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In article <6388@lib.tmc.edu> jmaynard@oac.hsc.uth.tmc.edu (Jay Maynard) writes:
>In article <0ZLE9Z@taronga.com> peter@taronga.com (Peter da Silva) writes:
>>In article <kupeakINNpuf@earth.cs.utexas.edu> varvel@cs.utexas.edu (Donald A. Varvel) writes:
>>>You are allowed to vote for only one person, and
>>>only in one party's primary.
>>Why?
>
>Ever hear of one man, one vote?

Only in the case were a particular organization decides your share 
is equal to everybody else's.  Shareholder votes are one vote per
share.

The Republican and Democratic parties are _not_ agencies of the
United States government, much as they would like to be.  There
is absolutely no reason that the United States (or state or local)
governments should be in any way involved in the administration
of internal decision making procedures of these organizations,
nor should any governmental funds be spent in any matter related
to this.

>>>Being able to sign petitions after
>>>either voting in the primary or signing another petition would
>>>allow one person two stabs at putting a name on the ballot.
>>What's wrong with that?
>
>Because it goves someone more than one vote.

Why should the government have any law enforcing the rules of 
a private organization?  The primaries are merely internal 
decision making attempts of a party to make a popular choice.  
If one man, one vote was the right thing, why is no outrage 
expressed over states which have caucuses?

I am not bound to vote for the primary candidate of my choice,
and now that he has dropped out of the race (and has sadly
declined to reenter), I could not, even if I wanted too.
I think I should be able to support (and sign the petition of)
anyone else.  All signing a petition means is that I would
like to see this candidate on the final, real, election in
November.  I would very much like to see H. Ross Perot on
the ballot on November because I think he would add a lot to
the debate and keep Bush and Clinton honest. 

But the option of supporting the candidacy of the person of my
choice has been denied.  I think that is wrong and undemocratic.

-ericv
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Eric Virro - ericv@owlnet.rice.edu