Reform the political parties
We vote, but the outcomes are rigged by the elites in the two major political parties.
The Democratic Party has super delegates who can all but guarantee Hillary Clinton’s nomination, making irrelevant the many votes cast for and states won by Bernie Sanders.
The Republican Party elite also want to select the party’s candidate. Their battle cry is, “Stop Trump.”
Establishment politicians are being rejected for the outsiders. Voters are disenfranchised when elections are rigged. After an election, the politicians frequently say that the voters have spoken.
Our voices are being silenced. Do we need a second American Revolution? If all states had some uniformity, fairness and no uncommitted delegates in their rules, this would likely be a more acceptable solution.
Ken Whiteley
Louisville
This story was originally published May 17, 2016 at 6:25 PM with the headline "Reform the political parties."