[geeks] California Proposition 14

[Phil Stracchino]

On 06/05/10 13:46, Ross Lonstein wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 04, 2010 at 05:07:34PM -0400, Sridhar Ayengar wrote:
>> What an asinine idea.
>     [snip]
> 
> Not if you're the leading candidate of one of the two largest
> political parties. If you're one of the trailing candidates for the
> largest parties, a candidate for a third party or a voter, it sure
> looks like an attempt to squeeze you out of the political process.

Yeah, that's about how it looks to me.  The most likely result of this
would be to /de facto/ lock third parties and independents out of
politics in California, *period*.  Never mind failing to get elected,
they wouldn't even be able to get on the ballot.


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