C. T. Weber, a veteran activist in the Peace & Freedom Party and a former state chair of that party, has this commentary on the California measure known as the “top-two open primary”. Weber’s commentary appears on the Peace & … Continue reading
On January 22, the Democratic and Republican Parties of Washington state each filed amended complaints in the case challenging the constitutionality of the “top-two open primary” that the voters passed in 2004. The case is Washington State Republican Party v … Continue reading
The election of Republican Scott P. Brown to the U.S. Senate from Massachusetts on January 19 has been big news all week. Brown, and his Democratic opponent Martha Coakley, were each nominated by their parties in primaries on December 8, … Continue reading
On January 11, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear Palmer v Waxahachie Independent School District, no. 09-409. The issue was whether the Constitution protects the ability of a student at a public high school to wear a T-shirt to … Continue reading
On January 9, Tom Condit died at the age of 72. See this blog post from the Peace & Freedom Party’s blog. Condict lived in Berkeley. He had run for partisan office eight times on the Peace and Freedom ticket, … Continue reading
