▲ 463 ▼ Trump says he won't sign loyalty pledge required for first GOP debate (www.nbcnews.com) submitted 3 years ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world 116 comments fedilink hide all child comments The pledge includes a clause saying that the candidate will support the eventual GOP nominee.
[–] TheFogan@programming.dev 43 points 3 years ago (1 child) He’ll run on his own Freedom Party ticket and we’ll get a 3-party election. Oh no, now the rightwing votes are split. Bummer! Republicans are too spineless. Realistically trump will threaten to run third party, and they will forgo the primaries and hand him the nomination. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Anticorp@lemmy.ml -1 points 3 years ago (2 children) Isn't that a little unconstitutional? I know that hasn't stopped them in the past, but just straight up cancelling a vote of the people is more blatantly fascist than I'd expect from even them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] onionbaggage@lemmynsfw.com 12 points 3 years ago (1 child) The political parties are private organizations. They can do whatever they want with their nomination process. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TheFogan@programming.dev 4 points 3 years ago Yeah in short even the democratic party notes that. When the DNC was sued under the accusation of rigging the primaries against Bernie Sanders. The case was thrown out for lack of standing. In short the DNC said "You are accusing us of rigging the primaries... but rigging the primaries isn't a crime so there's no reason to spend the time proving it one way or the other". permalink fedilink source parent [–] AfricanExpansionist@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) Primaries aren't in the constitution permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Then what is the 24th amendment of the Constitution? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CapeWearingAeroplane@sopuli.xyz 1 point 3 years ago It says that if there is a primary election, citizens cannot be refused the right to vote due to not paying taxes or a "poll tax" It says nothing about when or if such an election should be held. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Anticorp@lemmy.ml -1 points 3 years ago (2 children) Isn't that a little unconstitutional? I know that hasn't stopped them in the past, but just straight up cancelling a vote of the people is more blatantly fascist than I'd expect from even them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] onionbaggage@lemmynsfw.com 12 points 3 years ago (1 child) The political parties are private organizations. They can do whatever they want with their nomination process. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TheFogan@programming.dev 4 points 3 years ago Yeah in short even the democratic party notes that. When the DNC was sued under the accusation of rigging the primaries against Bernie Sanders. The case was thrown out for lack of standing. In short the DNC said "You are accusing us of rigging the primaries... but rigging the primaries isn't a crime so there's no reason to spend the time proving it one way or the other". permalink fedilink source parent [–] AfricanExpansionist@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) Primaries aren't in the constitution permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Then what is the 24th amendment of the Constitution? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CapeWearingAeroplane@sopuli.xyz 1 point 3 years ago It says that if there is a primary election, citizens cannot be refused the right to vote due to not paying taxes or a "poll tax" It says nothing about when or if such an election should be held. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] onionbaggage@lemmynsfw.com 12 points 3 years ago (1 child) The political parties are private organizations. They can do whatever they want with their nomination process. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TheFogan@programming.dev 4 points 3 years ago Yeah in short even the democratic party notes that. When the DNC was sued under the accusation of rigging the primaries against Bernie Sanders. The case was thrown out for lack of standing. In short the DNC said "You are accusing us of rigging the primaries... but rigging the primaries isn't a crime so there's no reason to spend the time proving it one way or the other". permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TheFogan@programming.dev 4 points 3 years ago Yeah in short even the democratic party notes that. When the DNC was sued under the accusation of rigging the primaries against Bernie Sanders. The case was thrown out for lack of standing. In short the DNC said "You are accusing us of rigging the primaries... but rigging the primaries isn't a crime so there's no reason to spend the time proving it one way or the other". permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AfricanExpansionist@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) Primaries aren't in the constitution permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Then what is the 24th amendment of the Constitution? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CapeWearingAeroplane@sopuli.xyz 1 point 3 years ago It says that if there is a primary election, citizens cannot be refused the right to vote due to not paying taxes or a "poll tax" It says nothing about when or if such an election should be held. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Then what is the 24th amendment of the Constitution? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CapeWearingAeroplane@sopuli.xyz 1 point 3 years ago It says that if there is a primary election, citizens cannot be refused the right to vote due to not paying taxes or a "poll tax" It says nothing about when or if such an election should be held. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CapeWearingAeroplane@sopuli.xyz 1 point 3 years ago It says that if there is a primary election, citizens cannot be refused the right to vote due to not paying taxes or a "poll tax" It says nothing about when or if such an election should be held. permalink fedilink source parent