The CDP created a new rule with regard to resolutions in this convention. In order to be able to bring a resolution to a floor vote, it either has to make it through the Resolutions committee or be outright rejected. If it is referred or tabled, it cannot be brought to the floor. This is a brand new rule that nobody anticipated, that was not voted on by the delegates, and that seems, dare I say, undemocratic.
And this is exactly what was done with the Net Neutrality resolution at the convention. Worse, they referred it to the Labor Caucus. Now, there is absolutely no precedent for referring a resolution to a caucus. It’s never been done before. There’s no mechanism for the Labor Caucus to do anything with it. This was simply a way to push aside the Net Neutrality resolution in order to hope it is forgotten. We in the netroots cannot let this happen. It’s antithetical to the notion of democracy and a free & open Internet.
(BTW, this was also done with respect to other resolutions, including impeachment, Iraq, and Iran resolutions put forward by Progressive Democrats of America. I spoke with Marcy Winograd about this earlier, and there will be some fireworks at the next resolutions committee meeting at 5pm PT.)