Comments on: Lawsuit over Timing of Florida Presidential Primary May Become Class Action

By: ETJB

ETJB — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:52:37 +0000

It depends. If the parties want to run their own primaries, then that means that probably should not be treated as ‘catch-all, big tents’.

If that definition is going to be used, nothing wrong with it, then the argument that an Independent or minor party citizen is free to participate in either party’s primary falls flat on its face.

By: Demo Rep

Demo Rep — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 20:16:10 +0000

Uniform definition of Elector-voter in all of the U.S.A.

Abolish all party hack caucuses, primaries and conventions and the super-dangerous gerrymander timebomb Electoral College.

Ballot access via equal nominating petitions.

P.R. and nonpartisan A.V.

Put the EVIL party hacks permanently OUT of business — i.e. send them to the political history junk yard along with divine right of kings and slavery.

By: Jim Riley

Jim Riley — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 06:23:34 +0000

At least according to the ‘Green Papers’ the Republican Party did not relent. It did permit the extra half of the delegates to sit on the floor as “honored guests” but did let them vote. In particular, it noted that the clerk announced that New Hampshire had 12 votes; when the delegation announced 24 votes for McCain, the clerk announced 12 votes for McCain. The roll call only shows 57 votes from Florida.

Florida law does not require the political parties to use the primary to select delegates to the national convention. They could have selected the nominee directly.

Florida should make this mandatory. There is no reason that Florida’s presidential electors should be chosen any differently than other state officers.

By: Rationality and Science Education

Rationality and Science Education — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 23:48:18 +0000

In a more direct vein: OKlahoma is not OKW!

Donald Raymond Lake

By: Tom Yager

Tom Yager — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 20:43:40 +0000

If there are any states that should be sued for disenfranchising voters, it should be Iowa and New Hampshire. Every four years, they effectively cross candidates off the primary ballot in the other 48 states.