Presidential Primaries

As a veracious reader, i read just about anything. One of my favorite reading is the letters to the editor section of the newspaper. One thing that upsets me is the people who don't have a clue. I think it is time to bring the primaries back to what they are supposed to be. The primaries are supposed to be a vehicle for those that are registered to a particular party whether it be Republican, Democrat, or the East Overshoe Squirrel Hunting Party to cast their vote for the person running on their ticket from all the people who throw their hat in the ring for that party. It is not a vehicle for every registered voter to be able to cast a ballot. Registered Republicans vote in the Republican Primary, and registered Democrats vote in the Democrat Primary. Independents, or un-enrolled not being registered in a party do not vote in a primary simple as that. It frustrates me to hear that people feel they are disenfranchised if they are not allowed to vote in a primary for which they are not registered. I voted in the New Hampshire primary as a long time registered party affiliation. After the primary I heard a local "independent" make the comment that they went to the primaries and took a republican ballot only to be dismayed to find neither Hillary Clinton or Barrack Obama's name on the ballot so he wrote in Hillary's name. The general election is the time to pick who you want for President, the primary is the time for the party people to vote for who they want to run for President. Take the time to learn the process and understand it.