Superdelegates

This might be the worst thing for democratic elections since the electoral college. (Don't even get me started on the electoral college!)

There is the distinct possibility that the next Democrat to run for the office of the President of the United States will be chosen not by the voters, but by a group of elected officials (senators and ex-presidents) and appointed officials (DNC big-wigs).

We have a representative government -- I'm down with that. But I elect people to make policy decisions for me, not to choose a president for me.

Now I can understand giving a vote to retired politicians. And since they no longer represent anybody directly, I have no problem with them voting their conscience. And I'm not thrilled about it, but I guess it's not the worst thing in the world to give a vote to a few of the highest ranking members in the DNC.

But giving a sitting senator the chance to vote against tens of thousands of the people he or she represents is rediculous.

I say eliminate all the unpledged superdelegates. If Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, Ted Kennedy or Howard Dean want to help decide who will be the next Democratic nominee, they can go down to their local polling place and cast a vote in their state's primary (or caucus) -- just like every other citizen.