Unless I’m mistaken, the LA GOP legislature recently brought back the jungle primary for federal elections.
As for okie01’s assertion that “there is no constitutional rule for primaries,” that is far from the truth. Federal courts struck down the all-white primary decades ago; SCOTUS struck down the original LA jungle primary for federal elections—in which everyone ran on the same ballot in September or so and if a candidate got 50%+1 he was declared elected, and otherwise the top two went on to the general election—in the 1990s; and SCOTUS struck down the “blanket primary” that WA had been using for over half a century (and that CA had adopted more recently) during the 2000s. The First Amendment declares that no state shall abridge the Freedom of Speech, and a state law that creates a primary process that violates First Amendment rights is unconstitutional and should be struck down.
I respectfully withdraw my assertion.
Crap, you're right. I forgot that, Jindal signed the bill. I guess it goes into effect for 2012.
Ironically it was the rats who got rid of it cause they figured it didn't help them anymore. I don't know why they brought it back. I really don't care for it at all.
If 2 Republicans make it in Cali or LA, then won't whichever one the rats like better be assured of victory in November (in CA) or December (in LA)? That's not good news for Jeff Landry.