No Party Changes Allowed (NY 2008)

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18. The issue in my post is not closed primaries, but deadlines and democracy,

not what courts rule because of balance of power concerns.

My reply 1 said I had not seen anyone claim unconstitutionality at DU. I said nothing about the court claim.

Do you really think that a closed primary with a deadline that requires switching 6 to 11 months in advance is democratic?

I'm sure the SCOTUS has ruled on the constitutionality of closed primaries several times with regard to the closed primaries in several states-otherwise, they wouldn't exist.

Huh? The existence of a statute doesn't depend on whether the SCOTUS has ever ruled on it or not. Besides, this has nothing to do with my points.

They may have included the unconstitutionality argument to preserve for appellate review but that's not likely in a trial court-

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Huh? Appellate review is, by definition, not only unlikely in a trial court but completely impossible.

I have no idea what you are trying to say, but please don't elaborate. I don't need this kind of primer on the judicial system. Thanks anyway.