12-30-2016, 10:42 PM
So there has been a bill introduced in my state legislature by my state senator (whom I loathe) that would require party registration. It is an effort to allow the parties to close their primaries in the state. My issue with party registration is that it does not equate to party membership, all it does it cause people to further identify with parties and increase divisiveness. If a party wants only their "members" involved then go with a convention or something, but party registration, to me anyway, is a pointless tool.
What do you all think? If party registration means nothing beyond a political party being able to close their primary, do you think it should be used?
What do you all think? If party registration means nothing beyond a political party being able to close their primary, do you think it should be used?
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
