Re: [EM] Conceiving a Democratic Electoral Process

2012-06-29 Thread Michael Allan
Fred Gohlke said: Good Morning, Michael I'm glad to see you. I hoped this topic would attract thoughtful comment. I may have misunderstood your point, though. I think you are suggesting that party primaries be open to the public? Is that your intent? ... Yes, as a thought experiment.

Re: [EM] Conceiving a Democratic Electoral Process

2012-06-29 Thread Fred Gohlke
Good Morning, Mike Ossipoff It appears I've inadvertently confused you. The message I posted at 09:30 on June 28th was in response to a post by Michael Allan. At the time, I hadn't read your post. I used the personal form of address to Michael because I've known him for some years and

Re: [EM] Conceiving a Democratic Electoral Process

2012-06-29 Thread Michael Ossipoff
Fred: On Fri, Jun 29, 2012 at 12:27 PM, Fred Gohlke fredgoh...@verizon.netwrote: Good Morning, Mike Ossipoff It appears I've inadvertently confused you. No, you just inadvertently didn't specify which Michael you were replying to. No big deal. Don't worry about it. Since you didn't yet