A federal judge on Thursday allowed Nevada's Democratic Party to conduct voting to choose a U.S. presidential nominee in casino hotels on the Las Vegas Strip, a decision likely to boost Sen. Barack Obama.
"For the first time, Nevada Democrats planned to set up nine locations for Saturday's vote so casino shift workers -- who are largely represented by a union that endorsed Obama -- could express their preference for a Democratic Party candidate before the November presidential election."
Whether you support Clinton, Obama or Edwards this is good news. Disenfranchising voters is repugnant and should be left to those who are repugnant like the Republican party. There is no place for vote suppressors in the Democratic party.
The reasoning: Mahan said the Nevada Democratic Party had a constitutional right to write its rules for nominating its candidates.
"State Democrats have a First Amendment right to association, to assemble and to set their own rules," Mahan said.
"I don’t want to set a precedent that is not warranted."
"The parties have a right to determine how they’ll apportion delegates to their conventions."
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