Update (6:23 P.M.): Bill Owen, who wrote the resolution, commented on it to Vanity Fair by email. He said, “My late grandmother would put this resolution in the category of ‘damning with faint praise.’” Regarding the drama series in question, he added, “I actually like Designated Survivor quite well. It captures much of the reality of Washington, D.C.”

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Well, this is interesting. On Wednesday, a Democratic National Comittee member—Bill Owen of Knoxville, Tennessee—submitted a resolution facetiously protesting ABC’s new drama Designated Survivor. On what grounds? That’s where Owen got creative, by penning a critique of the show that quickly morphs into a mockery of something else entirely: F.B.I. director James Comey.

Comey’s now-infamous decision to send a letter to Congress that made public the bureau’s discovery of new e-mails related to its investigation of Hillary Clinton 11 days before the election has made him something of a pariah to many Democrats, who blame Comey—at least in part—for Clinton’s loss in November. Now it seems Owen has seized an opportunity to crack some jokes at Comey’s expense. It’s worth noting that any member of the D.N.C. can submit a resolution about anything—and that this, therefore, certainly does not reflect any official D.N.C. policy or position. The committee’s resolutions cover a wide array of interests—from opposition to Donald Trump’s travel ban to calling for an independent commission to investigate Russia hacking the committee to recognizing the historic Women’s March to holding the Senate G.O.P. accountable for silencing Elizabeth Warren after she read a letter from Coretta Scott King during Jeff Sessions’s confirmation hearing.

In his resolution, Owen writes, ”the ABC TV show Designated Survivor portrays a fictional F.B.I. director as being blackmailed into confessing to a crime he did not commit,” saying that “this situation is unbelievable and could result in the undermining of faith in the F.B.I.” That’s when things take a turn—and the focus shifts to Comey, whom the resolution states, “demonstrated in the recent 2016 election that he does not need to be blackmailed to engage in illegal partisan actions.”

"Director Comey's infamous, partisan, and illegal letters resulted in the election of the man some refer to as 'not my president,' ” it continues. The conclusion? “Therefore, be it resolved that all U.S. citizens are encouraged to have the same respect for the F.B.I. as Director Comey demonstrated with his illegal actions.”

A D.N.C. representative provided the following comment to Vanity Fair: “Any individual D.N..C member has the right to submit a resolution for consideration by the full D.N.C. The Resolutions as distributed in the D.N.C. Secretary’s Mailing are proposed for consideration at next week’s resolution meeting and will be voted on there.”

Vanity Fair has reached out to ABC and Bill Owen for comment, as well, and will update this post accordingly.