Did you know the Green Party has closed primaries?

[sufrommich]

You have to be a member to vote.

[displacedtexan]

1. No, I didn't know that. But I'm not a member of the Green Party.

Gee, I think they should change their rules to suit me. Today. Right now. Or else.

[sufrommich]

2. It seems like if they wanted to grow their party

they'd let everybody vote who wished to.

[displacedtexan]

7. I know! Right?

And the rules they've had for decades have to go right now! The nerve. Subverting the will of the people much, Greens?

Seriously, do you think that BSers really understand how voting works in this country? Sadly, they sound uneducated on state party nominating processes. Wait until they have to face the reality of not getting into the convention just because they show up at the door. And don't even get me started on the electoral college!

[sarae]

14. LOL

I can't stop laughing...so much hypocrisy with these people, it's insane.

[savalez]

12. LOL

[johnp3907]

3. Help! Help! I'm being suppressed!

[IamMab]

5. So perfect...

I need to remember that one for the future.

[IamMab]

4. After NY, I saw a bunch of articles whining about how the Working Families Party couldn't vote for

Bernie in NY, because of the closed primaries. But if I lived in NY, and wasn't registered with the Working Families Party, would I be allowed to vote in their primary? NO.

Talk about a manufactured nontroversy (sic).

[sufrommich]

6. Interesting.nt

[Her Sister]

8. In NY there are also some other parties that have their own closed primaries

They wanted to vote in ours this time.

[OilemFirchen]

9. It's also, as I understand it, held in 23 states and D.C.

More than half the country isn't allowed to vote.

[sheshe2]

10. Ironic!

Lol~

[Whimsey]

11. That's the point.

Established parties have primaries to nominate members of their party. Bernie is (was) a carpetbagger as a democrat. He could have run on the socialist party platform. His supporters in large part do not consider themselves democrats, just Berniecats. But no one would have paid any attention to him if he had run on a third party ticket. He is not in it for principle, but for glory.

[ismnotwasm]

13. Really?

Well how about that. Perfect video.

[SaschaHM]

15. Meanwhile Jill Stein is yapping from the cheap seats trying to capitalize off of Bernie...

[SharonClark]

16. I'm shocked they have taken away my right to determine who their candidate is.

[fleabiscuit]

17. Rumor has it the bs believers will break away from any "establishment" party and make their own.

I'd suggest the name, 'The Donner Party.'

[Cha]

18. Did not know.. thank you, su!

[Jamaal510]

19. Pretty sure

the Libertarian Party and the GOP do, also. It's fine for other parties to have closed primaries since you-know-who isn't running in them, but not us.

Out of all things to throw tantrums about, this has to be the dumbest. They should've at least done research first and find out that other parties also do closed primaries, and that this isn't a new concept. This is just foolish.