Comments on: Republicans Take Control of All 95 County Election Commissions in Tennessee http://www.ballot-access.org/2009/01/01/republicans-take-control-of-all-95-county-election-commissions-in-tennessee/ Sun, 12 Feb 2012 14:15:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=6585 By: Michael Morrison http://www.ballot-access.org/2009/01/01/republicans-take-control-of-all-95-county-election-commissions-in-tennessee/comment-page-1/#comment-618817 Michael Morrison Sat, 03 Jan 2009 20:59:31 +0000 http://www.ballot-access.org/?p=4609#comment-618817 That wacko Steve Rankin (actually one of my heroes) said, "If someone consistently votes in a certain party’s primary, it’s usually safe to assume that he agrees with that party’s principles." Yeah, but what if that party has no principles? That wacko Steve Rankin (actually one of my heroes) said, “If someone consistently votes in a certain party’s primary, it’s usually safe to assume that he agrees with that party’s principles.”
Yeah, but what if that party has no principles?

]]> By: Steve Rankin http://www.ballot-access.org/2009/01/01/republicans-take-control-of-all-95-county-election-commissions-in-tennessee/comment-page-1/#comment-616385 Steve Rankin Fri, 02 Jan 2009 00:53:59 +0000 http://www.ballot-access.org/?p=4609#comment-616385 In 13 of the 21 states that do not register voters by party, each primary voter's choice of party is publicly recorded. The eight "private choice" states are HI, MT, ND, MN, MI, WI, ID, and VT. In 13 of the 21 states that do not register voters by party, each primary voter’s choice of party is publicly recorded. The eight “private choice” states are HI, MT, ND, MN, MI, WI, ID, and VT.

]]> By: Steve Rankin http://www.ballot-access.org/2009/01/01/republicans-take-control-of-all-95-county-election-commissions-in-tennessee/comment-page-1/#comment-616309 Steve Rankin Fri, 02 Jan 2009 00:33:42 +0000 http://www.ballot-access.org/?p=4609#comment-616309 #1: To paraphrase Justice Lewis Powell, the act of voting in a party primary is an act of affiliation with that party. If someone consistently votes in a certain party's primary, it's usually safe to assume that he agrees with that party's principles. On the other hand: in states with party registration, some voters change their registrations in order to vote in a hot primary race(s), and then change back afterward. Tennessee is the only ex-Confederate state that has never had party runoff (or second) primaries. It would be interesting to read a transcript of the legislature's debate on that issue. It's obviously related to the fact that mountainous east Tennessee has been a Republican stronghold since the founding of the GOP. #1: To paraphrase Justice Lewis Powell, the act of voting in a party primary is an act of affiliation with that party. If someone consistently votes in a certain party’s primary, it’s usually safe to assume that he agrees with that party’s principles.

On the other hand: in states with party registration, some voters change their registrations in order to vote in a hot primary race(s), and then change back afterward.

Tennessee is the only ex-Confederate state that has never had party runoff (or second) primaries. It would be interesting to read a transcript of the legislature’s debate on that issue. It’s obviously related to the fact that mountainous east Tennessee has been a Republican stronghold since the founding of the GOP.

]]> By: Elf Ninos Mom ("Last Free Voice") Is Tamara Johnson from Huntington WV http://www.ballot-access.org/2009/01/01/republicans-take-control-of-all-95-county-election-commissions-in-tennessee/comment-page-1/#comment-616200 Elf Ninos Mom ("Last Free Voice") Is Tamara Johnson from Huntington WV Fri, 02 Jan 2009 00:00:13 +0000 http://www.ballot-access.org/?p=4609#comment-616200 Elf Ninos Mom ("Last Free Voice") Is Tamara Johnson from Huntington WV badda bing badda bang badda boom allahu akhbar Elf Ninos Mom (“Last Free Voice”) Is Tamara Johnson from Huntington WV

badda bing badda bang badda boom

allahu akhbar

]]> By: Earl http://www.ballot-access.org/2009/01/01/republicans-take-control-of-all-95-county-election-commissions-in-tennessee/comment-page-1/#comment-616063 Earl Thu, 01 Jan 2009 23:17:35 +0000 http://www.ballot-access.org/?p=4609#comment-616063 The above comment is very appropriate. It is also amusing to consider the fact that our government is trying to bring "democracy" to the Middle East when our Founding Fathers specifically opposed democracy and wanted to ensure the US was a republic. The above comment is very appropriate.

It is also amusing to consider the fact that our government is trying to bring “democracy” to the Middle East when our Founding Fathers specifically opposed democracy and wanted to ensure the US was a republic.

]]> By: Michael Morrison http://www.ballot-access.org/2009/01/01/republicans-take-control-of-all-95-county-election-commissions-in-tennessee/comment-page-1/#comment-615843 Michael Morrison Thu, 01 Jan 2009 21:44:20 +0000 http://www.ballot-access.org/?p=4609#comment-615843 Officially, neither Republican nor Democrat party exists in Tennessee. That is, no one registers by party in Tennessee, so there is no party membership, officially. Yet, no other parties are allowed on the ballot. (Well, OK, other parties can get on, at least theoretically, but it takes thousands of petition signatures, which means thousands of dollars and conceivably thousands of work hours. So, essentially, no other parties are allowed on the ballot.) This also means no other parties will be allowed membership on election commissions. And, note, all this is going on while United States military people are in danger in Iraq, allegedly to bring "democracy" to that benighted country. Officially, neither Republican nor Democrat party exists in Tennessee.
That is, no one registers by party in Tennessee, so there is no party membership, officially.
Yet, no other parties are allowed on the ballot. (Well, OK, other parties can get on, at least theoretically, but it takes thousands of petition signatures, which means thousands of dollars and conceivably thousands of work hours. So, essentially, no other parties are allowed on the ballot.)
This also means no other parties will be allowed membership on election commissions.
And, note, all this is going on while United States military people are in danger in Iraq, allegedly to bring “democracy” to that benighted country.

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