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I’ve have preliminarily researched a U.S. constitutional challenge to the present deceptively named “open” primary in Hawaii that allows members of one political party e.g. republican to participate in the candidate selection process [i.e. the primary] of another political party e.g. democrat.

There is clear legal authority that this is a First Amendment violation.

If anyone is interested in copies of the pertinent pleadings/decisons, email me at stevelaudig@aol.com.

I’m suggesting that we, as progressives, look at taking this on as an issue if the state central committee is unable to gather the political will or blanches in the face of possible adverse publicity.

The cost of litigation i.e. out of pocket costs is nominal, filing fee, postage, xeroxing. It is a “paper” case in the sense that the juridical and legally significant facts are undisputed and no factual investigation is needed, only legal research and writing.