Posted on 08/28/2012 4:34:50 PM PDT by Clint N. Suhks
At a crucial time for GOP unity, there has been some dissent at the Republican National convention over new rules for delegate selection.
The controversial rules were challenged by grass roots factions of the Republican Party, ultimately resulting in a last minute compromise.
A new RNC rule would have allowed presidential candidates to vet and choose their own delegates, leaving state parties out of the selection process. This angered many grass root party activists, like Ron Paul supporters, because it would limit their ability to gain delegates at future conventions.
Columbus State University political scientist Greg Domin says it cuts out dissenting voices from the mainstream, presumptive candidate’s message:
“You know you’re talking about folks who have a different point of view than say this year’s candidate who will be Mitt Romney, and their voices would ultimately be silenced by this. If you eliminate the state parties from picking their candidate they’re basically becoming homogeneous.”
Julianne Thompson, one of Georgia’s national delegates for Mitt Romney, says taking the power to choose delegates away from states is a dangerous move that threatens grass roots efforts:
“I mean it only stands to reason that delegations would eventually be made up of high donors and personal friends of the nominee instead of representing the actual grass roots which is the heart and soul of the Republican party.”
A compromise was reached late Monday night that candidates would have to consult with state parties in selecting delegates.
“sounds like a teamster convention”
Jimmy Hoffa’s little pinky is buried beneath Mitt Romney’s perfect plastic hair.
LLS
Conservatives are the RINOs now..
GOP: “Shut your mouth, hand over your money and your vote, and we might let you live.”
Four more years of Obama and the perhaps irrevocable state socialization of America. That'll show 'em...
Not only delusional craziness, but delusional craziness that will harm all of us. Thanks a lot for assisting int he state socialization of America!
The money that runs BOTH the GOP-E, the State-Run-Media, and the Democrat Party are all the same. ONLY when We The People put down our shovels, and band together to say “NO MAS” can we change this crappy setup, and stop allowing money interests to rely on Illegal cheap labor, stop the Union Money-Laundering of dues along with exhorbitant wages and benefits in the Public Sector, including Teachers, Saftey Forces, and every Government Contract with Davis-Bacon invoked. The Free Market MUST be restored, or we’re just another Third World Socialist nation.
F’n boneless Boehner strikes again.
“I think Romney, aided by a GOP Congress, probably does more long term damage to America than a second term Obama, opposed by a GOP Congress.
Not only delusional craziness, but delusional craziness that will harm all of us. Thanks a lot for assisting int he state socialization of America!”
Actually Balding Eagle may well have a point. You keep your enemies in front of you.
“I am changing my registration to independent ...I live in Texas...”
We don’t have that type of registration in Texas. What you do in the primary decides what you are. If you vote in the Democrat primary, they stamp your voter card “Democrat”. If you vote in the Republican parimay, they stamp your voter card, “Republican”. If you do not vote in either party’s primary, you are considered “undetermined” - your voter card, of course, is not stamped with any designation because you didn’t vote in either primary.
When your voter card in a primary is stamped “Democrat” or “Republican”, that designation follows you until the next primary.
RamaSlamaDingDong. Who’s your DaDDy now?
I think he was fighting back tears as soon as he approached the podium.. Mitt’s a much better golfer than Obama.. or so I hear.
I saw Boehner ignore that loud yelliing, “No!” and say the yeahs had it. From that moment, he is a non person to me. I couldn’t beieve he did that. He ignored the people and gave that vote to Romney and that was big time wrong. He was going to give it to Romney no matter what the people said.
The people should give no more money to this corrupt Republican Party elite. The people do not matter to them - only they matter to them. They decide who gets what and damn the people.
The point of my post is that I believe you are one of those furthering the socialization of America, and I gave the rational for that theory.
I have zero faith in the GOP as of now, I had very little before
Well duh, dude or is it dudette?
All a figure of speech meaning I am finished with GOPE. I am done, no more money, no more footwork, no mor votes.
I watched some youtube video of the unseated Maine delegation apparently leaving the convention and being jeered by a bunch of juveniloids AKA Romney supporters.
That the RNC and Romney supporters would participate in the unseating of duly elected delegates - from what I can tell, real Americans, and not a bunch of butt kissing sycophants like the Romney delegates in the video - reveals much about where this country is headed.
I am very worried for the future of my children. I cringe at the thought of these Romney types in charge of the executive and legislative branches no less than I do about the current occupant and his supporters. The Republic as we knew it appears to be finished.
“Don’t forget your kneepads Newbie.”
Aah, when one’s arguments fail, there’s always the ad-hominem debating technique. At least I’m sure you FEEL like you’ve won.
The political graveyards of time are full of the bones of regimes that over-reached their authority and imposed a calamitous end to their peoples as a result.
Ah, but a shit sandwich (since it’s from ‘our side’) will go down MUCH smoother....Give it a break.
I know I’ve won little fella.
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