Originally Posted by
Sandman
Start a campaign for open primary..
Virginia now has no party affiliation... there is one primary day.. any party that wishes a primary must hold it on that day.. a voter goes to poll and identifies themselves .. once admitted as a registered voter they select one ballot, only one vote allowed..
As a result one receives junk mail from every party..
I have, but our current Republican controlled legislature isn't having any of that---they believe the current status advantages them.
I am also very active in trying to take the power of congressional districting away from the majority legislators and put it into the hands of a bipartisan panel of citizens---with no luck there as well. It gets past the House but ends there---we have a local mirror of McConnell. He refuses to allow a vote on anything he does not approve. He also represents a deep red county with no chance of being voted out--so he can't give a damn about anything other than what he likes. It makes a mockery of representative government.
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