I don’t trust these people, but thus far the ability of this faction to accomplish anything has been overstated. I think the Dems are in for a lot more convention chaos.
I add this for the record. This is a report from the Texas about the Rules Committee from the 2012 RNC Convention. It’s a rapid process.
http://www.mcrp.org/documents/RulesCommitteeReportfromMelindaandButch_000.pdf