Mark Small

Indigenous peoples still were screwed. 12/20

By the early Twentieth Century, people wanted to directly elect their Senators. On June 5, 1914, Amendment XVII was ratified. We the “People” now chose our Senators by popular vote. 13/20

We the People are the proper ones to choose and vote on candidates. For political parties to seek to step backward implies we are less capable than delegates to parties’ state conventions to choose the people from whom we are to choose. 14/20

The effort by Buck - a Republican - should be soundly drummed out of the hopper. Or, as that brilliant law & order scholar, Bernard P. Fife, would say: Nip it! Nip it in the bud! 15/20

On the one hand, leaders of both parties probably would say “You still get to choose who wins - in the general election.” But choosing the candidates from whom to choose is a significant control. 16/20

It also increases the power of the two major political parties to control our choices for the general election. That is power undeserved. 17/20

Primaries are both a crucial juncture in electoral process, California Democratic Party, 530 U. S. 567, 575 (2000) and a vital forum for expressive association among voters and political parties, see Kusper v. Pontikes, 414 U. S. 51, 58 (1973). 18/20

If you agree with me that SB 75 is a very bad idea, contact your Indiana Rep and Senator. We have the right to vote, and that right extends to primaries. 19/20