Not a Single Republican Delegate Is ‘Bound’ to Donald Trump

National Review ^ | David French

[ErikJohnsky]

Let’s begin with a simple proposition: As a matter of law and history, there is not a single “bound” delegate to the Republican National Convention. Not one delegate is required to vote for Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, or any other individual who “won” votes in the primary process. Each delegate will have to make his or her own choice. They — and they alone — will choose the Republican nominee.

[OKSooner]

"The underlying goal of the #antiTrump traitors want Hillary to win. So, they will run hit piece after hit piece, regardless of how true or realistic the article is. What we should do is"

Hmmm...

[sport]

I am sure that you are right.

[drpix]

The weasel writing the article is aware of the rule you cite (binding delegates) and writes of how he sees a way around it. From the article:

"{Rule 16(a)(2)} will expire upon the start of the 2016 convention" and it "would have to {be} adopted by a vote of the RNC Rules Committee in Cleveland before it even applied to this year's delegates."

The weasels are planning their treason to play out during the meeting of the 2016 Convention Rules Committee the week before the Convention begins. BE ALERT!

[Political Junkie Too]

They are the standing Rules of the Republican Party (see the Preamble), unless and until changed in a subsequent convention.

The Convention rules begin at Rule 26. Rule 41 is the rule about Convention Committees, including the Rules committee. Rule 42 is the rule about temporary rules.

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RULE NO. 42
Temporary Rules

Upon the adoption of the report of the Convention Committee on Rules and Order of Business, Rule Nos. 26-42 shall constitute the Standing Rules for this convention and the temporary rules for the next convention.

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Rule 42 implies that they might change the convention rules in the future, but as of now these are the rules for the next convention (temporary or otherwise) and NOT something that was just in place for the last convention.

Also note that Rules 1-25 are not called out as "temporary rules." These are overall party structure rules, state delegation selection and binding rules for the next convention, and contested delegation rules. These are the rules that are in force now.

-PJ

[Political Junkie Too]

Except that Rule 42 doesn't call out Rule 16 as a temporary rule. One could argue that Rule 16 is out of scope for the Convention Rules Committee via Rule 42.

That said, the rules will be whatever is most advantageous to the entrenched elite unless Trump can force enough pressure on them.

-PJ

[Reno89519]

Now I know this hack from his DOA run for president. You’d think he’d be too embarrassed to do more writing on Trump, especially to parrot Kristol and try to undermine Trump. Loser doubles down.

[freeandfreezing]

I guess David French has never considered that all of the delegates are members of their state Republican party, and have friends, neighbors, local supporters, and many other people whose approval led to them becoming delegates.

Those people know how much support Trump has, and except in a few enclaves, what their fellow Republicans would think of them if they failed in their duty to represent the intent of their fellow Republican voters.

How many delegates would really want to go home and explain to their friends, neighbors, co-workers and fellow party members that they betrayed all of the Republican voters whose support sent them to the convention?

Answer - not many.

[PGalt]

Bill Kristol & David French kiss.

[goldstategop]

I find it amusing the guy who flirted with abandoning the Republican Party is now demanding to save it from Trump.

The Republican Party needs Concern Trolls like David French like it needs enemies.

And yes, there will be only ONE ballot in Cleveland.

I find it interesting the #NeverTrumpers are more passionate about stopping Trump than they are about defeating Hillary.

They were never this eloquent about Obama.

[vmivol00]

Thanks for excerpt. I refuse to click on their website as I don’t want to contribute to their web based advertising revenue.

It will be a good day when NR is out of business and all of the neocon pajama boys have to get real jobs.

[odawg]

From Wikipedia:

“An ex post facto law (corrupted from Latin: ex postfacto, lit. ‘out of the aftermath’) is a law that retroactively changes the legal consequences (or status) of actions that were committed, or relationships that existed, before the enactment of the law.”

[Mechanicos]

He lies tho, the Rules committee only proposes rules, They do not go into effect until the Convention Delegates vote on them. So the Rule is still in effect when they meet. If they violate section ii at the meeting of the rules committee this rule tosses them out voids their trickery, etc. Until the Convention votes to adopt new rules the old rules are still in effect.

[Buttons12]

If these delegates do not vote the way they were intended to vote, we will see the biggest tarring-and-feathering event one could imagine.

Well, that's worth something. ;)

[RedWulf]

>I’m starting to think that the GOP is overly-infested with gay-men and cuckolds.....

Well, you’re not wrong.

[ThomasThomas]

Mr. French needs to go back and take care of Buffy and Jodi.

[fortheDeclaration]

Yes, lets just make the entire primary system a farce because no delegate is ‘legally’ bound to vote for the candidate who was elected.

[Albion Wilde]

Loser spew. L-L-L-L-Loser!

[pepsi_junkie]

No doubt, this election cycle will be the most controversial in my lifetime.

Yup, And that's saying something after the hanging chads of Bush/Gore in 2000.

[Hugin]

Not a single voter is bound to the Republican Party.

[Nuc 1.1]

Concur. I suspect they intend to dump Trump. They are lining up to deny him a first ballot victory. After that it will be an establishment type. The excuse will be the comments about the La Raza judge. It is vital we don't get violent at that point. I believe 0 is looking for any excuse to impose marshal law, postpone the election, and become dictator for life. At least that is what 0 believes. The marxists are so close to destroying the United States they won't be able to help themselves and with luck they will overplay their hand.