Complaint to DNC for Compliance with Charter and Full and Fair Representation

We the undersigned members of the Democratic Party of the United States do hereby submit this petition in support of the "Resolution Demanding Full Compliance with the Party Charter and the Full and Fair Representation of the Voice of the Party Membership" submitted as a formal complaint to the Democratic National Committee and the Democratic Party for the violation of the Charter of the Democratic Party by officers and staff of the Democratic Party and the Democratic National Committee.

It is the right of each and every member of the Democratic Party to have their voice heard through their vote in the primary/caucus process and to have a fully representative National Convention convened, being composed of representatives of the diversity of views in the Party through a process of full, fair, timely and equal participation of every member in every state.

It is the responsibility of officials and staff of the Party and the DNC to remain impartial and evenhanded during this process of delegate selection and choosing the nominee. Public and private statements and activities of numerous officials and staff, including in particular Terry McAuliffe and Bill Richardson, have been designed to undermine the process, violate the Charter, and deny the rights of every member of the Party to full, fair, and equal participation and representation in the National Convention, the highest authority of the Democratic Party.

We do hereby call upon the DNC to take this petition and resolution as a formal complaint to the Democratic Party and the DNC and demand that it be immediately taken up under the rules of the Party as required under the Charter for the fair adjudication of disputes.

Included in this demand for a full and fair hearing of the disputes contained in this complaint and petition is the demand for all officers and staff of the Democratic Party and the DNC to immediately cease and desist in any and all public statements or actions designed to or having the effect of discouraging the full participation of individual members of the Party to seek the nomination of their preferred candidate and their full, equal, and fair representation in the Convention as well as any public or private statements or activities designed to or having the effect of encouraging any candidate or campaign to cease its efforts to obtain the nomination and to be fully and fairly represented in the upcoming National Convention and any activities or statements designed to or having the effect of discouraging a candidate or campaign from continuing in their efforts to obtain the nomination or earn full and fair representation to the National Convention.