The Law, is the Law, is the Law--Know Your Rights: LAWDOGS. FOOZLER. A LIFETIME OF STANDING TALL! DON'T EVER FORGET ME! THIS IS WHAT AWESOME LOOKS LIKE. GLORY, GLORY, HALLELUJAH, HIS TRUTH IS MARCHING ON, HE DIED TO SAVE US ALL AND WE MUST DIE TO SET MEN FREE! --BETHEL GOSPEL CHOIR, PHILADELPHIA. BOYZ II MEN--MOTOWNPHILLY--THE WORLD NEEDS MORE SOUL! LOL! WELCOME TO THE DNC--DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION, WHERE THERE WERE MORE BLACKS IN THE FIRST 5 MINUTES AFTER THE GAVEL DROPPED, THAN, SEEN IN 4 DAYS AT THE RNC! NO SURPRISE! AS EVIDENCE OF OUR DEDICATION TO EQUALITY, WE ARE GLAD TO ANNOUNCE THE NOMINATION OF HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON, OH, GOD, AMEN! PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE . . . AND LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL! NATIONAL ANTHEM--GAVE PROOF THROUGH THE NIGHT THAT OUR FLAG WAS STILL THERE! FOR THE LAND OF THE FREE AND THE HOME OF THE BRAVE! CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE--THE REALREAL! ALL IS A GO! CELEBRATING THE MOST DIVERSE CONVENTION EVER! INSURING THAT ALL AMERICANS, REGARDLESS OF AGE, SEX, RACE, COLOR, SEXUAL IDENTITY, ECONOMIC STATUS, CREED, RELIGION, DISABILITY, GENDER, GENDER IDENTITY, ETC., SHOULD BE ABLE TO ACHIEVE THE AMERICAN DREAM! ALL 57 STATES & TERRITORIES, ARE THERE MAKING UP AND REPRESENTING WHAT AMERICA LOOKS LIKE! WE ARE STRONGER TOGETHER! HILLARY CLINTON WAS BORN FOR SUCH AS TIME AS TODAY! WE ARE GOING TO BE UNITED, WE ARE GOING TO MAKE HISTORY, AND DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO ELECT HILLARY CLINTON AS THE NEXT PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA! LET THE CONVENTION BEGIN! WE ARE ALL DEMOCRATS, LET'S ACT LIKE IT! I WILL RESPECT YOU, AND YOU RESPECT ME! --CHAIR, MARCIA FUDGE. THE GOODNESS INSIDE . . . RULES COMMITTEE, SENATOR BARNEY FRANK. FULLY OPEN AND DEMOCRATIC CONDUCT, BIG "D," OF THE CONVENTION! UNITY REPORT--HISPANIC, CO-CHAIR OF DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL RULES COMMITTEE, GRANDMOTHER SO PROUD! HER PROUDEST DAY, WAS WHEN SHE BECAME A "CITIZEN" AT AGE 67! --LETICIA VAN DE PUTTE. GRASS ROOTS ALWAYS HAS A SEAT AT THE TABLE, WE HEAR EVERY VOICE, AND LET EVERYONE SPEAK . . . WE HEAR YOU, WE RESPECT YOU, AS UNITY, WE HEAR YOU, TO BUILD A THRIVING DEMOCRATIC PARTY! GRACIAS! HILLARY CLINTON & BERNIE SANDERS ARE BOTH OUR CHAMPIONS! CHEER FOR BOTH, AND LET THE PARTY UNITE TO MOVE THE COUNTRY AND THE PARTY FORWARD! NEXT JANUARY 20, 2017, WE WILL HEAR FOR THE FIRST TIME, A SUPREME COURT JUSTICE, SAY THE WORDS, WELCOME MADAM PRESIDENT! COOL! IT MAY BE MESSY, BUT