NY Post: NY primary results will stand. Judge denies Temporary Restraining Order

[pnwmom]

to stop results from being certified.

This was a lawsuit that was claiming that NY's closed system was unconstitutional. The Judge will consider the lawsuit but whatever he decides won't affect this year's election.

http://nypost.com/2016/05/02/ny-primary-results-stand-but-judge-questions-closed-system/

A Manhattan judge will allow state election officials to certify this year’s primary results — but he will still take up the larger question of whether New York’s closed primary system is unconstitutional.

The US Supreme Court also debated the issue — 40 years ago.

SNIP

Moody asked Judge Engoron to delay the certification of election results — expected as early as May 3 — until all affidavit ballots were counted.

But Engoron declined, saying he was “concerned that a ruling in [Moody’s] favor will denigrate the associational rights of the political parties and their members.”

[hrmjustin]

1. Good.

[Thinkingabout]

2. Good news.

[fun n serious]

3. He only sued to create

the primes of a "rigged system."

[NurseJackie]

4. Nobody has a "right" to participate in party activities if they're not members of the party.

The party gets to decide what the criteria are for membership qualification.

Don't like the party? Want to have nothing to do with it? Want to "send a message" ... then by all means QUIT THE PARTY, be "Independent", or join another party! More power to ya!

Want to be an impulse-voter, want to be a drive-by interferer and "operation chaos" activist without actually joining? Go fuck yourself!

Want to participate in guiding the party direction? Want to help change or direct party policy? Then, by all means... COME ON IN! JOIN THE PARTY and be part of the team! Glad to have ya! Get to work! Help make a difference! WELCOME!!

[nadinbrzezinski]

5. Go ahead and hold your fucking closed priamariues

but the taxpayers should not pay for them PERIOD, end of discussion. You want to close them, I don't want to pay in any way, shape or form for them.

[workinclasszero]

6. Good

Democrats will not be disenfranchised by independents and other third parties in NYS!

[Gothmog]

7. I am not surprised

It is very very difficult to set aside results of an election in court

[Live and Learn]

8. Let's hear the cheers for the killing of Democracy.