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This foundational breach rendered the AAC illegitimate from inception.</span> </div> <div class="proof-summary-item"> <span class="proof-summary-label">Stakes:</span> <span class="proof-summary-text">West Virginia's minority communities were disenfranchised at the moment the committee meant to empower them was created.</span> </div> </div> <div class="proof-strength"> <span class="proof-strength-label">Evidence Strength:</span> <div class="proof-strength-bars"> <div class="proof-strength-bar active"></div> <div class="proof-strength-bar active"></div> <div class="proof-strength-bar active"></div> <div class="proof-strength-bar active"></div> <div class="proof-strength-bar active"></div> </div> <span style="font-size: 12px; color: var(--muted);"> 4 facts, 5 axioms </span> </div> </div> </header> <div class="doc-body"> <section class="axioms axioms-section"> <h2 class="section-title" data-number="1">The Axioms (The Rules)</h2> <div class="axiom-list"> <div class="axiom-item"> <div class="axiom-number">1</div> <div class="axiom-content"> <p class="axiom-text"> Selina Vickers was the lead Challenger whose complaint triggered the 2020 MOU. <span class="evidence-quality primary">Primary Source</span> </p> <p class="axiom-cite"> <a href="/files/2020-MOU-WVDP-DNC-RBC.pdf" download>2020 MOU between WVDP and DNC RBC</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="axiom-item"> <div class="axiom-number">2</div> <div class="axiom-content"> <p class="axiom-text"> The MOU required the AAC be formed with members 'selected by their particular caucus.' <span class="evidence-quality primary">Primary Source</span> </p> <p class="axiom-cite"> <a href="/files/2020-MOU-WVDP-DNC-RBC.pdf" download>2020-MOU-WVDP-DNC-RBC.pdf, p. 3</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="axiom-item"> <div class="axiom-number">3</div> <div class="axiom-content"> <p class="axiom-text"> The MOU mandated the State Party 'fully implement... the creation of any new... caucuses.' <span class="evidence-quality primary">Primary Source</span> </p> <p class="axiom-cite"> <a href="/files/2020-MOU-WVDP-DNC-RBC.pdf" download>2020-MOU-WVDP-DNC-RBC.pdf, p. 3</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="axiom-item"> <div class="axiom-number">4</div> <div class="axiom-content"> <p class="axiom-text"> The MOU required the process be conducted 'under the supervision... of representatives of the RBC.' <span class="evidence-quality primary">Primary Source</span> </p> <p class="axiom-cite"> <a href="/files/2020-MOU-WVDP-DNC-RBC.pdf" download>2020-MOU-WVDP-DNC-RBC.pdf, p. 2</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="axiom-item"> <div class="axiom-number">5</div> <div class="axiom-content"> <p class="axiom-text"> Only the African American caucus existed when AAC formation began in June 2021. <span class="evidence-quality primary">Primary Source</span> </p> <p class="axiom-cite"> <a href="/files/Felix, K. - Witness Statement.pdf" download>Felix, K. - Witness Statement, p. 2</a> </p> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="rule-summary-section"> <h2 class="section-title" data-number="2">Rule Summary</h2> <p class="rule-summary-text">Caucuses must exist before they can select representatives. The RBC must supervise this process.</p> </section> <section class="offenses offenses-section"> <h2 class="section-title" data-number="3">The Offenses (What Happened)</h2> <div class="offense-card"> <p class="offense-text">The formation used a script marked 'do not share.'</p> <p class="citation"> Evidence: selina-script-email.pdf, p. 1 <span class="evidence-quality secondary">Documentary</span> </p> </div> <div class="offense-card"> <p class="offense-text">The script admitted the committee was 'missing... Latino's, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, and Native Americans.'</p> <p class="citation"> Evidence: selina-script.pdf, p. 2 <span class="evidence-quality primary">Official Record</span> </p> </div> <div class="offense-card"> <p class="offense-text">The script pre-selected the leadership slate before caucuses could participate.</p> <p class="citation"> Evidence: selina-script.pdf, p. 1 <span class="evidence-quality primary">Official Record</span> </p> </div> <div class="offense-card"> <p class="offense-text">Vickers scripted her own appointment as Parliamentarian.</p> <p class="citation"> Evidence: selina-script.pdf, p. 3 <span class="evidence-quality primary">Official Record</span> </p> </div> </section> <section class="logic-chain conclusion-section"> <h2 class="section-title" data-number="4">The Logical Reasoning</h2> <ol> <li class="logic-step">The MOU required a caucus-driven process supervised by the RBC.</li> <li class="logic-step">The State Party used a secret script instead.</li> <li class="logic-step">The script proves they knew 75% of racial caucuses were missing.</li> <li class="logic-step">They installed leadership anyway, excluding these groups.</li> <li class="logic-step">The RBC failed to intervene despite its supervisory duty.</li> <li class="logic-step conclusion-step"> An illegitimate committee was born from a rigged process. </li> </ol> </section> <div class="share-cta"> <button id="share-btn-native" class="share-button" data-share-title="PROOF: The Affirmative Action Committee's Formation Was a Foundational Breach of the 2020 DNC MOU" data-share-text="The WVDP violated the 2020 MOU by installing pre-selected leadership before forming required caucuses, creating an illegitimate committee." data-share-url="https://democraticjustice.org/proofs/the-aac-formation-conspiracy/foundational-breach-dnc-diversity-plan/"> Share This Proof </button> </div> <section class="share-section"> <div class="share-icons"> <a 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