Recently, the Michigan branch of the Constitution Party filed a lawsuit in the State Court of Claims to be allowed to change its name from the U.S. Taxpayers Party to the Constitution Party. Brandenburg v Brader, mv25-000052-mz.
The 1999 national convention of the U.S. Taxpayers Party voted to change the name of the party to the Constitution Party. All the states in which the U.S. Taxpayers Party was on the ballot allowed the party to change its name to the Constitution Party, except that Michigan did not. Also the California and Nevada affiliates of the party did not wish to change their name. In those two states, the party had never been called the U.S. Taxpayers Party (it was Independent American in Nevada, and American Independent in California).
Most states have no law on the subject of whether a party can change its name, and yet generally states do allow qualified parties to change their name. States that have allowed qualified parties to change their name in the last eighty years are Alabama, Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Virginia.
States that have laws letting parties change their name are Minnesota, New Mexico, and Wisconsin. Also New York lets a party change its name in a brief window after it first qualifies.
How many private biz can change names – corps / partnerships/ etc ???
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/aug/11/donald-trump-washington-crime-homelessness-redistricting-tariffs-us-politics-news-live-updates
DC military police state / war zone / get shot by military cops / ask questions if you survive
https://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/news/nation/2025/08/11/dc-residents-protest-trump-federal-takeover-photos/85611667007/
pics — DC folks vs tyrant trump
signs not seen since 1775-1776 ???
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https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/maine-cant-enforce-foreign-election-185623612.html
Maine can’t enforce foreign election interference law that appeals court calls unconstitutional
PATRICK WHITTLE
Mon, August 11, 2025 at 2:56 PM EDT
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine can’t enforce a voter-approved foreign election interference law that a federal appeals court said likely violates the Constitution by limiting political donations.
Voters overwhelmingly approved a ban on foreign governments and companies with 5% or more foreign government ownership from donating to state referendum races.
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on to scotus ???
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2025/08/11/demolition-detroits-mammoth-building-begins/85607720007/
one more biz victim of Detroit commies since 1929 / 1967 RIOT
If there were no party labels on ballots this would not be a problem. Or they could do like Washington and permit candidates to describe themselves.
It would be a problem, because party labels on ballots which are controlled by parties provide useful information to busy voters and to candidates and parties without a lot of resources to reach those voters.
Contrary to the fantasies or cynical supposition of some here, a vanishingly tiny percentage of voters have the time and inclination to research a whole bunch of candidates just because their names are on the ballot, and very few candidates and parties have the resources to reach people whose attention is occupied by work, family, hobbies, entertainment, and all sorts of things besides politics.
@RF,
Of what concern is it to the state whether voters are “busy” or that the party name is “useful”?
Does the state exist to serve its voters and people?
@Q,
Who will they be served to?
Are you being intentionally dense? If the purpose of the state is not to be of service to its voters and citizens, who is it supposed to be of service to?
Do you realize that your proposals would tilt the playing field further towards voters, interest groups, parties and candidates that already have the most time, money, connections, fame, incumbency, and other resources, or do you not realize that would be their net effect?
@Q,
How about if the state provides political education? Classes could be held weekly for perhaps one hour. They could be held after work at the workplace or at community centers.
Would attendance be mandatory? If not, how many people do you really think would go, much less learn anything or apply it?
@Q,
It could be like jury or militia service. At one time in New York there were road districts where each household spent one day building or improving roads, axing trees, building detours around bogs, etc.
Does taking some mandatory class mean people will suddenly care more about politics and elections with everything else going on in their lives or demanding their attention? Do you know anyone who’s had to take court ordered anger management or driving safety or relationship counseling etc classes?