Oh really? That's not for them to decide on the first ballot. They knew the rules when they signed up. They aren't representing themselves. They are representing the voters.
"I mean, these delegates want the world to know, and this country to know, that not every Republican's in lockstep with Donald Trump."
So what? He won the primary. You don't represent every republican. You represent the will of the voters in your state. You don't represent yourself on the first ballot. Would you say this if Ted Cruz had gotten the nomination and situations were reversed? I highly doubt it, so sit down and do your job.
The article goes on to say that no matter what happens at the rules committee, Waters is going to push a floor fight regardless of whether they get a minority report for the conscience clause"...based on an esoteric reading of the RNC's rules that states that delegates aren't bound to begin with."
The article says Trump has a team in place that is going to fight this stuff. These people are unbelievable. What are they going to do if they succeed? Who will they put in there? How can they claim whoever they put in represents Republicans and the party when the person either got millions less votes or got no votes at all. The only two people from this field I could possibly see doing it are Jeb! but most likely Kasich. Kasich is a big enough jerk where he wouldn't care.
“What are they going to do if they succeed? Who will they put in there?”
They are Ted Cruz loons that still haven’t figured out they are actually working for Romney.
This is all being bankrolled by the Chamber and open borders lobby. Also the corporate donor class status quoers.
Trump will be the only “R” I vote for this year. The rest will be third party or write in. Anyone that still votes for a friggin “Republicant” is just as traitorous as the GOP.
If these jerks are successful, the vote in November will set records for low Republican turnout.
I fully expect my delegate to represent the way I voted in the primary. If they do not, hellfire will rain down on the convention.
OT: IMHO, it’s time for the whole primary/convention scheme to be analyzed. There has got to be a better way.
IF they destroy the party, will I bother to listen to Limbaugh explain how his previous idiotic comments on this were misinterpreted?
Because he went on like an absolute jackass that selecting anti-Trump delegates to fill spots won by Trump in the primaries, was all Kosher and hunky dory.
IF Cruz is not endorsing Trump he should not be allowed to speak.
Trying to find out who this Dane Waters is. Any FReepers know? Is this him?
http://www.citizensinchargefoundation.org/about-us/cic-board-of-directors/dane-waters
https://www.c-span.org/person/?mdanewaters
I’m quite confident it is.
These are like high school kids playing student government. In the end the adults who are actually in charge will make the right outcomes happen.
Translated into reality speech it means they don’t have a snowball’s chance in Hell.
Vichy Republicans need to be purged.
More wishful thinking from the MSM
Mike Lee in on Team Romney.
So MIKE LEE...is like ORRIN HATCH?
No thankee...Utah needs to primary him out next Senate Election....run Mia Love or anybody over this lawless SOB
simple fact; the DC establishment needs to be permanently ELIMINATED
Republicans do this, and I cut all ties. I will register Whig.
I was never anti-Trump, but was pro-Cruz, so I think I can credibly say today’s anti-Trump people are f’n idiots.
This writer may be biased or uninformed.
“[Mike] Lee was an early endorser and remains a good friend of Sen. Ted Cruz...”
Lee was not an early endorser, unless you consider March 10 early in the campaign.
If I was one of those delegates, I’d be afraid to go back home after the convention and face those Trump supporters whom I’d just put the screws to...
Half way to 28?
According to some reports over the weekend, they were claimining they had the 28 required to force a ‘minority report’ vote.
If they succeed, the GOP will lose by a massive landslide all the way up and down the ticket on Election Day.
The enemedia will build this false meme up to the very end, claiming that it is “building steam”, “building strength”, “nearly there”, etc., etc., etc.,, but will claim that at the very end if just BARELY failed in a real squeaker to the wire.
Yeah, right.