The RNC is a private entity. The rules of the RNC currently state all delegates are bound on the first ballot. That’s not a state law its the rules of a private political party so the VA delegates are still bound.
Steve Deace has posted this on his FB page. Feel free to flame him. I certainly feel better. :-)
Craven poltroons of the GOPe only know how to cave and surrender. It takes a Democrat to steal. Therefore I’m not worried. They wouldn’t dare try to take this thing from Trump. From the people.
And in whose favor? Romney’s? LOL. Jeb’s? Last I heard, neither Romney nor Bush will even be attending.
I’ll start worrying in November when the votes are being counted by Democrats.
So where will this idiot judge’s logic lead over time? Can the same argument be applied to the Electoral College?
If this keeps up Americans will have to start voting with a bullet instead of a ballot.
Here’s this asshat’s Twitter - https://mobile.twitter.com/beaucorrell
There is absolutely no point in having elections if they are able to vote how they want. If the party doesn’t respect my vote, then I am done with the party. I will enjoy their big loss in November.
Just find a half-decent reason to block Erling “Curly” Haughland from attending the convention.
He’s the troublemaker, and he’s also the A**Hole who was quoted: The People don’t select our candidate. WE (the delegates) select our candidate.
I apologize for being so confused, but can someone explain the upshot here? Correll is claiming this as a victory and delegates are unbound and Trump seems to be claiming victory and that the delegates ARE bound....
So which is it?
I skimmed this whole d*mn pdf file, and I think this thread mis-reported its impact,
which led to an unnecessary panic or uproar here at FR.
I am not a lawyer, and I welcome any lawyer to explain why I am wrong about this...
The VA Statute 545 which was knocked down, MIGHT have been used to convict ANY of the
49 VA delegates of a misdemeanor if they did not ALL vote for Trump on the 1st ballot.
But NO reasonable person here or elsewhere was expecting ALL delegates to vote for Trump.
Nearly EVERYONE expected VA to cast its delegates proportionately,
based on the commonwealth-wide vote, as follows:
17 Delegates to vote for Trump on the first ballot,
16 Delegates to vote for Rubio on the first ballot,
8 Delegates to vote for Cruz on the first ballot,
5 De;egates to vote for Kasich on the first ballot, and
3 Delegates to vote for Carson on the first ballot.
Mr. Correll was selected as a delegate to the Republican National Convention,
and SIGNED A COPY of the “Declaration and Statement of Qualifications” that
had been included in the RPV s Rule 16(f) Filing. In doing so,
Correll AGREED TO THE REQUIREMENTS of RNC Rule 16(c)(2).
Rule 16(c)(2) will be in effect thru the beginning of the RNC, and it could be
subject to change during the convention.
Apparently Mr. Correll worried that a clause in 16(c)(2) might force all 49 delegates
to vote for the plurality winner (Trump) because that rule mentioned “state law”.
With state law 545 now moot, PROPORTIONALLY BOUND voting is now understood to be what shall
be expected to happen for Virginia. Misdemeanor charges won’t apply (but getting booted out
and replaced) will still apply if VA delegates try to vote some other way (than proportional) on the 1st ballot.
AND THAT IS EXACTLY what all of us have been expecting all along.
Nothing in this ruling today frees EVERY VA delegate to vote however they please on the first ballot.
IF I UNDERSTAND you (Mechanicos) you seem to be agreeing (in other posts on other threads)
with my summary.
I think this judge is a bushite. They are the ones who are trying to destroy freedom.
Wow, I wonder if the Electoral College “voters” can be unbound now too. If this stands then it looks like elections are now a thing of the past. Just let the ruling class select the who gets to be government at the federal, state and local levels.
Oh; wait. That says Virginia - not vagina.