The Democratic Party of Virginia (DPVA) - in contravention of its own rules - has decided to favor one candidate over another in a primary: that for House of Delegates District 21. In the current website posting of HoD candidates, there is only one candidate listed for that District; the name of the other - Tom Brock. Brock has faced criticism for some of his postings on social media. There are numerous DK diaries about this, including Brock’s own apology for the postings and his disavowal of the racist and sexist sentiments they expressed. I am not writing to defend Brock, but rather to defend the principle that voters have the right to choose who represents them. DPVA: take your thumb off the scale and trust to the democratic process!