On March 26, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear Independent Party v Padilla, 17-1200. This is the case over whether California had the authority to prevent any party from coming into existence if it is named “Independent Party.”
On March 26, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear Independent Party v Padilla, 17-1200. This is the case over whether California had the authority to prevent any party from coming into existence if it is named “Independent Party.”
I think they are right. It would be misleading.
How about —
ABC Independent Party
XYZ Independent Party
NOT Independent Party
MARS Independent Party
MOON Independent Party
ETC ???
As usual the SCOTUS MORONS create more chaos.
Sarah, did you know that California won’t permit independent candidates to have the word “independent” on the ballot if they are running for Congress and partisan state office?
Sarah, are you implying that we Americans/Californians are not as smart as Germans? In Germany there are 4 parties represented in their parliament with “Democratic” in their name – Christian Democratic, Social Democratic, Free Democratic, and National Democratic. They don’t seem to get confused. It would seem that the Germans don’t even get confused with a single party named “Liberal Conservative Reformers.” Are we not as smart as the Israelis? They have 2 “Zionist Union”, 2 “United Torah Judaism”, and 3 “Joint List” parties in their parliament. It would seem that in the California case, the Democrats and Republicans are just seeking to prevent a stronger opposition – not lessen possible confusion.
So, is this the end of the CAIP, finally?
California already has the “American Independent” party on the ballot. It clearly shows confusion, as it has little to no central committee members in most counties, yet has 3% of total registered voters! This is not a question of “can my party have ‘Independent’ in the name?”, because the answer is already YES. It is, “can my party be called simply “Independent Party”?”, which the court waved off an opportunity to answer today.
I would vote for some other independent party.