There are no national laws about the running the primaries.Each State pretty much does what they want.

Some have caucuses, some have primaries and some have both.

Some have primaries where either party can vote for either party. 

Some have primaries where only registered Democrats can vote for their candidate, respectively. 

In California you had to be a registered Republican to vote for a Republican candidate, but registered Democrats, Independents and Undeclared could vote for Democrats or Independents, but not Republicans, as long as you ask for the correct ballot. 

Some require 500 signatures to be on the ballot and others require 10,000. 

I think you get it. It’s a disorganized mess waiting to, no, already happening.

The RNC or the DNC doesn't’t interfere with this free-for-all and typically plays by the rules.

So Florida is kicked in the pan handle once again. Floridians and Michigonians…Michiganites…people from Michigan did the same as Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina and yet are the only two of the five states that moved up their primaries being asked by the people who left them out of the primaries to pay for a do-over out tax payer’s money. This means people that already have chosen their candidate, or those who don’t care about the primaries at all will have to contribute to staging a new primary. Here is a perfect example of the type of socialism the Democratic Party loves. At least they’re true to their platform.

Yes, it’s true that Florida and Michigan moved their dates in order to be more involved in the earlier contests. Since the DNC got mad and banned the party from going to the party; even though Hillary and Barack did anyway, Florida and Michigan accepted their fate and didn't’t fight back, thus allowing the DNC to shoot itself in its ‘future’ foot as I predicted. Now that the Democratic candidates need those delegates, the shoe is on the foot that isn't’t shot…yet.

Just like College sports need a unified play-off system, the primaries need a national plan. This could be as simple as the two parties setting a primary schedule and a few global rules. Yes, you can still go to Aunt Vivian’s and caucus away, (maybe not in her living room anymore after Texas'’ caucus this year) but maybe on a day that lines up with the rest of the states in instead this “every state for himself” mentality.

I hate to continue with another sports analogy…but:

When the Dallas Cowboys go to New York and play the Giants,the rules are the same. You can’t ‘face mask’ in Texas and use hammers in NewYork. Plus, the schedule is planned out a year in advance. The DNC must betaking their cue from baseball where the two leagues have different rules about pitchers…to bat or not to bat? I guess Florida and Michigan fall into the American League and the Dems chose Howard Dean is the designated hitter. I hope he’s wearing a helmet.

For your convenience I have included the DNC rules on primary Schedules:

Rule 11.A. of the Delegate Selection Rules for the 2008 Democratic National Convention states the following:

11. TIMING OF THE DELEGATE SELECTION PROCESS

A. No meetings, caucuses, conventions or primaries which constitute the first determining stage in the presidential nomination process (the date of the primary in primary states, and the date of the first tier caucus in caucus states) may be held prior to the first Tuesday in February or after the second Tuesday in June in the calendar year of the national convention. Provided, however, that the Iowa precinct caucuses may be held no earlier than 22 days before the first Tuesday in February; that the Nevada first-tier caucuses may be held no earlier than 17 days before the first Tuesday in February; that the New Hampshire primary may be held no earlier than 14 days before the first Tuesday in February; and that the South Carolina primary may be held no earlier than 7 days before the first Tuesday in February. In no instance may a state which scheduled delegate selection procedures on or between the first Tuesday in February and the second Tuesday in June 1984 move out of compliance with the provisions of this rule.

Here are the revised rules as of August 19^th 2008 from the DNC official website:

The new schedule is as follows

• Iowa holds the first-in-the-nation caucus on January 14.
  
• New Hampshire holds the first-in-the-nation primary on January 22.
  
• Nevada conducts a caucus between Iowa and New Hampshire on Saturday, January 19.
  
• South Carolina holds a primary 1 week after the New Hampshire primary on Tuesday, January 2
  
• The regular window will open for all other states on the first Tuesday in February -- February 5, 2008.

Here is what really happened:

• Iowa – January 3^rd 2008
  
• New Hampshire – January 8^th 2008
  
• South Carolina – January 26^th 2008