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I figure the best thing for TR is to have a political registry also. This way, Americans would know who to believe and who to flame before they type a single keystroke.

They have TAGGING on TR, but the political tagging would be an asset to those who may find themselves agreeing with someone only to find out they are of a different political preference.

I guess if Repubs stay in power for another term, we will see them trying to crate a rule that two democrats can't get married due to thier unfavourable choice of a life partner.

It's "unfavorable"...

It would seem to me that, since teeenagers rebel against their parents, that Republicans would want to create a rule stateing that Democrats MUST marry each other :)

especially government employment, give favorable job opportunities to those who are of the same political party as those in power. It's not as prevalent as it used to be, having mostly given way to the "good-old-boys" method.

In some states, you are required to declare your party before being allowed to vote in a primary election, at which time you will only be allowed to vote for that party's candidates. This declaration is public record. If you didn't declare a party, you were given a ballot with only non-partisan issues and offices on it.

In theory, this is supposed to prevent you from falsely declaring the opposite party in order to try to defeat that party's likely contender for the general election. Not very many states do this, however, so maybe practice has been determined to be out-of-step with theory.

When I turned 18 and I could vote, I remember my dad telling me when I go register to vote, register Democrat. I had no idea why he told me this (he worked for the city government - city garage), only that he made it very clear that I could only register as a Democrat.

Back then, I didn't know much about why I had to register as such, but hey, it was my dad. Years later, when I found out, I was a little upset. But the whole time my dad was working, that's the way it was. Period.

Frankly, I find it very disturbing.

Things have changed a lot. I can actually remember when a new (different party) governor took office, the state employees who were not of the right party simply knew that their days were numbered.

Disturbing indeed, but at least it was out in the open and you knew where you stood. It's been replaced over the years with a secretive, I'll wash your back if you'll wash mine, appproach which I personally find even more frightening. There is no loyalty at all any more.

Max, perhaps you know, or maybe someone else.

I think some states, or some districts, whatever, don't force you to be the party for which you vote in primaries. In Illinois, that is the case, Like Colorado, I suppose must be. But I keep thinking that some mid-Atlantic state(s) (among possibly others) do(es)n't require that.

Anyone know for sure?

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But I don't know the rules for all 50 states.

I do know that my state, Colorado, will not allow a registered "Whatever" to vote in the other party's primary.