The Hand That Feeds

There has been a lot of talk recently about punishing Florida and Michigan for primary-election-time-placement and a lot of people are getting up in arms, claiming that it's a violation of our constitutional right to vote. As a Florida resident, I'm a bit peeved at the situation, but the wrong case is being made. It isn't a violation of our rights for any party to not count Primary votes. Political parties are independent organizations; the constitution did not call for Parties and we shouldn't pretend that it does.
Here are a few interesting (and some not so interesting) takes on Florida/Michigan and the Primary Votes:
#1
He sounds vaguely Cro-Magnon. Notice the excessive exclamation points (Why is he screaming? Or is that grunting....)
#2
This is a CNN article that is interesting because it talks about some logistics.
#3
This is a group that is pushing a petition that, they hope, will bring their strife to the attention of the Democratic Party.

The bottom line is that it could be in the best interest of any party to count all the votes cast during primary elections, but we're positioning it wrong. One of the most powerful things you have as a citizen in the US is your right to vote, but you also have the right not to vote. Not counting these votes isn't wrong because of the Constitution, or because of the feelings of anybody; it's wrong because the Parties are biting the hand that feeds them. How do you show that? You don't whine, because they don't care about your whining. You refuse to vote in November. Show some weight! Refuse to vote and they'll count the votes you already cast.