You miss the point of the article, completely.
READ:
“AND THE “CONSCIENCE CLAUSE,” which will RELEASE CONSERVATIVE DELEGATES FROM SUPPORTING THE PRESUMPTIVE DELEGATE, should that delegate represent views that contradict theirs or the party.”
This means delegates are not bound.
So why have any election? you tell me if delegates may choose willy-nilly
And, if you are in Florida, you ought to know that the FL R party changed the primary date and the delegate rules to accommodate Jeb Bush. Florida is the only state that has delegates bound until the 4th ballot. Sucks to be the Bushes when Jeb had already withdrawn and the deal benefits a total outsider- TRUMP!
How about you do some research and get back to us after you have determined how many Cruz delegates are on the RNC convention rules committee and what days they convene to vote and make the rules for 2016.
Then we’ll have something to discuss.
Oh, you, or someone did, added “(wants to cancel open primaries)” that isn’t in the original title, so I thought that’s what we were focusing on.
Though a month old, even Trump says he’s not worried about a rule change negatively affecting him:
http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/12/politics/gop-convention-rules-committee/
Even Infowars won’t say Cruz is attempting to steal the nomination, though they do try to use words that lead you to believe that that is what is happening. This is what they say though: “On Sunday, a top Cruz aide sent out a letter to convention delegates stating it is “still possible to advance a conservative agenda at the convention.”” I’m sure you know that one of the things that happens at the convention is reexamining and updating the party platform.
http://www.infowars.com/cruz-operatives-plan-to-stack-rules-and-platform-committees-at-rnc-convention/
I know you really want this to be a big deal, but I think it isn’t.
"The key discussion points, which will also be the likely flash points during the convention, will include closed primaries. This means doing away with open primaries and the "conscience clause," which will release conservative delegates from supporting the presumptive delegate, should that delegate represent views that contradict theirs or the party."
Just perhaps there is some ambiguity there? Depends on how you parse it out. Look at it this way, "doing away with open primaries and the "conscience clause,". Does that mean doing away with the "conscience clause"? Does anyone happen to know if the "conscience clause" is currently part of RNC rules?