This thread mentions Ron Paul,but the rules changed and replaced effect all future state GOP nominations of delegates.It is not a Ron Paul thread.The changes made at the RNC convention in short let the Republican national committee choose the presidential candidate,and then that candidate chooses delegates from the states for the national convention.It is the opposite of how it has worked in the past,and should **** off every Republican because you no longer have a voice of any kind in the presidential nominee the party chooses.
In short rule 16 lets the republican leadership remove and replace any delegate that does not vote for the candidate the party chooses.
"This takes us away from state sovereignty," said Colorado delegate Florence Sebern. "It takes us away from local control in our states. And it moves us towards, as a Republican Party, central control and top-down decisions. That's what this is."
Julianne Thompson, a national Romney delegate and a Georgia State Coordinator for the Tea Party Patriots, wrote an open letter to RNC Chairman Reince Priebus and members of the Rules Committee.
"With your current attempt at this rules change, you are essentially striking the first blow that chips away at that freedom, and you disenfranchise the very people that turned the tide for the GOP in 2010 by returning power in the U.S. House of Representatives to Republicans,"
Rule 12 changes allow for party rules to be changed at any time,in between or at conventions.This rule was important because with out it Ron Paul had the 5 states he needed to be on the ballet.With the rule change they could immediately change rule 40 at the same time requiring 8 states to be on the ballet,and they did.
*Editing to remove a video of Delegates from Nevada trying to nominate Paul from the floor,it has been taken off of youtube.
Delegates from Nevada tried to nominate Mr. Paul from the floor, submitting petitions from their own state as well as Minnesota, Maine, Iowa, Oregon, Alaska and the Virgin Islands. That should have done the trick: Rules require signatures from just five states. But the party changed the rules on the spot. Henceforth, delegates must gather petitions from eight states.
Ron Paul Supporters Revolt in Tampa - NYTimes.com
The main delegates bus ride was also important as they led the charge against the rules changes in the rules committee.The republican party leadership decided to take them for a "ride" during the meeting so the rules could not be questioned.
Meanwhile, some committee members suggested meddling was at play. A bus full of Virginia delegates arrived at the committee meeting - after it had adjourned.
"The bus that was supposed to pick up the Virginia delegation arrived an hour later than it was supposed to," explained Virginia delegate Morton Blackwell, a prime opponent of Rule 16.
Blackwell continued: "And then when we went downtown, we went around the same series of blocks repeatedly – twice. And then the bus took out away from downtown, went about a mile and a half, and then did a u-turn and came back. And did another circuit, of the same place where we had been before. And at that point, the Virginia delegates demanded, 'Stop the bus. And we're going to walk.' And we did."
Mike Rothfeld, a Virginia delegate also on the bus, went further.
"They pushed us around for 45 minutes and then we missed the meeting," Rothfeld said.
"We were in the security perimeter, they pushed us out of it three separate times. They moved us around until the meeting was adjourned."
Sebern claimed the snafu was "deliberate."
Rules fight sparks drama at RNC – CNN Political Ticker - CNN.com Blogs
This bus ride was the reason for this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1I3cI6D3a6Y&feature=player_embedded
*edited to add video from later in the thread from Fox news 19.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35OXo9SSj5I&feature=player_embedded
Clear now?
In short rule 16 lets the republican leadership remove and replace any delegate that does not vote for the candidate the party chooses.
"This takes us away from state sovereignty," said Colorado delegate Florence Sebern. "It takes us away from local control in our states. And it moves us towards, as a Republican Party, central control and top-down decisions. That's what this is."
Julianne Thompson, a national Romney delegate and a Georgia State Coordinator for the Tea Party Patriots, wrote an open letter to RNC Chairman Reince Priebus and members of the Rules Committee.
"With your current attempt at this rules change, you are essentially striking the first blow that chips away at that freedom, and you disenfranchise the very people that turned the tide for the GOP in 2010 by returning power in the U.S. House of Representatives to Republicans,"
Rule 12 changes allow for party rules to be changed at any time,in between or at conventions.This rule was important because with out it Ron Paul had the 5 states he needed to be on the ballet.With the rule change they could immediately change rule 40 at the same time requiring 8 states to be on the ballet,and they did.
*Editing to remove a video of Delegates from Nevada trying to nominate Paul from the floor,it has been taken off of youtube.
Delegates from Nevada tried to nominate Mr. Paul from the floor, submitting petitions from their own state as well as Minnesota, Maine, Iowa, Oregon, Alaska and the Virgin Islands. That should have done the trick: Rules require signatures from just five states. But the party changed the rules on the spot. Henceforth, delegates must gather petitions from eight states.
Ron Paul Supporters Revolt in Tampa - NYTimes.com
The main delegates bus ride was also important as they led the charge against the rules changes in the rules committee.The republican party leadership decided to take them for a "ride" during the meeting so the rules could not be questioned.
Meanwhile, some committee members suggested meddling was at play. A bus full of Virginia delegates arrived at the committee meeting - after it had adjourned.
"The bus that was supposed to pick up the Virginia delegation arrived an hour later than it was supposed to," explained Virginia delegate Morton Blackwell, a prime opponent of Rule 16.
Blackwell continued: "And then when we went downtown, we went around the same series of blocks repeatedly – twice. And then the bus took out away from downtown, went about a mile and a half, and then did a u-turn and came back. And did another circuit, of the same place where we had been before. And at that point, the Virginia delegates demanded, 'Stop the bus. And we're going to walk.' And we did."
Mike Rothfeld, a Virginia delegate also on the bus, went further.
"They pushed us around for 45 minutes and then we missed the meeting," Rothfeld said.
"We were in the security perimeter, they pushed us out of it three separate times. They moved us around until the meeting was adjourned."
Sebern claimed the snafu was "deliberate."
Rules fight sparks drama at RNC – CNN Political Ticker - CNN.com Blogs
This bus ride was the reason for this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1I3cI6D3a6Y&feature=player_embedded
*edited to add video from later in the thread from Fox news 19.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35OXo9SSj5I&feature=player_embedded
Clear now?
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