# Debbie Wasserman Schultz Served Class Action Lawsuit for Rigging Primaries **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [July 1, 2016, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debbie-wasserman-schultz-served-class-action-lawsuit-for-rigging-primaries/758838 "2016-07-01T01:21:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2016, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debbie-wasserman-schultz-served-class-action-lawsuit-for-rigging-primaries/758838/1 "2016-07-01T01:21:51Z")
I’m not sure what to make of this. Apparently the class includes anyone who donated to Bernie Sanders campaign. It’s based on the supposed “rigging” of the primaries by Schultz and the DNC. While I think that there appeared to be favoritism displayed by the DNC, I doubt that it rises to the level of something that can be successfully sued for, but IANAL so who knows. I do wonder about the effects on our political system if this were to any extent successful. > **[Debbie Wasserman Schultz Served Class Action Lawsuit for Rigging Primaries](https://observer.com/2016/06/debbie-wasserman-schultz-served-class-action-lawsuit-for-rigging-primaries/)** > > This is the first of many consequences the Democratic Party will face for manipulating millions of voters. > [@](#): > > “There are essentially six legal claims we are asserting in this lawsuit on behalf of the composed class members,” said attorney Jared Beck in a YouTube video announcing the lawsuit. “The first is a claim for fraud—against the DNC and Debbie Wasserman Schultz—based on the revelations from the recent Guccifer 2.0 documents purportedly taken from the DNC’s own computer network.” The Guccifer 2.0 documents include internal memos in which the DNC broke legally binding neutrality agreements in the Democratic primaries by strategizing to make Hillary Clinton the nominee before a single vote was cast. > > The second claim filed is for negligent misrepresentation, a legal theory based on the first claim of fraud. The third claim alleges the DNC and Wasserman Schultz participated in deceptive conduct in claiming the DNC was neutral during the Democratic primaries, when there is overwhelming evidence suggesting favoritism of Clinton from the beginning. The fourth claim of the lawsuit seeks retribution of any monetary donations the DNC to Bernie Sanders‘ campaign. The fifth claim alleges the DNC broke its fiduciary duties during the Democratic primaries to members of the Democratic Party by not holding a fair election process. The sixth claim is for negligence on behalf of the DNC—for not protecting donor information—as hackers broke into the DNC networks, potentially compromising their personal information. > > “This lawsuit is our effort as attorneys to give a voice, in the political system, to all those who have been defrauded by the conduct of the DNC in supporting and promoting Hillary Clinton’s candidacy in violation of its own charter which requires it to be neutral,” added attorney Jeff Beck. The class of representatives in the class action lawsuit is currently in the thousands and continuing to grow, as any donor to Bernie Sanders’ campaign eligible to join. The Beck & Lee Law Firm has set up a Facebook Page with updates on the progress of the lawsuit. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2016, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debbie-wasserman-schultz-served-class-action-lawsuit-for-rigging-primaries/758838/2 "2016-07-01T02:47:56Z")
10 seconds of looking at Beck’s Twitter feed shows me he’s quite a butt hurt Bernie Bro. And yes, I use Bernie Bro to demean Beck. ---
**Author:** ![Onomatopoeia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/onomatopoeia/32/4145_2.png) [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2016, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debbie-wasserman-schultz-served-class-action-lawsuit-for-rigging-primaries/758838/3 "2016-07-01T02:50:26Z")
Wasserman Schultz is horrible and needs to go, but this suit will probably go nowhere. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2016, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debbie-wasserman-schultz-served-class-action-lawsuit-for-rigging-primaries/758838/4 "2016-07-01T02:51:31Z")
Odds on this being a GOP-funded ratfuck? ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2016, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debbie-wasserman-schultz-served-class-action-lawsuit-for-rigging-primaries/758838/5 "2016-07-01T03:35:18Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > Odds on this being a GOP-funded ratfuck? No, these lawyers were [pursuing](http://abovethelaw.com/2014/03/did-a-star-struck-state-judge-show-favoritism-toward-donald-trump/) nutball legal tactics against Trump a few years ago. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2016, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debbie-wasserman-schultz-served-class-action-lawsuit-for-rigging-primaries/758838/6 "2016-07-01T03:41:58Z")
> [@Tom\_Tildrum](#): > > No, these lawyers were [pursuing](http://abovethelaw.com/2014/03/did-a-star-struck-state-judge-show-favoritism-toward-donald-trump/) nutball legal tactics against Trump a few years ago. Considering how the GOP feels about Trump, that’s not all that decisive. ---
**Author:** ![adaher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2016, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debbie-wasserman-schultz-served-class-action-lawsuit-for-rigging-primaries/758838/7 "2016-07-01T03:47:33Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > Odds on this being a GOP-funded ratfuck? Low, since DWS doesn’t really matter anymore. ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2016, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debbie-wasserman-schultz-served-class-action-lawsuit-for-rigging-primaries/758838/8 "2016-07-01T03:52:46Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > Odds on this being a GOP-funded ratfuck? > [@adaher](#): > > Low, since DWS doesn’t really matter anymore. Right. This is clearly some diehard Bernie supporters. I supported him but he lost and now I’m happy to vote for Hillary. I’m starting to get a bit fed up with some of his supporters at this point. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Ace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6bbea6/32.png) [@Johnny\_Ace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Ace)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2016, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debbie-wasserman-schultz-served-class-action-lawsuit-for-rigging-primaries/758838/9 "2016-07-01T04:26:31Z")
Some circuit court judge is gonna have a good day laughing at those guys. I really hope that quote isn’t completely accurate. I’d seriously have to question the competence of any attorney that used ‘retribution’ for ‘restitution’ in a legal filing. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2016, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debbie-wasserman-schultz-served-class-action-lawsuit-for-rigging-primaries/758838/10 "2016-07-01T06:07:40Z")
