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Republicans Consider ‘Conscientious Objector’ Rule for Convention Delegates
Yahoo News ^ | 18 Jun 2016

Posted on 06/18/2016 5:03:04 PM PDT by mandaladon

Members of the GOP Convention Rules committee are planning to consider an amendment to allow delegates a way out of voting for Trump on the first ballot—an effort that in an extreme could be used to deny him the nomination.

Under the proposal, delegates could be granted conscientious objector status, thereby freeing them from their pledge to vote as they are bound as the result of primaries and caucuses. The measure, first put forward by Colorado delegate Kendal Unruh, would undo the strict ‘faithless-delegate’ rule enacted at the GOP convention in 2012 and allow a “vote of conscience, whether personal or religious” by delegates.

“Allowable personal reasons shall include the public disclosure of one or more grievous acts of personal conduct by a nominee candidate, including but not limited to, criminally actionable acts, acts of moral turpitude or extreme prejudice, and/or notorious public statements of support for positions that clearly oppose or contradict the policies embodied in the Republican Party’s platform as established at the national convention,” the amendment says.

Nearly all convention delegates are bound under the current rules—at least on the first ballot—by the results of primaries and caucuses in their states and territories. At minimum the proposed amendment would free frustrated delegates from having to vote for Trump, and in the extreme could deny Trump the 1,237 delegates required to win the nomination—even on the first ballot.

On Friday, RNC Chairman Reince Priebus announced the selection of the chair and co-chair of the Convention Rules Committee, Utah National Committeewoman Enid Mickelson and Massachusetts National Committeeman Ron Kaufman. Both have spoken negatively about Trump in the past, but are viewed as party institutionalists.

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The circulating draft is one of several proposed amendments designed to undermine Trump or alleviate the concerns of delegates at the convention. A more radical proposal would unbind all delegates for any reason, while more limited measures would provide delegates with other outlets to voice their frustration with Trump at the convention..........................They just keep at it...
1 posted on 06/18/2016 5:03:04 PM PDT by mandaladon
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To: mandaladon

Someone needs their safe space with a cuddly blankey and crayons.


2 posted on 06/18/2016 5:04:58 PM PDT by bgill (CDC site, "We still do not know exactly how people are infected with Ebola")
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To: mandaladon

How about—the Republican party accepts the fact that the people want some real representation for a change, and works to represent us?

Is that really such a radical idea?


3 posted on 06/18/2016 5:05:02 PM PDT by exDemMom (Current visual of the hole the US continues to dig itself into: http://www.usdebtclock.org/)
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To: mandaladon

“My conscience doesn’t allow me to respect the decision of the voters”

????


4 posted on 06/18/2016 5:05:05 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: mandaladon

Is the actual vote cast by a delegate in each round of voting made public?


5 posted on 06/18/2016 5:05:08 PM PDT by I am Richard Brandon
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To: mandaladon

This is unbelievable.

Say goodbye to the GOP.

The corporate lobbyists can have it.


6 posted on 06/18/2016 5:05:16 PM PDT by headstamp 2 (Fear is the mind killer.)
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To: mandaladon

So basically screw the will of the voters. Why have primary elections if this is what they are going to do?


7 posted on 06/18/2016 5:06:27 PM PDT by Parley Baer
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To: mandaladon

One more thing, if this happens the Republican party is dead.


8 posted on 06/18/2016 5:07:03 PM PDT by Parley Baer
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To: mandaladon

““Allowable personal reasons shall include the public disclosure of one or more grievous acts of personal conduct by a nominee candidate, including but not limited to, criminally actionable acts, acts of moral turpitude or extreme prejudice, and/or notorious public statements “

doesn’t this describe Hitlery?


9 posted on 06/18/2016 5:08:22 PM PDT by max americana (fired every liberal in our company at every election cycle..and laughed at their faces (true story))
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To: mandaladon

This story is being reported as false, the rules committee is made up of Trump delegates.


10 posted on 06/18/2016 5:08:42 PM PDT by stockpirate (Make America Mexico Again - MAMA end sarcasm)
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To: Parley Baer

Interesting visual...a once great institution shooting itself in both feet with an “assault rifle” no less...


11 posted on 06/18/2016 5:11:03 PM PDT by Stayfree
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To: stockpirate

( This story is being reported as false, the rules committee is made up of Trump delegates.)

Is that confirmed? I hear more and more stories of shenanigans each day closer to convention.


12 posted on 06/18/2016 5:12:23 PM PDT by ObozoMustGo2012 (q15.)
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To: mandaladon

unconscionable
adjective un·con·scio·na·ble:
extremely bad, unfair, or wrong
going far beyond what is usual or proper


13 posted on 06/18/2016 5:13:17 PM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
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To: mandaladon

Are these not the cutest thaangs— these corrupt ghouls with there very thaangiest bright ideas?

LOL!!

Treachery in the name of “conscience”. Beautiful.

Modeling Leftist tactics with word fraud.


14 posted on 06/18/2016 5:14:03 PM PDT by RitaOK (Viva Christo Rey. PubYeslic education is the farm team for more Marxists coming-- infinitum.)
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To: mandaladon

Whatever shite they may try, it will backfire because they are idiots.


15 posted on 06/18/2016 5:15:52 PM PDT by bigbob
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To: headstamp 2
"Say goodbye to the GOP."

Say goodbye to the GOP what little remains of the United States.

16 posted on 06/18/2016 5:16:18 PM PDT by SuperLuminal (Where is another agitator for republicanism like Sam Adams when we need him?)
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To: mandaladon

Go Ahead Punk, MAKE MY DAY!


17 posted on 06/18/2016 5:16:39 PM PDT by lexington minuteman 1775
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To: mandaladon

They demanded that we support those dried dog turds Dole, McStain and Romney and now they pull this?


18 posted on 06/18/2016 5:17:17 PM PDT by Flag_This (You can't spell "treason" without the "O".)
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To: stockpirate

Who is reporting this story as false?


19 posted on 06/18/2016 5:17:33 PM PDT by RitaOK (Viva Christo Rey. PubYeslic education is the farm team for more Marxists coming-- infinitum.)
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To: mandaladon

Watch it backfire: non Trump delegates will swing to Trump, creating a landslide victory.


20 posted on 06/18/2016 5:19:04 PM PDT by ctdonath2 ("Get the he11 out of my way!" - John Galt)
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