THE “COURTS” WILL DECIDE WHO CHOOSES CANDIDATES! PARTIES, OR PRIMARIES?
BUT WHICH COURT? A COURT OF LAW? OR THE “COURT” OF PUBLIC OPINION?
The question before the “courts” is “who decides”?
Who nominates the candidates to represent political parties in the elections of public officials? The answer: either the political party of the candidate, or a “primary election”
The question “who decides?” has been unsettled ever since the Progressive Party included a primary mandate as a plank in the Progressive Party platform in 1912. (yes, there once was a real Progressive Party)
From the Progressive Party platform of 1912: “In particular, the party declares for direct primaries for the nomination of State and National officers, for nation-wide preferential primaries for candidates for the presidency;”
Of note, even the early Progressive Party did not advocate for “binding” presidential primaries!
This Substack, Gaslighting Republicans, was launched on March 23, 2021 with the simple idea that Republicans could be convinced that primaries are not “binding”; that Republican delegates to the Republican National Convention in 2024 would freely choose their candidate for President with their vote at the convention.
Well!
GASLIGHTING WORKS! THE PROGRESSIVE PRIMARIES WON; PARTIES LOST!
In a losing effort, Gaslighting Republicans published 44 articles with evidence to prove that the First Amendment protected right of members of the Republican Party is superior to the “will of the voters” in primaries.
But such was not to be!
The media and its co-conspirators in both the Republican and Democratic Party leadership, in collaborations with the political industry, declared victory for primaries on March 13 with headlines like this over the Associated Press article announcing:
Biden and Trump clinch nominations, setting the stage for a grueling general election rematch
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump clinched their parties’ presidential nominations Tuesday…
Nearly every media outlet parroted the word “clinched” in their reporting!
Everyone now knows, of course, that the nominations were not “clinched” at that time.
The Democratic Party proved, in unceremoniously ditching Biden, that the primary voters do NOT choose the Presidential nominee!
Are primaries for state and local races also “toothless tigers”?
WHAT WILL THE “COURTS” DECIDE?
WILL THEY CHOOSE PRIMARIES OR PARTIES?
STAY TUNED! THE “COURT” OF PUBLIC OPINION IS NOW IN SESSION!
Missouri voters in November amended the Missouri Constitution with this proviso: “Require the plurality winner of a political party primary to be the single candidate at a general election.”
That’s it! One sentence to completely nullify political parties!
MORE ON THE MISSOURI CONFLICT AND OTHER PRIMARY ABUSE TO FOLLOW AS THE “COURT OF PUBLIC OPINION” HEARS THIS MATTER.