> [@davidm](#): > > I’m starting to get a bit fed up with some of his supporters at this point. * * * “Starting to” ???\*\*\* ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2016, 8:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debbie-wasserman-schultz-served-class-action-lawsuit-for-rigging-primaries/758838/11 "2016-07-01T08:55:12Z")
> [@Johnny\_Ace](#): > > Some circuit court judge is gonna have a good day laughing at those guys. > > I really hope that quote isn’t completely accurate. I’d seriously have to question the competence of any attorney that used ‘retribution’ for ‘restitution’ in a legal filing. IANAL, which is why I’m not prepared to presume that “retribution” doesn’t have a meaning in law equivalent to “refund” or “redistribution.” I will note that “restitution” generally implies that it is a remedy for stealing or other misappropriation alleged to have occurred, and the lawsuit appears to make no such allegation. Regardless, the sentence containing the suspect word is unparseable as written. ---
**Author:** ![Crotalus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crotalus/32/41_2.png) [@Crotalus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crotalus)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2016, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debbie-wasserman-schultz-served-class-action-lawsuit-for-rigging-primaries/758838/12 "2016-07-01T11:09:06Z")
The Latin roots of retribution mean to pay back, so it could have a legal meaning that makes the sentence a little less nonsensical. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2016, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debbie-wasserman-schultz-served-class-action-lawsuit-for-rigging-primaries/758838/13 "2016-07-01T11:50:36Z")
Okay, go with that, and now parse this sentence: “The fourth claim of the lawsuit seeks retribution of any monetary donations the DNC to Bernie Sanders’ campaign.” I dare you. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2016, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debbie-wasserman-schultz-served-class-action-lawsuit-for-rigging-primaries/758838/14 "2016-07-01T12:46:59Z")
> [@dalej42](#): > > 10 seconds of looking at Beck’s Twitter feed shows me he’s quite a butt hurt Bernie Bro. And yes, I use Bernie Bro to demean Beck. Rosario Dawson is another Sanders diehard. She’s been posting that she plans on protesting and getting arrested at the DNC. This has caused me to lose respect for Dawson. I’d still have sex with her but the marriage is off. ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2016, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debbie-wasserman-schultz-served-class-action-lawsuit-for-rigging-primaries/758838/15 "2016-07-01T14:23:38Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Okay, go with that, and now parse this sentence: “The fourth claim of the lawsuit seeks retribution of any monetary donations the DNC to Bernie Sanders’ campaign.” > > I dare you. If you replace ‘retribution’ with ‘redistribution’, it makes a sentence. Any chance that ‘retribution’ in a legal sense means rerouting something from one place or person to another? ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2016, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debbie-wasserman-schultz-served-class-action-lawsuit-for-rigging-primaries/758838/16 "2016-07-01T14:41:16Z")
> [@Yllaria](#): > > > [@kaylasdad99](#): > > > > Okay, go with that, and now parse this sentence: “The fourth claim of the lawsuit seeks retribution of any monetary donations the DNC to Bernie Sanders’ campaign.” > > > > I dare you. > > If you replace ‘retribution’ with ‘redistribution’, it makes a sentence. Any chance that ‘retribution’ in a legal sense means rerouting something from one place or person to another? No, it still wouldn’t make sense. It seems to be missing words. If I had to guess I’d say that “any monetary donations the DNC to Bernie Sanders’ campaign” should be “any monetary donations the DNC **made** to Bernie Sanders’ campaign” but even that wouldn’t make sense because it would mean that they’re asking for the campaign to give money back to the DNC, which is obviously not what they’re trying to achieve. ---
**Author:** ![Ravenman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ravenman/32/2929_2.png) [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2016, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debbie-wasserman-schultz-served-class-action-lawsuit-for-rigging-primaries/758838/17 "2016-07-01T15:00:42Z")
This is just the kind of thing that will drive Bernie Sanders out of the Democrat party and make him an independent. ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2016, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debbie-wasserman-schultz-served-class-action-lawsuit-for-rigging-primaries/758838/18 "2016-07-01T15:13:47Z")
> [@Ravenman](#): > > This is just the kind of thing that will drive Bernie Sanders out of the Democrat party and make him an independent. We’ll never survive without his constant nagging, bitching, finger pointing and temper tantrums. This is terrible. ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2016, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debbie-wasserman-schultz-served-class-action-lawsuit-for-rigging-primaries/758838/19 "2016-07-01T15:18:40Z")
> [@davidm](#): > > No, it still wouldn’t make sense. It seems to be missing words. If I had to guess I’d say that > > “any monetary donations the DNC to Bernie Sanders’ campaign” > > should be > > “any monetary donations the DNC **made** to Bernie Sanders’ campaign” > > but even that wouldn’t make sense because it would mean that they’re asking for the campaign to give money back to the DNC, which is obviously not what they’re trying to achieve. Yeah. Definitely missing words. I was guessing something like - the lawsuit seeks redistribution of any monetary donations made to the DNC to Bernie Sanders’ campaign. You know, donation poaching. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2016, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debbie-wasserman-schultz-served-class-action-lawsuit-for-rigging-primaries/758838/20 "2016-07-01T15:20:47Z")
> [@Onomatopoeia](#): > > Wasserman Schultz is horrible and needs to go, but this suit will probably go nowhere. Agreed on both accounts. This is nonsense. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debbie-wasserman-schultz-served-class-action-lawsuit-for-rigging-primaries/758838.md?page=2)