I decertified from the Democratic party and the ACLU today.

I wanted Trump out, he is. I wanted the ACLU to represent all Americans right, they won't.

I remain an independent constitutionalist with the desire to give Americans a hand up. I still delusionally hope federal government is downsized by 50 % to 75%. I still delusionally hope that all states treat all Americans equally.

After about an hour of showering off the slime I at least feel clean.

Speyside wrote:

Where I live, the primaries are just a formality. It's overwhelmingly Dem so no matter what party you vote for, it'll always be a Dem that gets in and it's just a matter of which name comes after the D. Even if a Rep or any other party make it on the ballot, they are pretty much a Dem with a little extra flavoring.

The only elections where I feel that the individual votes really count are the local elections or any referendums.

BuckyB93 wrote:

I hear ya, me personally I did switch from independent to Rpublicant so that I could vote in the primary.

Here in Oregon, I couldn’t vote in the primary at all as an independent but I could vote D or R if I registered as either. You know protect the two wings on the 💩bird....

ZRX1200 wrote:

wow...MA makes you get neutered to vote?

explains the low turnout and high voices...

delta1 wrote:

as you know, we are in the same State.
I might be misremembering but at one time people could register Independent and pick a party with candidates to vote for in the primaries.
But then Independent became an actual party so now I am listed as Unenrolled or Unaffiliated, yet can still request a ballot for any party with candidate(s), after which I am switched back to the neutral designation.

frankj1 wrote:

I think you're right. I was listed as an independent and, like you, kinda remembering that at primary time you had to pick one or the other in order to vote for that primary while still remaining officially an independent.

As you said, if you are not affiliated with a particular party I think the designation is now called Unaffiliated or Eunuch or something. I don't remember undergoing any surgeries. How about you? You still a tripod?

BuckyB93 wrote: