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Originally Posted by Ustwo
Icalling for Limbaugh's imprisonment (huh?)
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Well, in Ohio, changing parties requires signing a pledge, under penalty of election falsification, that you are aligned with the new party, it supporters, and its principles. Lying on that pledge is as felony, punishable by up to a year in jail and a $2500 fine. (Election officials found one such pledge on which the party-switcher had handwritten "For One Day"--clearly violating the law.) Inciting others to commit that felony, which is what Limbaugh did, is a fifth-degree felony as well. So, it actually IS illegal.
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Originally Posted by Ustwo
The jist was that while many of these Republicans would rather see McCain win, they would rather see Hilary than Obama as president and think that McCain will lose in the general election. Therefore they are having their say in the next presidency even if its not their first choice.
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That strikes me as an
ex post facto justification for what was, in my opinion, fairly transparent election-griefing.
Your question, though, is: is it wrong. I'd say if you honestly thought the other party's candidate was a better (by which I include "more electable") option than your own, I don't have any problem with people crossing parties to do so, provided they can do that within the laws of their locality.