I must say that my self-imposed restriction of avoiding commenting on the politics and elections of states in which I do not reside and avoiding commenting on the politics of other countries is beginning to chafe. All I will say is something I have said before.
The ethnic states of Europe and that includes the United Kingdom, France, and Germany as well as San Marino and Albania have challenges before them different from anything that we face in the United States. By “ethnic states” I mean states identified with a particular historic people, language, and culture, however they choose to define citizenship. I don’t know how they can adapt and won’t offer my unwanted advice on what they should or should not do.
Similarly, I avoid talking about political primaries in California, New York, or Tennessee. I don’t live there and I less about their political problems those who do other than what I believe based on first principles. There are some administrative rules that appear universal. For example, they should prune their voting rolls. Based on my more than 20 years as an election judge in Chicago, they undoubtedly include people who been dead or otherwise departed for years, even decades.
