[Paleo Conservative]

I was a delegate to the Nueces County GOP convention. The main purpose of the convention was to approve the slate of delegates and alternates to the state Republican convention that will be held in Houston in June. We also voted on some resolutions to be forwarded to the state convention to be considered there.

There was a large group of Ron Paul supporters who tried to disrupt the convention by challenging the credentials of the chair of the Nueces County Republican Party and calling for a points of order during the reading of a report by the credentials committee. The chair ran the convention strictly by Roberts Rules of Order and had the Sergeant at Arms, the Nueces County Sherrif Jim Kaelin evict one of them for being out of order. Immediately about 50 of them left to form their own rump convention. There was nothing spontaneous about it. The whole confrontation was designed so they could walk out en mass. They named their own list of delegates and alternates to the state convention and had a list of resoltions they want to forward to the state convetion. I'm sure they will try to challenge the credentials of the delegates from the official Nueces County Republican Party to the state convention, but they will fail.

[Paleo Conservative]

[alice_in_bubbaland]

Is Ron Paul still running for President?

[EternalVigilance]

They’re fighting over a dead body.

[SandRat]

Equating the Paulistas with the word “rump” is appropriate.

[Ronaldus Magnus]

The ‘Paulians’ disrupted our district caucus here in Wisconsin by attempting to confuse, amend, and oppose almost every resolution. Their disruptive actions appeared to be both coordinated and premeditated and accomplished nothing except to waste everyone’s time and build lasting resentments toward them and their causes.

[deport]

Has Paul ever officially pulled out of the Presidential Primary race? I can’t remember reading where he did other than he redirected his focus to the CD race. All said I am not surprised by Paul’s supporters.

Have you heard anything as to how the Democratic cty/sen. conventions went?... I’ve seen bits and pieces in the papers but nothing giving a summary statewide....

[buffyt]

EVERYONE I know here in South Texas is FOR Ron Paul. My kids live in Austin and every sign was for Ron Paul. I do not know ANYONE who is FOR Hillary or Obambam or McPain. Ron Paul was the ONLY candidate who wanted to get back to the Constitution. That is why everyone fears him.

[lgwdnbdgr]

The chair ran the convention strictly by Roberts Rules of Order and had the Sergeant at Arms, the Nueces County Sherrif Jim Kaelin evict one of them for being out of order.

These two statements, as presented, contradict each other. Under Robert, the chair cannot unilaterally evict someone who has the right to be there.

[buschbaby]

The Paul wackos caused problems in Missouri also. While I could support some of Ron Paul’s ideas, I loathe his supporters. They are the smartest people in any room, just ask them.

[anymouse]

Same thing happened in Galveston County GOP convention too. Quick perceptive Republican activism thwarted the Paulbots too.

I suspect that this is happening all over the country. The State conventions are next. Keep a watchful eye for similar activities and note it to Party leadership.

[John D]

The Pat Robertson bible thumpers were doing the same thing in 88. They were so called Republicans, but they never voted. They were one issue (abortion) voters who did not care about anything but abortion.

[Republic of Texas]

Gee, I wonder what McCain could do to inspire this sort of fanatacism...?

Conservatism? Maybe?

[WOSG]

This happened in Travis County too.

They tried and failed to take over SD-14 and tried and succeeded in SD-25.

http://travismonitor.blogspot.com/2008/03/another-report-sd-14-convention.htm

[Lisa2006]

I was a delegate to the Nueces County Republican Convention also. The disruption was not about Ron Paul. It was about failing and refusing to follow the rules... Any prudent person, determined to participate in a lawful manner, suspecting that the rules are not being followed, would make preparation hoping that they would not be necessary.
I was very confused by what I saw at the time, but I now believe that the Chair made the assumption (without verification) that an email he saw by some means was connected in some manner with people who requested access to open records and/or attended the convention. And then, instead of asking if these people if they had anything to do with this referenced email, the Chair apparently decided that the appropriate response was to willfully break the law by intentionally obstructing access to open records, thereby blocking timely challenge at a county convention level to ineligible delegates that had been added; then railroading the county convention, and denying the rights of delegates who had the duty to correct falsified records.
If the chair had intended for anyone to have a voice, where was the microphone that is usually present for people to use? In conventions all over the state the rules were followed, all people were included, and the party is stronger - but not in Nueces!!!