Comment Re:Doesn't this violate the spirit of the Primarie (Score 1) 1128
Why should the public pay for party primaries? If the parties don't want 5 (or 10...) people running, they should control and pay for their own internal selection process. There's no good reason to ask the public to pay for their internal politics. That would also eliminate the issue brought up here, which can work both ways.
That's a great point. I believe parties are a huge disruption of the democratic process. I don't believe that parties should be illegal, as that would be a clear violation of freedom of speech and freedom of association. But I do believe that the parties should have zero recognition within the government. There should be no positions of Majority Leader, Minority Leader, etc. Do what you want outside the halls of congress, but inside you should be just another 'aye' or 'nay.' And similarly here. There should be no notification of political party on ballots (If you're going to include their party, why shouldn't you include their stump speech, too? How about their employer? College?), nor should the public be paying for party primaries. Of course, this will make it harder for the uninformed to vote, but that's kind of the point.