Virginia GOP requires loyalty oath from primary voters

[tritonman]

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/12/29/virginia-gop-requires-loyalty-oath-from-primary-voters/
By David Edwards
Thursday, December 29, 2011
The Virginia Republican Party is planning to force voters who wish to participate in the March 6 primary to sign a loyalty oath.

The Virginia State Board of Elections has given the party permission to go ahead with their plans to make primary voters pledge their support to the eventual nominee no matter who it is.
 
“The code of Virginia allows for political parties to require individuals who wish to participate in presidential primaries to sign a pledge that he or she will support the party’s candidate in the general election,” Board of Elections Deputy Director Justin Riemer told NBC Washington.
 According to the Richmond Times-Dispatch, voters will be required to sign a document that reads: “I, the undersigned, pledge that I intend to support the nominee of the Republican Party for president.”
 
Virginia does not oblige voters to be registered to a party before participating in the primary. Voters are welcome to vote in both Democratic and Republican primaries unless they are held on the same day.

[tritonman]

I am not sure if they can even get away with something like this, I doubt it, but You would still be free to vote for whomever you chose to in the general election no matter.  lol  Something tells me they are just looking to stir something up..

[JT Coyoté]

This is a screening process; an attempt to weed Ron Paul supporters from the primary process, pure and simple.

Oldyoti


"I believe that when we overdo our military aggressiveness,
it actually weakens our national defense. I mean, we stood
up to the Soviets. They had 40,000 nuclear weapons. Now
we're fretting day and night about third-world countries that
have no army, navy or air force." ~Dr. Ron Paul

[tritonman]

I believe that is indeed the intent but signing an oath does not say you can not change your mind afterward.   They can not in anyway disqualify your federal vote lol...

[donnay]

We are personally running this ad in three major newspapers in New Hampshire!

[donnay]

Oops I posted this in the wrong thread.   

[John_Back_From_The_Club_O]

The Virginia State Board of Elections has given the party permission to go ahead with their plans to make primary voters pledge their support to the eventual nominee no matter who it is.

... and the winner is......

Barack 'hussein' Obama!

HEY!!! YOU SWORE AN OATH YOU WOULDN'T TAR AND FEATHER US!!!

[InsideJob]

**cough**Nazi oath**cough**

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hitler_oath