HooptieWagon
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Sat Feb-09-08 12:28 AM
Response to Reply #31 |
47. B/C the Party is not a private club that can admit only "like" members... |
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Anyone can declare themselves a Democrat and vote. An example I used before; Suppose the fundies quit the Rep party en mass and declared themselves Dems. Suppose they voted for a candidate who was anti-choice, etc. The SDs are a buffer against such radical change happening. Unfortunately, having 800 SDs means even evolution is difficult. The proper # of SDs would be that which permits evolution pushed by the voters, yet prevents the party from being highjacked by a large group of newcomers. 200 is the guess I threw out there - maybe there should be more, maybe less - 200 seems like a reasonable place to start, IMO. That's only about 5% of the delegate total.
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