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Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas Writes A Majority Opinion and I AGREE

Yes, you read that right. Being a politico that I am, I follow both the politics of my state of residency, California and the politics of the state of my birth, childhood and formative years, Washington State. Why do Clarence Thomas and I agree? It's that he wrote an opinion that overturns a 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that made illegal Washington State's 70+ year method of holding primaries. Until 1996, Washington State residents went to the poll on primary day and were not required to state party affiliation. Everyone was given the same ballot with the same list of names and were told to vote on their preferred candidate. If you were a Republican but liked a Democrat, you voted for that candidate. At the end of primary day, the top two vote getters, regardless of party affiliation would make runoff head-to-head on election day. Yes, this meant two Democrats or Republicans or Green Party members for that matter, could meet on election day. You can read a more detailed analysis of why the two major parties in the state of Washington oppose this system. The victorious plaintiff in this case? The Washington State Grange!