PROOF: AAC Leadership Selection Was Procedurally Invalid
The Axioms (The Rules)
The DNC Charter requires the party to 'Establish standards and rules of procedure to afford all members of the Democratic Party full, timely and equal opportunities to participate in decisions concerning the selection of... officers... and the conduct of other Party affairs'. Primary Source
The Democratic Party 'shall be open to all who desire to support the Party and who wish to be known as Democrats'. Primary Source
Rule Summary
The DNC Charter, the highest governing document of the party, requires that officer selection procedures be public and provide an equal opportunity for all Democrats to participate. A non-public script that pre-arranges the slate of candidates directly violates this foundational standard.
The Offenses (What Happened)
A script for the AAC meeting was created by Selina Vickers and circulated via email with the subject line 'DRAFT SCRIPT - do not share'.
Evidence: selina-script-email.pdf, p. 1 Documentary
The script dictated the nomination sequence for the co-chairs: 'Mary Ann nominates Hollis Lewis' and 'Hollis nominated Mary Thorp'.
Evidence: selina-script.pdf, p. 1 Official Record
The explicit 'do not share' instruction proves the organizers knew their process violated the party's open meeting requirements and demonstrates consciousness of wrongdoing.
Evidence: selina-script-email.pdf, p. 1 Documentary
The Logical Reasoning
- The procedure used for the election was a secret script explicitly designated as non-public ('do not share').
- The script pre-determined the slate of candidates, which denies an 'equal opportunity' for other potential candidates or for members to make open nominations.
- A legitimate, open process would have no reason for secrecy.
- Therefore, the procedure used for the election violated the DNC Charter's requirements for open and fair processes.
- The secret script proves consciousness of wrongdoing.
