Dear Democratic National Committee:

Tonight you anoint Hillary Clinton with your nomination for President of the United States. Let the record show that in the face of at least 4 federal investigations, email scandals, and the unraveling of America's remaining trust in your candidate; set against the backdrop of a neo-fascist opponent who has demonstrated he can beat her, your Party leaders have failed to heed the concerns of your constituents and have thereby imperiled the safety and stability of our nation and world.

As this threat has become imminent, you have continued to put forth your support for the most vulnerable, flawed, corrupt, and polarizing candidate in the Party's history. You have the power to ask her to step aside and raise up another member of the Party. In spite of the acute urgency of the situation, you have chosen not to intervene.

You have systematically, deliberately, and unlawfully undermined the campaign of the most honest, decent statesman of integrity of our generation - the one candidate who has consistently proven he is the only one who can effectively stop the terrifying prospect of the ascendancy of Donald Trump. Moreover, you have done so by providing covert support financially and logistically for Hillary Clinton, in violation of your own Party's Charter, Bylaws, and the laws of the United States of America.

We - the people of the United States - and particularly those who continue to stand in support of Bernie Sanders hereby hold you fully accountable for your decision, conduct, and the subsequent consequences.

Shyla Nelson

Former National Delegate for Bernie Sanders

Vermont