DNC: Our memo was "intentionally neutral"

The Democratic National Committee just sent out a memo clarifying its earlier memo about seating Florida and Michigan's delegates.

Some have read the memo to say that the party can only seat half the states' delegates. But the party says the 17-page memo, a staff analysis of the Michigan and Florida challenges, was "intentionally neutral; it does not make specific recommendations."

It notes that the staff analysis found that the rules committee "did have proper authority and jurisdiction" in stripping Florida of all of its delegates. And it notes that the document "examines the 50% automatic sanction and how to implement such a sanction:  Under this scenario, one option would be to reduce the total number of delegates by half; the second option for consideration by the RBC would be to reduce the delegation's votes by half, so that each delegate gets a half vote. 

"We look forward to a thorough discussion of these issues at the Rules and Bylaws Committee meeting this Saturday, May 31st in Washington, DC."