"How is this any different from the Florida Republicans removing African Americans from the voter registration list?"

That's easy. They're doing it openly and according to law, not secretly and illegally. And they're not seeking to deny anyone the right to vote.

Long ago, before anyone ever heard of Ralph Nader, the populace reached a consensus that having many political parties was a bad idea, and so laws were passed that deliberately made it difficult for third parties and independents to get on the ballot. Most people agree this is a good thing.

Having many parties to choose from is not the same thing as having many brands of cereal to choose from. If only a small minority of people like a certain brand of cereal, they can still get some nourishment from it, and eating it does no harm. A political party is useless if it doesn't have a chance of winning a majority of votes in some constituency, and voting for it rather than a useful party certainly does do harm.

Here's the original article: Dems seek to keep Nader off Ariz. Ballot.