THIS IS WHAT DEMOCRACY LOOKS LIKE! LOVE TRUMPS HATE. FOR THE ROAD AHEAD, WE ARE ALL UNITED! FIX SUPER DELEGATES FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS, AND WE WILL UNIFY TO PUT A DEMOCRAT IN THE WHITE HOUSE, WE WILL ALL HAVE A VOICE IN A HILLARY CLINTON PRESIDENCY! THE DEMOCRATS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN, THE PARTY OF THE 99%, NOT THE 1%! HOME OF OUR NATIONS BIRTHPLACE, THE LIBERTY BELL, AND THE PLACE OF THE CONSTITUTION! WELCOME! WE ARE HERE TO NOMINATE HILLARY CLINTON, BECAUSE OF HER ABILITY, EXPERIENCE AND HER VISION FOR OUR COUNTRY, TO SHOW AMERICA, WHY DEMOCRATS UP AND DOWN THE TICKET ARE READY TO LEAD! PRESIDENT OBAMA AND V.P. BIDEN, HAVE WORKED HARD TO FIXING WHAT THE REPUBLICANS, DID TO AMERICA . . . AMERICA HAS COME BACK! WE KNOW THAT OPPORTUNITIES COME BACK FOR EVERY AMERICAN! REPUBLICANS SAY, YOU ARE ON YOUR OWN! HILLARY CLINTON AND TIM KAINE, WILL ALWAYS BE ON YOUR SIDE! THIS ELECTION COMES DOWN TO A CONTEST OF IDEAS, WE HAVE SEEN WHAT THE REPUBLICAN IDEAS ARE, AND WE HAVE SEEN HOW DISASTEROUS THEY ARE FOR OUR COUNTRY. ELIJAH CUMMINS, MARYLAND, PARENTS, SHARE CROPPERS BELIEVED IN THE VALUE OF EDUCATION . . . THE TEST OF A MAN, IS NOT HOW MUCH HE HELPS HIMSELF, BUT THE TRUE TEST, IS HOW HE HELPS OTHER MEN! NO ONE DOES IT ALONE! THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY, OPENED THE DOORS FOR OPPORTUNITIES FOR ELIJAH! YES, IT STILL IS OUR DEMOCRATIC PARTY THAT CHAMPIONED CIVIL RIGHTS AND VOTING RIGHTS! IT IS WE DEMOCRATS, WHEN YOU TAKE AWAY THEIR RIGHT TO VOTE, YOU TAKE AWAY THEIR RIGHT TO SHAPE AND DETERMINE THEIR OWN DESTINY! OUR PARTY FIGHTS FOR WOMEN'S RIGHTS, GAY RIGHTS, LGBTQ RIGHTS, DEFENDS, "BLACK LIVES MATTER!" BUT WE ALSO, RECOGNIZE THAT OUR COMMUNITIES AND OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT WORKS BEST WHEN THEY WORK TOGETHER . . . DIVERSITY IS NOT OUR PROBLEM, BUT OUR PROMISE, OF DIVERSITY, NOT DIVISION! OUR PARTY WILL HELP EVERYONE! WE ARE NOT SEEKING COMMON GROUND, BUT HIGHER GROUND! AS DEMOCRATS WE VALUE EVERY RIGHT! WE CAN PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT AND CREATE JOBS AT THE SAME TIME. IN AMERICA, WE PROTECT A WOMAN'S RIGHT TO CHOOSE, TO GET THE HEALTHCARE THEY NEED! THANKS TO PRESIDENT OBAMA, HEALTH CARE IS A RIGHT TO ALL AMERICANS! FATHER LOOKING, PROUD OF THE PARTY, THE PLATFORM AND OUR NOMINEE, HILLARY CLINTON . . . THAT SMART MAN, WITH COMMON SENSE, AND THIS ELECTION IS BIGGER THAN HILLARY CLINTON, BERNIE SANDERS, IT IS ABOUT GENERATIONS TO COME . . . YOU ARE BLESSED, SO YOU CAN BLESS OTHER PEOPLE! GO OUT AND VOTE, DON'T STOP LIFTING UP OTHER PEOPLE! AMEN!