| 00:00:00 | OF THE 2012 DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION, LOS ANGELES MAYOR, ANTONIO VILLARAIGOSA. |
| 00:00:14 | >> THE SECOND SESSION OF THE 46TH QUADRENNIAL NATIONAL CONVENTION OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY WILL NOW COME TO ORDER. |
| 00:00:29 | [APPLAUSE] I ASKED YOU LAST NIGHT IF THERE WAS ENTHUSIASM IN HALT AND I CAN'T HEAR YOU. |
| 00:00:43 | IT DO THAT AGAIN. [APPLAUSE] WELCOME, DELEGATES, ALTERNATE, A STANDING COMMITTEE MEMBERS, SPECIAL GUESTS AND OTHER FRIENDS. |
| 00:00:49 | MEMBERS OF THE NEWS MEDIA, GUESTS FROM THE WORLD AND OUR FELLOW AMERICANS TO OUR DELIBERATIONS. |
| 00:00:57 | THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE DELEGATE FROM OHIO, THE CHAIR OF THE PLATFORM, FORMER GOV. |
| 00:01:09 | TED STRICKLAND. >> MR. |
| 00:01:10 | CHAIRMAN, I MOVE WE SUSPEND THE RULES TO PERMIT AN AMENDMENT TO THE PLATFORM ADOPTED BY THIS CONVENTION LAST NIGHT. |
| 00:01:18 | >> GOVERNOR STRICKLAND HAS MADE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO SUSPEND THE RULES. |
| 00:01:22 | IS THERE A SECOND? |
| 00:01:23 | A MOTION TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND TO AMEND AT THE PLATFORM HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. |
| 00:01:31 | THIS IS A NON-DEBATABLE MOTION REQUIRING A TWO-THIRDS VOTE. |
| 00:01:36 | ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF SUSPENDING THE RULES, SAY AYE. |
| 00:01:43 | ALL THOSE OPPOSED? |
| 00:01:45 | IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, THERE HAS BEEN A TWO-THIRDS AFFIRMATIVE VOTE TO SUSPEND THE RULES. |
| 00:01:51 | THE GOVERNOR, WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE YOUR MOTION? |
| 00:01:54 | >> THANK YOU, MR. |
| 00:01:56 | CHAIRMAN. THIS SUMMER, WAS PROUD TO SERVE THIS PARTY AS THE PLATFORM DRAFTING COMMITTEE CHAIR. |
| 00:02:01 | I COME BEFORE YOU TODAY TO DISCUSS THE TWO IMPORTANT MATTERS RELATED TO OUR PARTY'S NATIONAL PLATFORM. |
| 00:02:09 | AS AN ORDAINED UNITED METHODIST MINISTER, I AM HERE TO A TEST AND AFFIRM THAT OUR FAITH AND BELIEF IN GOD IS CENTRAL TO THE AMERICAN STORY AND INFORMS THE VALUE WE HAVE EXPRESSED IN OUR PARTY'S PLATFORM. |
| 00:02:23 | IN ADDITION, PRESIDENT OBAMA RECOGNIZES JERUSALEM AS THE CAPITAL OF ISRAEL AND OUR PARTY'S PLATFORM SHOULD AS WELL. |
| 00:02:32 | MR. |
| 00:02:33 | CHAIRMAN, I HAVE SUBMITTED MY AMENDMENT IN WRITING AND I BELIEVE IT IS BEING PROJECTED ON THE SCREEN FOR THE DELEGATES TO SEE. |
| 00:02:40 | I MOVE ADOPTION OF THE AMENDMENT AS SUBMITTED AND SHOWN TO THE DELEGATES. |
| 00:02:46 | >> A MOTION HAS BEEN MADE. |
| 00:02:48 | IS THERE A SECOND? |
| 00:02:49 | IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? |
| 00:02:52 | HEARING NONE, THE MATTER REQUIRES A TWO-THIRDS VOTE IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. |
| 00:02:58 | ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? |
| 00:02:59 | ALL THOSE OPPOSED? |
| 00:03:04 | IN THE OPINION -- LET ME DO THAT AGAIN. |
| 00:03:10 | ALL OF THOSE DELEGATES IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. |
| 00:03:16 | ALL THOSE OPPOSED, SAY NO. |
| 00:03:39 | I WILL DO THAT ONE MORE TIME. |
| 00:03:43 | ALL THOSE DELEGATES IN FAVOR SAY AYE. |
| 00:03:48 | ALL THOSE OPPOSED, SAY NO. |
| 00:03:51 | IN THE OPINION OF THAT CHAIR, TWO-THIRDS OF THE VOTE IS IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. |
| 00:03:59 | THE PLATFORM HAS BEEN AMENDED AS SHOWN ON THE SCREEN. |
| 00:04:03 | THANK YOU VERY MUCH. |
| 00:04:10 | GOV STRICKLAND, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. |
| 00:04:12 | THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR SERVICE. |
| 00:04:14 | AS CHAIR OF THE PLATFORM DRAFTING COMMITTEE. |
| 00:04:18 | EVERYONE, PLEASE RISE FOR THE INVOCATION OFFERED BY BISHOP VASHTI MURPHY MCKENZIE. |
| 00:04:39 | >> THIS |
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