St. Johns County Democratic Party, 142B King Street, St. Augustine, Florida is distributing a selection of Hillary Rodham Clinton paraphernalia (or "chum" as the DEC calls it) at tonight's First Friday Arts Walk, and daily during office hours. Yet, after repeated inquiries, DEC won't distribute any U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders information or items. Wonder why? Our St. Johns County DEC is run by misguided, out-of-touch, older HRC supporters whose bad manners have sadly made the Democrats a third party in our county (after "others"). No mention of "literature." Apparently, SJC DEC is a money-making enterprise, not a true Democratic organization -- if no money could be made on selling Bernie Sanders stuff, SJC DEC is insouciant and insensitive. Enough.
UPDATE: INDEPENDENCE DAY, 2014
-----Original Message-----
From: easlavin
Sent: Sat, Jul 4, 2015 5:13 pm
Subject: SJC DEC MUST DISTRIBUTE BERNIE SANDERS CAMPAIGN MATERIAL -- FDP BYLAWS FORBID ILLEGAL DE FACTO ENDORSEMENTS BY DEC
Dear St. Johns County Democratic Executive Committee:
1. The St. Johns County Democratic Executive Committee's refusal and failure to distribute Bernie Sanders' literature, campaign signs, buttons and stickers is an ultra vires Act, in violation of our Florida Democratic Party Bylaws, Article I, Section 3 (as amended in 2012), limiting DEC's ability to endorse candidates.
2. SJC DEC discriminatorily advertises the availability of Hillary Rodham Clinton literature, signs, buttons and stickers but is insouciant to the request for equal access to two-term United States Senator Bernie Sanders' campaign material (please see below).
3. Please cease and desist from all illegal discrimination against Senator Sanders in violation of FDP Bylaws and the reasonable expectations of probity.
4. Please distribute literature, buttons, stickers and signs from announced Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders from this day forward.
5. I have shared copies of this e-mail with attorneys Patrick Canan, Mark Herron and Barry Richard and (through Mr. Richard), with his spouse, FDP Chair Alison Tant.
Thank you for your prompt attention to this urgent matter.
Happy Independence Day!
Cordially,
Ed Slavin
904-377-4998
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Subject: Re: Bernie Sanders buttons, stickers and literature at SJC DEC HQ
You have HRC stuff and y'all are all pushing her, correct?
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On Jul 3, 2015, at 12:45 PM, Nell Toensmann < ntoensmann@yahoo.com> wrote:
Ed,
If you are interested in a supply of Bernie Sanders items, then I suggest that you order them online from his campaign. At the moment, they are not available at the office and will not be available before this evening.
As the campaigns progress, we will identify the Democratic candidates that will have an impact at the local and national level in the Presidential campaign and eventually provide material for these candidates. There is a question of how much we have to pay for these items, if we order directly from the campaigns. If so, we would not be able to resell the products here because of the price we would have to ask. If we move forward with obtaining campaign material for the various candidates, it will have to be at a price that is reasonable for the public, as well as the Democratic Party.
Nell Toensmann
Chair, St. Johns Democratic Party
904-825-2336 (office)
904-484-4960 (cell)
ntoensmann@yahoo.com
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From: "easlavin@aol.com"
Sent: Friday, July 3, 2015 11:12 AM
Subject: Re: Bernie Sanders buttons, stickers and literature at SJC DEC HQ
Please respond. Tonight is First Friday arts walk -- please have an ample supply of Bernie Sanders buttons, stickers and literature available. Thank you again.
-----Original Message-----
Sent: Sat, Jun 27, 2015 5:57 pm
Subject: Re: Bernie Sanders buttons, stickers and literature at SJC DEC HQ
Please respond. Thank you.
-----Original Message-----
From: easlavin < easlavin@aol.com>
Sent: Fri, Jun 26, 2015 2:17 pm
Subject: Re: Bernie Sanders buttons, stickers and literature at SJC DEC HQ
Please respond. Thank you.
-----Original Message-----
From: easlavin < easlavin@aol.com>
Sent: Thu, Jun 25, 2015 11:31 pm
Subject: Bernie Sanders buttons, stickers and literature at SJC DEC HQ
What is available? Thank you!
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