In a significant victory for party reformers, the Democratic National Committee overwhelmingly voted to curtail the power of political insiders--so-called super-delegates--in the nomination process by prohibiting from voting on the first ballot. Reform candidate Bernie Sanders praised the move, calling it a first step in making the party more transparent and accountable to voters. Hilary Clinton, the candidate of the elite, secured the support of hundreds of super- delegates before a single primary vote was cast, insuring her nomination over socialist Sanders. We now know what that foregone result has cost the country. DNC Chair, Tom Perez said no candidate should have an accumulated lead before voting begins. The Rules and Bylaws Committee is set to certify the restrictions next month before they are adopted by the National Committee in August. Of course, if official Democrats were legitimately interested in "authentic opposition" to the plutocracy, they would have eliminated the category of superdelegates altogether, which was instigated after the 1968 Chicago police riot to prevent another anti-establishment movement from overtaking its convention process.
In other political news, Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement from the Supreme Court this week. His leaving will allow Hair Further to nominate another arch-conservative to the already conservative high court. The Koch Brothers are ready to pour millions of influential dollars into promoting Trump's anointed. A spokesperson for the extremist billionaires said their organization is ready to spend "seven figures" on the nominee. Their network of conservative political action groups spent millions on the Neil Gorsuch nomination. These reactionaries see the nomination as a golden opportunity to enshrine a conservative majority on the court for another generation. The Koch announcement is yet another glaring example of the government for sale in Washington.