Ted Cruz: 'I Certainly Congratulate' Thad Cochran

Breitbart ^ | June 25, 2014 | Charlie Spiering

[BlackElk]

The SCOTUS (in Smith vs. Allwright????) in 1944 outlawed Texas Democrat Party rules that allowed a whites only Democrat Primary by party rule. That sort of racial discrimination having been outlawed in 1944, it remained so after 1972 when Mayor Daley the Elder successfully defended his delegation at the 1972 Demonrat convention by getting expedited review before SCOTUS to obtain a timely decision against then radical left Alderman Bill Singer and an alternative delegation of McGovern crazies. The rule now seems to favor party rules over state laws except in service to racial segregation.

[BlackElk]

Also any requirement of "open" primaries allowing those not committed to the party to vote in its primaries would not have some effect favoring voting rights of excluded races. Allowing Republicans and Independents to vote in Demonrat primaries would accomplish nothing to remedy racial segregation or exclusion. The primary result of "open primary" laws is to moderate a political party when that party has a primary and the other does not.

Example, if in our home state of Connecticut, we had allowed Democrats or Unaffiliateds to vote in GOP primaries, Weicker would still be a Republican. He tried to change the GOP rules but we stopped him.

[SunkenCiv]

• Rand Paul: I think Republicans may have over-emphasized voter fraud
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• Rand Paul slams Cliven Bundy's racist rant
• Rand Paul: Bundy's racist remarks are 'offensive'
• Rand Paul: I'm Open to Voting for Immigration Bill
• Paul: Still hope for immigration reform this year

[Black Agnes]

btt.

[Pajamajan]

Grasping at straws again.