Simple reason:
Posted on 07/02/2016 1:41:21 PM PDT by Innovative
Last-ditch attempts by a group of Republican delegates seeking to stop Donald Trump from becoming the GOP presidential nominee are quickly fading -- and now their fight is facing a federal legal challenge.
At issue is whether delegates to the Republican National Convention in Cleveland are bound to vote for the results of state caucuses and primaries. A group that claims the support of hundreds of convention delegates has been pushing to change Republican presidential nomination rules so that delegates can "vote their conscience" -- reviving a long-simmering debate led by GOP purists who believe that only convention delegates -- not the millions of voters who participated in the primary process -- can ultimately pick a presidential nominee.
Carroll "Beau" Correll, one of Virginia's 49 GOP convention delegates, filed suit in federal court in Richmond on June 24 challenging a state law binding him to the results of the March 1 primary. He's a former federal prosecutor and defense attorney who supported the presidential campaign of Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.). His suit argues that the state law binding him to the primary results violates his First Amendment right to vote his "conscience, free from government compulsion."
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He could, if he wanted to, since it's his supporters are the ones who are causing this turmoil within the Republican party, which will only benefit Hillary.
Sounds kind of unconstitutional.
“... the state law binding him to the primary results violates his First Amendment right to vote his “conscience, free from government compulsion.”
Then he should recuse himself from being a “delegate of the people” and wait till November to “vote his conscience”....
This is called “screw” the voters. I want to vote for whomever I want. I don’t want to play by the rules. I don’t want the votes in the primary to count.
“His suit argues that the state law binding him to the primary results violates his First Amendment right to vote his “conscience, free from government compulsion.””
He’s an idiot. The GOP is a private organization and he was appointed to be a delegate in a private organization where he must follow the rules of that organization. His option is to resign as a delegate if he doesn’t like the rules.
I doubt a competent judge would even take the case if this is even remotely his reasoning. There is no compulsion from government.
You know, Romney is a snake and everybody knows he’s a snake. But many, MANY of us were badly fooled by Cruz, who is also a snake but tries to appear as a dove.
“His suit argues that the state law binding him to the primary results violates his First Amendment right to vote his “conscience, free from government compulsion”
Political parties are private entities.
And were not these the people that were bragging about how their delegate stealing schemes were “in the rules”? Now rules dont matter because “muh first amendments”.
Seems to me the delegate from Virginia agreed to be a delegate under specific rules, and now wants to change the rules he agreed to be a delegate under.
I think he is pissing into the wind, and I don’t think many will want to be near him when he turns around.
Agreed.
I just don’t see how there is any federal legal violation here. Political parties can choose their candidates for office in any way they decide. There is no requirement that an election or caucus be held. They can pick candidates in a smoke filled room. They can choose candidates by coin flip or drawing straws. So I don’t see how this can go anywhere in court.
Laughable suit. A generation or two ago the attorney filing such a suit would have been threatened with contempt of court and would face sanctions for a frivolous suit.
If a party relies on state government to fund its primary, the state government can impose its conditions.
Cruz was a candidate of opportunity for a certain group of conservatives. The savvy have moved on and Cruz’ carries no authority.
I presume that Trump would be the metaphorical mongoose in that story.
former federal prosecutor and defense attorney who supported the presidential campaign ...... of a naturalized citizen. See Rogers v. Bellei. Not unusual for a lawyer (especially a government-emplyed prosecutor), cherry pick between the parts of the constitution to get the outcome he prefers.
If their conscience doesn't let them follow state law and party rules, then step aside and let someone else be the delegate who com follow the law and the rules.
These delegates are not "privileged" individuals such that laws and ruler must be changed to accommodate them. If they can't live with the obligations and trust their voters placed in them, then step aside and let someone else do it.
-PJ
So ridiculous. I got a call yesterday asking me if I would support unbinding delegates. I said this. “Donald Trump won my State, AZ, by a near landslide. How could I, a representative of the Republican Party, tell people who I register vote that their vote matters and then turn around and undermine that vote.” I will be voting, enthusiastically, for the next President of the United States, Donald Trump.”
Bunch of sore losers.
If they win I will flip to the DNC.
At least they are honest about hating conservatives.
A friend of mine is on the rules committee. I spoke with him this morning. They are going to make sure this doesn’t happen. Trust me.
Are you kidding? He LOVES all this!
Ted’s crew should pull up their pants and prepare to head for home. Of course, when Sen. Ted signs a pledge which he never intended to keep, he has little to say when delegates do the same. They are nothing more than individual cells in a single living being. If delegates do not vote for the winner in their state and refuse any attempt at following ‘the law’, they’ve every right to expect the scorn and barbs thrown their direction by American Voters who expected more from them. Hero worship is easy...much easier than attempting to save their nation’s laws, political field, and sovereignty.
“Why doesn’t Cruz put a stop to this?”
because he is a dishonorable skunk and we were very lucky to get this “free” look at him for what he really is.
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