California Proposition 14: Open Primaries for Independent Voters...

Courtesy Donklephant  Thu, 03/18/2010 - 7:43pm

IndependentVoting.org attorney Harry Kresky’s piece today on HuffPo Words Matter: Voters to Get Fair Wording of California Open Primary Initiative is a gem.

The assertion of such a right by the parties raises a fundamental question about the nature of our democracy.

Does it rest on the rights of voters or on the rights of parties? On one level the answer is simple. The Constitution makes no mention of political parties.

The Bill of Rights speaks of...


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