"Top Two"--A Dangerous Proposition to Limit Voters Choices

By C. T. Weber

Be aware Californians, on your June 8, 2010, direct primary ballot will be a very dangerous proposition which appears very harmless.  It is called the Top Two Candidates Open Primary.  I had always thought the purpose of a primary was to allow each political party to select who would run in the general election against the winners of the other parties.  However, the purpose of this proposition is to put all candidates for the same office on the same ballot.  Here’s the killer: only the two candidates with the highest vote totals for each office, regardless of party preference, would then compete for the office at the ensuing general election.  This