Baron Von J

The correct one.

Also says something about Amarillo I’m in general that they can always find their plaintiffs there.

Why wasn’t it enforceable?

Because it was an actually an arrest under this law that led to the SCOTUS decision ruling these laws to be unconstitutional.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_v._Texas

So removing it from the state’s legal code is a pre-emptive action in anticipation of Project 2025 in the wake of Thomas’ comments after Dobbs (he specifically called out Griswold, Lawrence, and Obergefell to be re-examined using the same arguments in order to overturn them all).

But a swiss blade had speed holes.

Show up to vote in primaries as often as they do (primaries have incredibly low turnout compared to the general). Join your local/state party so you can vote in the internal elections for party leadership. And don’t stop, ever, even if you think the tide is turning. And also sign petitions and write to state legislators to try and get ranked choice/approval/etc voting in your state, as that’s the only thing that will break the stranglehold of the two parties.

Then our resolve has to be stronger than theirs.

Replacing them internally and in the primaries, like David Hogg is trying to do.

Replacing them internally and in the primaries, like David Hogg is trying to do.

I think the only viable pathway is taking over the parties thru the primaries like the Tea Party movement. Just like Hogg is doing from inside the party. If you have the resources to work on/for a third party, those could be more effective embedding in your local/state Democratic party.

So, what’s your plan for 3rd party success?

How do you plan to succeed with a third party when the last 60+ years have.secured fewer than 1% of state and federal legislative seats and zero Electoral College votes (since 1968, and Perot even won just shy of 20% of the national popular vote)? Only 26 states have direct voter-initiated ballot initiatives (or forcing electoral reform to replace first past the post).

That doesn’t contradict the implication that she doesn’t like him.

Than 49.8% of voting US Americans, and 100% of eligible-but-not-voting US Americans.

Heckling? That sounds like Latin gang talk! Deport him from the club!

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The primaries are where you vote with your heart for the party you want. The general is pretty much always a strategic vote against the who you really don’t want to win. Granted, that requires more than one candidate running for the nomination, and if nobody steps up for it you’re kinda stuck. That’s what David Hogg’s plan is about. Funding progressive primary challenges in Dem-safe districts where the incumbent is asleep at the wheel. If that describes your situation, maybe write to Leaders We Deserve to get them to take a look at your district.

The delegates are legally pledged to the popular vote winner though. Delegates pledged to a candidate who dropped out before the convention will typically vote for whomever their pledged candidate endorsed when they dropped out. If you’re thinking of the superdelegates, they don’t even get a vote unless the pledged delegates aren’t able to elect a nominee in the first round (this change went into effect in 2018).

I’m in a gerrymandered district in a very low-turnout state. So I have at times had to vote in the Republican primary to try and keep the ultra-crazy off the general election ballot. Sucks but it’s better than silencing my own voice by not voting. Even turning in a ballot without a selection is better than fully not voting, because it proves you’re engaged in the process. When they know you’re engaged, they know there’s a chance at getting your vote.

I don’t fucking care who the DNC wants to run. I’m not appealing to the DNC, I’m appealing to the voters Because the nominee will be who the primary voters elect. So we just need a better candidate to choose to run regardless of what the DNC dangles in front of them, and then we need to vote and convince more like-minded persons to also vote.

All the more reason to vote in the Democratic primary, as that’s your real election, then.

Because turnout in the primaries sucks, especially among the demographics more likely to vote for a progressive than a centrist or neolib. Because the donor class and the people in power want you to feel like voting is useless. The fewer people there are coming out to vote, the less resources they need to spend to win an election, and the less they need to do in office to hold onto it. Keep on voting, and nag everyone you know to keep voting.