On May 10, the Delaware Senate passed HB 11, which tells parties that they cannot nominate non-members. The vote was 16-2. Delaware legislators seem to have little awareness that the U.S. Supreme Court said in 1986 in Tashjian v Republican Party of Connecticut that it would violate the First Amendment freedom of association clause for a state to tell a party that it can’t nominate a non-member. Also, on March 31, 2011, a U.S. District Court in New Mexico struck down New Mexico’s law that tells parties they can’t nominate non-members.
The two Senators who voted “No” are both Democrats. They are George Bunting and Robert Venables.
It seems the only way to keep non-members out, would be to nominate by convention or caucus.
More insane stuff.
ALL or SOME electors doing PUBLIC nominations of PUBLIC candidates for PUBLIC offices.
IF SOME electors in a group, then what is the reasoning for having non-group folks being nominated by the group ???
Underlying MORONITY — the 1st Amdt has ZERO to do with elections — i.e. ballot access and voting — regardless of the many party hack MORON opinions by the party hack SCOTUS idiots.
Election speech and press and assembly are separate matters — having to do with the Brit regime attacks on such things in 1761-1776 in the old Brit-Am colonies.
The petition stuff was regarding petitions to legislative bodies — we want such and such law — NOT ballot access as such.
See the book — Sources of Our Liberties (1959) — before the SCOTUS INSANITY in the 1960s got really going.
P.R. and App.V — NO moron party hack extremist primaries, caucuses and conventions are needed or wanted.