To ALL the naysayers (nice for whiners/sore losers) who say "But people weren't allowed to vote!" I've marked so many ballots since the caucus on March 1 the image of a ballot is permanently imprinted on my corneas. What you are really admitting to the world is, " Look at me. I'm lazy and don't care enough to get off my behind and get involved in the best direct representative process on the planet. Please spoon feed me and make it easy." Memo; Those are NOT our Republican values. If it has value, it requires effort.
Ari Armstrong explains,
...Colorado Republicans selected delegates to the national convention the same way they have before, through the caucus system. Incidentally, according to Wikipedia, Colorado’s caucus system was first instituted in 1912 “as a way to limit the power of party bosses and to attract more grassroots involvement,” then replaced by a primary in 1992, then restored in 2002 through 2004.Read more here.
...Many Trump supporters seem shocked to learn that American government is primarily representative in nature, not a direct democracy. Have they never heard of the electoral college? The Founders were very careful to create levels of representation; indeed, it is part of the checks and balances of constitutionalism. All we do in Colorado is keep an extra layer of representation in the process; we choose state delegates who then chose national delegates. One can argue that the caucus system is not ideal for whatever reason, but the fact that it is based on the representative model of government isn’t by itself a very good reason to oppose it.
...I’m glad I participated in Colorado’s Republican caucus system. From what I saw, it worked well. I’ll take this opportunity to thank the many volunteers who worked tirelessly to help organize and run the caucuses and conventions and the many thousands of Colorado voters who participated in the process. They are everyday heroes who take seriously their responsibility to participate in American governance.
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