In an act of reactionary politics and theocratic pandering, the Democratic platform committee suggested reopening their document to insert the word “God” into it, and to assert that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel.
The vote needed a 2/3 vote of delegates to change the platform. Clearly the delegates voted “No!”
Watch the video. Faced with a no vote, the chair had them do it again. Another “No!” vote. And he did it a third time, and just announced that the proposal had gotten 2/3 approval.
Want to see a major festering schism in U.S. society? Look at the class gap between the base of the Democrats and the imperialist establishment of that party.
