Subj : Re: boring stuff...
To   : Dr. What
From : Arelor
Date : Sun May 15 2022 18:42:04

  Re: Re: boring stuff...
  By: Dr. What to ACMEBBS on Mon May 16 2022 11:20 am

 > -=> ACMEBBS wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-
 > 
 >  AC> Compared to other places I've lived...seems like they go out of their
 >  AC> way to make voting easy. The only thing I don't like is the closed
 >  AC> primaries.
 > 
 > Primaries, in general, are a problem that needs to be solved.
 > 
 > If you have open primaries, it's too easy for people in the  opposing party 
 > vote for the least qualified candidate - effectively causing good candidates
 > be "primaried out".
 > 
 > The closed primaries are more secure, but if you aren't a registered member 
 > the party, you can't vote for any candidates.
 > 
 > Here in Michigan, our problem is that the Democrats have a closed primary an
 > the Republicans have an open one.  I think you can see the problem there.
 > 
 > It's no wonder that in many elections, my choice is between Tweedle-dee and
 > Tweedle-dum.
 > 
 > 
 > ... I have seen the data...now bring me some I can agree with
 > ___ MultiMail/Linux v0.52

I fail to find the appeal of open primaries. Maybe it is because I consider
parties to be firms that sell prolitical representation. No firm with any
sanity in it would let outsider agents decide who the firm's representative is
going to be for the next X years.

When the subject comes up, people tends to counter argue that political parties
are more than firms, and that they are supposed to represent people and
therefore should be more democratic et al. While I appreciate the sentiment,
facts point in a different direction. Higher-ups in political parties make a
lot of profit in exchange for representing people, and certainly run matters in
a basis of "I provide this service to my customer in exchange of this other
thing".

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