The November 18 issue of the Sacramento Bee has this editorial, criticizing the California Independent Voters Project for treating some California legislators to a free trip to a Hawaii resort. The California Independent Voters Project was the original sponsor of the “top-two” idea in California. It had planned to qualify the idea through the initiative process. In the end, the California legislature put the idea on the June 2010 ballot, so no initiative petition was needed.
California Independent Voters Project is a non-profit organization, so it is not required to reveal the source of the money that was used to pay for the legislators’ trips. But it appears that the money came from for-profit corporations. Also, because CAIVP is a non-profit organization, it was able to send campaign literature in support of the top-two measure (Proposition 14) at the least expensive postal rates.
The Sacramento Bee editorial does not mention that California Independent Voters Project was the original author of Proposition 14. The Fresno Bee had a story about CAIVP and the Hawaii matter on November 16, and that story does mention the connection between Proposition 14 and CAIVP. Also see this commentary.
“Top-two” creates a single party with a single primary to select two candidates from the single party who then will compete against each other. Only this single party will be able to run candidates in the State of California. All other parties and independent candidates will be excluded. Sure, they claim that anyone can join and participate in the single party, but the dominant forces will make sure it is a one-party state with that one party controlled by the government itself.
This is the beginning of the end of liberty in America. This evil system is called C 0 M M U N I S M. It’s propenents are evil f a s c i s t – s o c i a l i s t s. They are bent on total domination and control and the end of liberty in America where only the power elite will have any voice.
We must repeal “top-two” everywhere before it is too late.
P.R. and App.V. — NO primaries are needed.
Any paid trips for some French folks who helped the U.S.A. defeat the Brits in 1778-1783 — i.e. getting the joint U.S.A.-French VICTORY at Yorktown, VA 19 Oct 1781 — causing the Brit regime to collapse in 1782 and resulting in the 1783 U.S.A.-Brit Peace Treaty ???
Any analysis of the top 2 results in WA State ???
More or less arrogant party hack control freaks elected ???
i.e. fewer one party safe seat MONSTERS ???
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