We had a fairly uneventful Rules Committee meeting on Saturday, August 23, 2008, where we adopted a resolution to form a commission for dealing with 3 main topics. The 35 member Commission will be formed by the next DNC Chair next Spring.
The commission will discuss:
1. The primary/caucus schedule for 2012. The four early states will not hold their contests until Feb. The other states will start in March with no heavy front loading.
2. The role of the Super Delegates will be examined with an effort to reduce their numbers and put the nomination decision into the hands of the regular delegates.
3. More uniformity on how caucuses are run. At the moment there are various ways to implement a caucus. For many of the states that had caucuses for the first time this year, there were problems. The commission will also look at ways to give people who work or are out-of-state the opportunity to participate. Personally, I think there are probably ways to accomplish this as long as it isn't abused.
