01-03-2017, 01:13 AM
(01-02-2017, 03:39 PM)BmorePat87 Wrote: Political parties should reserve the right to limit voting in primaries to only members of their party. If you want to vote, you have plenty of time to register for that party. I do this every primary cycle.
Would it benefit them to have open primaries so that they are getting a candidate who will attract the most independents? Sure, and if they are smart, they'll do that.
With regards to the original post, I agree that party registration will cause more divisiveness, but... that's already occurring when our elections are just D v R. Until multiple parties are viable in most elections, you won't see a difference. You'd need to ban political parties, forcing politicians into caucuses, but that would be unconstitutional.
And if you are registered as an Independent, you SHOULD be able to vote in every primary.
Your ass is not hemmed into any slot, but nooooo... you get punished for not towing somebody's line.
I'd love to see the last bit changed, constitutionally, of course.
