On April 18, the Washington state Democratic Party filed this cert petition in the U.S. Supreme Court, asking the Court to hear its appeal against the top-two system. On the same day, the Washington state Libertarian Party filed this cert petition in the same court, also asking that the Court hear the appeal. The Washington state Republican Party did not participate in the appeal.
That’s funny–it was these three parties that filed the lawsuit invalidating the open primary–which led to the top-two. Now two of them have regrets?
The decision that invalidated the Washington state blanket primary was Democratic Party of Washington v Reed, 343 F 3d 1198 (2003). The Democratic Party brought that lawsuit. The Republican, Freedom Socialist, Green, and Libertarian Parties all intervened on the side of the Democratic Party.
What part of the nearly dead U.S.A. Constitution gives ANY right to ANY party (large or small, old or new) to get on the ballots inside a sovereign Nation-State ???
The top 2 stuff is WORTHLESS – due to gerrymanders.
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P.R. and nonpartisan App.V.
How much FREE advertising for the various parties via the taxpayer paid labels on the ballots ???
How many Stalin / Hitler clones prefer nazi party / communist party respectively ???
Do any such Stalin/Hitler clones prefer Libertarian Party ???
Will this appeal END the top 2 mess for at least 1,000 years ???
Stay tuned. Like a daytime TV soap opera – as the stomach turns ???
The Democrats have dropped the ballot access claims.
Justice Stevens dissent in _California Democratic Party v Jones_ said that Justice Scalia was talking about a system like in Louisiana. Justice Scalia is smart enough to know what “may” means in a legal context. While he suggested that qualification might include nomination or onerous petition requirements, he certainly didn’t envision they would be required.
The Democrats never did have any ballot access claims.
#6 Where are you going to get the 5th vote? You might not even be able to hold Roberts and Alito.
Justices Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor, perhaps. They weren’t on the Court in 2008 when the US Supreme Court last heard the Washington state election system case.
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