Very well stated. I am sure the two teams Trump/Cruz are well ahead of us here. This is truly exposing the system and the party as corrupt and eroding any confidence that we had in democracy. In Studying this I was flabbergasted at the screw job on the Ron Paul faction of the party. All they wanted was a nomination of their man and recognition of their efforts on behalf of their man. THEY WOULDN’T EVEN ALLOW HIS NOMINATION!!. Now the law of unintended consequences brings its revenge. So be it.
I think Trump must honor Cruz on this to control the floor. Its possible that he wont . Right now Trump is the only eligible nomination at the convention. But I see the “Art of the Deal” in play.
In the Morton Blackwell letter to the RNC previously cited not these requirements for amending the rules .
“Amending The Rules of the Republican Party goes through four successive steps: The RNC Standing Committee on Rules; the RNC itself; the Convention Rules Committee; and adoption by the Republican National Convention itself. Amendments may be made at any step of the process.”
That is vitally important in confirming the requirement of floor approval of any rule change.
This is going to be quite a ride.
Governor Tom Ridge is indicating a tweek to GOPE strategy. He seems to be trying to salvage John Kasickkkk, by starting to talk about “electability”.
He is saying the nomination is not reflective of a win in the General Election.
He is trying to prop up Kasickkkk, due to some poll showing Kasich besting Hillary, and being a “unifier” for those nasty old TRUMP and Cruz supporters.
They must be planning to exhaust the delegates at National until their hotel rooms EXPIRE, and they agree to settle a fueled combat scenario on the floor of the convention until delegates are ready to collapse and agree finally to compromise and nominate KASIKKKK.
People have planes to catch, etc. Don’t think the GOPE won’t set up just such dirty tricks.