((((((((( The Trommetter Times Update: Democratic Loyalty Oath )))))))))
February 02, 2004
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Primary Voters must vow they are Democrats "Voters in Tuesday's
presidential primary must declare they are Democrats or they
cannot...
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http://www.trommetter.com/log/archives/2004/02/01/Democratic_Loyalty_Oath_2802.php
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<a class="BlogTitle"
href="http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/news/politics/7847556.htm";
title="The State: Primary Voters must vow they are Democrats">Primary
Voters must vow they are Democrats</a>
<p><a
href="http://www.trommetter.com/log/archives/cat_election04.php";><img
border="0" align="right" width="84"
src="http://www.trommetter.com/log/archives/topicpolitics.gif";
title="[Topic: Election '04]" alt="[Topic: Election '04] "
height="56"></a>"<cite>Voters
in Tuesday's presidential primary must declare they are Democrats or
they cannot vote. That has observers predicting that some people will
stay away, rather than committing to the Democratic Party -- even for a
day.</cite>"</p>
<p>Apparently this is legal, because the Democrats are running and
paying for the elction themselves. I thought it would violate the <a
href="http://www.classbrain.com/artteenst/publish/article_59.shtml";
target="_blank" title="15th Amendment to the US Constitution"
class="newwindow">15th Amendment</a> (Voting Rights) to the U.S.
Constitution. I'm going to ask one question about this when I go to the
polls tomorrow. What if I can't take an oath because of my religious
beliefs? Does that mean I can't vote?</p>
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