in the previous point;

·         and, for you and the Nevada Democratic Party to release a public apology addressing Bernie Sanders, the democrats who supported Bernie at the convention, and all supporters nationally and worldwide for the unjust actions committed on May 14, 2016 at the Nevada Democratic Party State convention.

I, Michaelangelo Hamilton, here undersigned certify that this is written by me and is my personal opinion and not those of any democratic club, organization, or person.

Sincerely,

Michaelangelo Hamilton

Progressive Activist

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