'So many lies': Democrats might have to pass their own party platform to find out what's in it

The committee drafting the Democratic Party platform met on Friday for its final meeting before presenting the finalized document at the party’s convention in Philadelphia in July and worked into Saturday to hash out differences between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders supporters.

Not surprisingly, Sanders supporters are still feeling the burn of losing the nomination to Clinton, and there have been plenty of accusations that the drafting committee is freezing out some of Sanders’ most basic policy proposals, like a national $15 an hour minimum wage.

The media certainly enjoyed the narrative of the Republican party imploding, but the Democrats have proved that their own party is severely fracked up too.

https://twitter.com/mcotteri/status/746525272086712320

https://twitter.com/mcotteri/status/746525600559489025

Hillary's #DemPlatform is to "pragmatically" continue the planet killing immoral economy benefitting the 1% with lip service to the 99%.

— Beth Houston⏳?️? (@MacBethSpeaks) June 25, 2016

Does #StrongerTogether mean no ban to fracking, no carbon tax? Asking for 13 million voters. #DemPlatform ???

— melissa “DentalCareForAll” byrne (@mcbyrne) June 25, 2016

A ban on fracking is a must on the #DemPlatform. If we don't get it, we will shut it down. This is a promise. pic.twitter.com/hYhDMrCiXR

— The People's Summit (@pplsummit) June 25, 2016

https://twitter.com/namodassa/status/746545195768918017

https://twitter.com/KristianneMrsC/status/746553187327303681

Of course, Kohn’s information comes from an unnamed “source,” so who really knows? For the moment, we’ll assume her source is solid, and that the Democrat Party leadership will simply do what it likes in July by means of utterly bogus voice votes repeated as many times as it takes to achieve the desired result, like the one to restore God to the party’s platform.

I should clarify my #DemPlatform tweet. I haven't read the final doc yet. But I do hear there are things to celebrate in it.

— Sally Kohn (@sallykohn) June 25, 2016

According to source, anti-death penalty, millionaires tax, financial transaction tax and $15 min wage are in #DemPlatform. Fantastic!

— Sally Kohn (@sallykohn) June 25, 2016

Hillary for America’s Karen Finney seems to approve of the AP’s reporting Saturday, which claims that Sanders’ positions are well represented in the party’s platform.

Draft of Dems' policy positions reflects Sanders' influence | Political News | US News https://t.co/ucrqOEPauV

— Karen Finney (@finneyk) June 25, 2016

US News and World Report relays that the draft document “reflects Clinton’s views and advocates working toward a ‘two-state solution of the Israel-Palestinian conflict’ that guarantees Israel’s security with recognized borders,” but that the panel “narrowly rejected amendments that would have imposed a tax on carbon and imposed a national freeze on fracking.”

Unity!

Compromise: Learn it, understand it, and move on! #ImSoWithHer

— MVP (@MasVeneris) June 25, 2016

@usnews why does a non dem get to have any fingerprint on our platform? He needs to have a seat or go home he lost!

— Katrina ??? (@KatDBishop) June 25, 2016

Was there a policy position on how to support Dem party once you've lost nomination?

— Pam T. Is it ever gonna be over? (@thebasslady) June 25, 2016

@usnews Zilch to combat climate change. Zilch to get $ out of elections. A couple crumbs thrown to the peons.

— Incurable T1D (@jpnairn) June 25, 2016