> > My question is this: Doesn't his dropping from the party constitute a kind of fraud ... Why has no one else been as bothered by this aspect of the defection as I have?
> >
> > Mousie
>

I think a lot of people are bothered, it's just not anyone who can do anything about it.

> This is why, when voting for someone, one should see what the canidate's positions are and base their vote on that rather than saying "I'm going to vote for the Republican candidate because he's a Republican and I'm one too."
>
> -Faux Pas

And THAT's why the restrictions being placed on organizations actually trying to publicize candidates' voting records (e.g., Christian Coalition) are really stupid. Let me get this straight: you DON"T want candidates' views publicized in the weeks leading up to an election?
Penny "Maybe we should equip voting booths with mandatory blindfolds, too" stamp