Washingtonpost.com:
RICHMOND — Three African American pastors who support Donald Trump filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday over a requirement that GOP primary voters sign a statement affirming that they are Republicans — a plan the presidential front-runner has condemned.
The plaintiffs say the loyalty pledge will discourage minority voters and those who are poor from casting ballots in Virginia, where voters do not register by party. Signing the vow will create long lines at the polls, imposes “the burden of fear and backlash” and amounts to a literacy test, according to the lawsuit.
The Virginia Republican Party recently decided voters who want to help choose the Republican presidential nominee must first sign a statement that says: “My signature below indicates I am a Republican.”
The Washington Post continued:
In a statement from Trump’s campaign, the celebrity billionaire said he had nothing to do with the lawsuit but that he supports the pastors’ cause.
“If they don’t stop excluding people, the party is doomed,” Trump said. Democratic presidential candidate “Hillary [Clinton] and the Democrats love this. The Republican Party in Virginia keeps losing. They really need to be smart and win for a change.”
Interesting. I suppose that people can be Republican for a fleeting moment. Why must it be a forever thing? Additionally, I believe the Democratic primary is the same day. The forever pledge just seems like over-kill.
If these pastors win their law suit, how far-reaching will it be? Will it be just for this primary or will it affect how future primaries are run? The outcome of this one might be very interesting on many levels. I am still trying to wrap my head around the fact that its black pastors who are suing. Go figure.
