Democratic National Committee Vice Chair Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii), who was disinvited from the Democrat debate this week, slammed her party tonight on CNN for their limiting of debate among the (D) candidates for President.

"The issue here is not about me saying boohoo I'm going to miss the party," said Gabbard. "The issue here is one of democracy, of freedom of speech, and defending that for which so many have sacrificed and given their lives for."

She makes it clear to Wolf Blitzer that kicking her out of the debate for having asked for more debate was Debbie Wasserman Schultz's doing, but says that personalities are not what this about. She reiterated:

"The thing that I'd really like to focus on though is not one of personalities, it really is one of the issue at stake here, which is about democracy. It's about how our democratic party should actually represent democratic values."

Wouldn't that be something? 

Gabbard is a combat veteran and stressed the point that the opportunity presented by a candidate debate, the opportunity for Americans to not just hear but to vet those who aspire to power, is part of our tradition of open democratic process that men and women have fought and died for. For that sentiment, Debbie Wasserman Schultz is punishing her. For opening her mouth and sharing her opinion about the process of choosing a candidate for her party, she has been taught a lesson. 

The lesson is one many conservatives are already all too familiar with. The Democrat party ain't so democratic after all.