Will Texas Republicans be Forced to Change the Way We Elect Delegates and Alternates to National Conventions?
Texas Delegate and member on the National Rules Committee, Butch Davis, says there will be a MINORITY REPORT signed by both Texas members on the Rules Committee concerning the selection of delegates and alternates to national conventions.
Currently, Texas delegates to state conventions elect three delegates and three alternates from each Congressional District to serve at Republican National Conventions. They also elect a Nominating Committee to choose At-Large Delegates and Alternates.
The proposed change would allow the presidential candidate to disavow any delegates and alternates chosen at state conventions. And the states would be forced to replace them.
Since Butch Davis told the committee that this was a rule important enough to be a "hill worth dying on," I am looking to Butch to lead delegates in an appropriate response.
Our hope is to leave Texas' current delegate selection process alone. As a former Republican presidential candidate said: "If it ain't broke, don't fix it."
We will see whether this triggers a floor discussion during the convention on Monday--or not.
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New nominating/delegate procedures
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what about primary date?
Let's be honest. The Paulies
Let's be honest. The Paulies don't give a damn about the rules unless they can be twisted to support their "minority" (and by a long stretch) candidate. Many are openly campaigning for Gary Johnson on GOP. And it is ironic that Ron's lawsuits move to do the exact same thing, ignore the rules of the states, unbind delegates (in violation of state rules) and disrupt the convention. All the while telling the voters who turned out, your votes don't matter. So who are we really "disenfranchising"? If Ron hadn't been such a petulant ego maniac, he'd have gotten a voice but we have no obligation to allow a candidate rejected so loudly by the voters with no intention of working with the party to be heard. Sorry. Does the rule go too far? Perhaps. Do I care? Not at all, this election is far to important to allow a nut case to hijack it in support of Obama.
Grassroots gets MOWED DOWN!