Reply #40: You are so right [View All]

[Samantha]

Starting with the Supreme Law of the Land, the Constitution delegates the right to conduct elections to the individual states. The states write into law through their state constitution the rules of conduct for those elections. These laws are penned by the respective State legislatures. Embedded within these laws, are procedures for determining, for instance, the winners of elections, how delegates are appointed, etc.

Within each state, there are political parties. Persons enrolling for membership within those parties are bound to observe those party rules. If not, they should withdraw from that party's participation. No one or no group of people has the right to change the rules as they are presented within the state constitution and memberships within political parties. For instance, when a candidate dismisses caucuses, that candidate is out of bounds. If a candidate chooses to participate within the system, that candidate must play by the rules or exclude him or herself from the running if he or she cannot do so. It is not an option to change the rules in the middle of an election to suit one's personal advantage.

Within a civilized political society, there must be laws and rules or there will be chaos. When chaos prevails, there goes the Republic ....