Forget the silly “country club” comments. You just show that your target is some strawman that you want to tear down, not a rule of law or the building up of the Party. You definitely don’t seem to identify yourself as a Republican.
If we vote on the permanent Convention Chairman at the first general session, rather than at the second, their lawsuit will causing practical problems for volunteers who have to pay for hotel rooms and leave jobs and other obligations to attend the convention.
Since we have to travel from Comal County to Houston, that extra 2 to 3 hours of lee-way before it is necessary for us to cast a vote, will make a real difference. For those of us who planned to drive up on Thursday morning, needing a quorum and having that first official vote at 3 PM is much better than at 12 noon. They’ll either get to leave the house earlier on Thursday in order to absolutely be on time for the opening prayers, or pay for an additional hotel night and meals away from home.
Thanks a lot notfair and all. Because we had our State Convention training for our County Wednesday night, before this ruling came in, I’ll have to call all the delegates and alternates and let them know what it’s going to cost them not to miss that first official vote. And I’ll be sure and let our delegates know which candidate(s) and their supporters we have to thank for the extra time and money.
The way things stand, if we are not absolutely on time and in our seats at 12 noon, no harm done. If things change because of some judge’s ruling, delegates will need to be registered and organized before 12 noon.
Our delegates and alternates usually organize at our first SD Caucus, so that we know who is present and can seat the alternates to cover for any delegates who are not present. The first votes for our delegates are usually to elect the permanent member for our Senatorial District of the rules, platform, organization, and credentials committees - not the permanent chairman of the Convention.
If the vote for the permanent Convention chairman is taken at the first general session we will have to meet as a County delegation before hand, sometime between when the 9 AM Registration opens and the 12 Noon beginning of the First General Session. Where are we going to hold this meeting? It sure is easier in the rooms for the SD caucus than it will be to have to arrange for a room or just try to work it out in the big meeting hall, with the delegates and alternates spread out much more.
well, I was responding more to that other poster who started off the thread by calling ron paul supporters ‘a-holes’. So the ‘country club’ comment was more directed at him. I am a republican, and have been for some 5 years. I was a poll watcher in north carolina in 2004 and volunteered for the orange county republican candidates that year. Since then, no doubt, my views have become more libertarian and I’ve been supporting Ron Paul out here in NV quite strongly.
I think, unfortunately, Ron Paul supporters often unecessarily create conflict with the Republican party establishment. They view them suspiciously and assign intentions when most state republican leadership actually wants to welcome them to the party and otherwise just wants to hold events in timely and professional manners. Not all Ron supporters are like this, many if not most are established republicans, some of whom are already part of the party leadership. Occasionally RP supporters have good reason to direct angst at party leadership. Which was the case here in Texas, I don’t know; since they got a judge to agree with them, sounds like the latter.
But the truth is that in many cases political conventions and party meetings are social clubs, people see old friends and make new friends and sort of forget about the purpose of it all, become ideologically complacent. The Ron Paul supporters are lighting a fire under the GOP. I think the best would be if we need to work together to advance liberty and the Republican party (the two used to be synonymous).