Comments on: Federal Bills to Regulate Presidential Primary Dates http://www.ballot-access.org/2007/09/10/federal-bills-to-regulate-presidential-primary-dates/ Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:30:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=1320 By: D. Frank Robinson http://www.ballot-access.org/2007/09/10/federal-bills-to-regulate-presidential-primary-dates/comment-page-1/#comment-118033 D. Frank Robinson Wed, 12 Sep 2007 03:33:33 +0000 http://www.ballot-access.org/2007/09/10/federal-bills-to-regulate-presidential-primary-dates/#comment-118033 S1905 would seem sure to draw a constitutional challenge from any of 48 attorneys-general. HR1523 looks like a vehicle for pork. Pay the states to conduct those primaries, then regulate and nationalize the entire election process. Smells like a desperate power grab to me. OTOH, the states can negotiate a compact among themselves which will preserve their autonomy. This approach could lead to greater uniformity in state election processes blocking any justification for a fed takeover. They could have started this after 2000. S1905 would seem sure to draw a constitutional challenge from any of 48 attorneys-general.

HR1523 looks like a vehicle for pork. Pay the states to conduct those primaries, then regulate and nationalize the entire election process. Smells like a desperate power grab to me.

OTOH, the states can negotiate a compact among themselves which will preserve their autonomy. This approach could lead to greater uniformity in state election processes blocking any justification for a fed takeover. They could have started this after 2000.

]]> By: Michael http://www.ballot-access.org/2007/09/10/federal-bills-to-regulate-presidential-primary-dates/comment-page-1/#comment-117010 Michael Mon, 10 Sep 2007 17:30:36 +0000 http://www.ballot-access.org/2007/09/10/federal-bills-to-regulate-presidential-primary-dates/#comment-117010 Join "fixtheprimaries.org" Join “fixtheprimaries.org”

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