Thank you, Jill & Zac - I stand corrected (see how much we learn with blogs!!)
I think this is a good system, and I was unaware CA or MA took part in it. I guess I didn't do enough research when I registered 6 years ago (or maybe they changed it - I don't know.)
I do, however, still like to be a registered Republican. Yes, I am "locking" into a party, but that is similar to joining any group. You believe in the ideals (or supposed ideals) and you work with your group/team/party to a) elect a candidate that will stand by those ideals and b) find others who agree with you to strengthen your team/group/party.
Republicans, sadly, are now split. There are "family Republicans," who focus on family values (i.e., ones who wish gays and atheists didn't exist) and there are "fiscal Republicans/Reagan Republicans," who focus on lower taxes and less government funding.
Waaaayyyy back, however, when Thoreau was writing Walden - Americans envisioned a "true Republican," which I will describe as one who believes she is self-sufficient, in control, and capable of surviving with minimal help from others. The pros/cons of public education, military, etc. can be debated, but the idea is to have a party that believes "IN MOST CIRCUMSTANCES an individual is smart enough and capable to survive without a government."
-Tim
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