2016 Postmortem

Jack Bone

(2,050 posts) Wed May 18, 2016, 02:11 AM May 2016

Should The Secretary's Of State in Democratic Primaries..

Be allowed to campaign/promote candidates in the races that they're overseeing?

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Should The Secretary's Of State in Democratic Primaries.. (Original Post) Jack Bone May 2016 OP

Any law barring it would be an open and shut free speech case. joshcryer May 2016 #1

Jurors aren't allowed to talk to the media during a trial Jack Bone May 2016 #2

It's a party primary. It's not an election Recursion May 2016 #5

"... since bernie has hardly any democrats as friends after 74 years, hillary shouldnt. " DemocratSinceBirth May 2016 #6

in other words, since bernie has hardly any democrats as friends after 74 years, hillary shouldnt nt msongs May 2016 #3

I can't imagine a legal way to prevent it Recursion May 2016 #4

joshcryer

(62,536 posts)

1. Any law barring it would be an open and shut free speech case.

Reply to Jack Bone (Original post)

Wed May 18, 2016, 02:52 AM

May 2016

Though Colorado bars the Sec. of State from being the "highest ranking campaign official."

Jack Bone

(2,050 posts)

2. Jurors aren't allowed to talk to the media during a trial

Reply to joshcryer (Reply #1)

Wed May 18, 2016, 03:19 AM

May 2016

..no freedom of speech violation there...this notion is similar

Recursion

(56,582 posts)

5. It's a party primary. It's not an election

Reply to Jack Bone (Reply #2)

Wed May 18, 2016, 04:30 AM

May 2016

It's a club the secretary of state belongs to, making an internal administrative decision.

DemocratSinceBirth

(101,780 posts)

6. "... since bernie has hardly any democrats as friends after 74 years, hillary shouldnt. "

Reply to Jack Bone (Reply #2)

Wed May 18, 2016, 04:30 AM

May 2016

msongs

(73,444 posts)

3. in other words, since bernie has hardly any democrats as friends after 74 years, hillary shouldnt nt

Reply to Jack Bone (Original post)

Wed May 18, 2016, 04:18 AM

May 2016

Recursion

(56,582 posts)

4. I can't imagine a legal way to prevent it

Reply to Jack Bone (Original post)

Wed May 18, 2016, 04:29 AM

May 2016

I suppose there could be a party rule against it, but I can't think of a good reason why we should pass that.

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