The executive committee of Minnesota's Democratic Farmer Labor Party gave initial approval on Thursday to bylaws that would permanently ban anyone who engages in or incites acts of violence from participating in party activities, after a weekend...
The executive committee also agreed Thursday that if those bylaws receive final approval from the DFL State Central Committee, the candidate whose supporters are accused of instigating the Saturday melee will be permanently disqualified from seeking and receiving the party’s endorsement.
Martin said on Twitter that it was “clear that the conflict was instigated” by Warsame supporters. He continued to place the blame on some of Warsame’s supporters on Thursday. With unanimous votes, the executive committee approved two bylaws that would essentially ban individuals who have “engaged in, incited or consciously condoned physical assault, threats of violence, or violent acts” from party activities.
“Disagreements over how a convention was run is not an excuse for violence. Not understanding the convention process is not an excuse for violence,” Martin said. He later added, “The reality is, if we don’t act, this will just embolden people in the future to use this as a tactic to essentially force conventions to adjourn.”Warsame and Chughtai are Democrats in an overwhelmingly Democratic city when campaigns for party backing are often heated.
Warsame said at a news conference Wednesday: “I do not condone violence. I do not condone intimidation or harassment of any sort.” Before Thursday’s closed-door session, Warsame’s campaign manager, Abshir Omar, told the executive committee that he supports Martin’s message condemning the violence, but that he was disheartened by statements that blamed Warsame supporters, saying party officials never contacted the campaign to get their side of the story.
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