Posted on 07/13/2016 5:35:33 PM PDT by Trump20162020
The Trump campaign and the leadership of the Republican National Committee are working hard to pressure delegates to vote for Trump. The race is over, they say. The voters have rendered their judgment. Delegates do not have the right to nullify this verdict. Now is the time to rally around Trump and unify the party.
Trump and the RNC leadership are wrong. The delegates should feel free to vote their consciences, and the rules and history of the Republican National Convention support their right to do so. In a separate entry, I will focus on the rules and the history of the convention, while here I will examine the moral responsibilities of convention delegates.
The claims of the Trump boosters ultimately boil down to: Because this is a democracy, the people have spoken, and delegates are morally obliged to follow their instructions, regardless of what their consciences claim. This thinking is faulty. In truth, the people have not really spoken, and, even if they had, this is not actually a democracy. Lets take each point in turn.
First, Trump did not win a majority of the vote. He claimed slightly less than 45 percent of the primary vote, which is less than any presumptive nominee in the modern era. People can have a legitimate debate about the moral demands attending a majority votebut Trump scored a plurality victory, and an unimpressive one at that.
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Hey Jay tell that linguini spined Republicrat boss of yours to do his own writing and not get the hired help like you to do his dirty work for him.
“Trump did not win a majority of the vote.”
Trump more than won enough delegates through the primary process prescribed by the Republican party and in accordance with its rules voted on and authorized by its delegates. It was all orchestrated in good faith and agreed to by ALL, I repeat, ALL parties involved.
To change the rules after the fact requires corrupt consciences.
I don’t care how this fool ransacks throughout history and tries to rationalize his deviousness, it will always stem from and is inspired by corruption and deception.
Excellent article. I agree with it.
And Madison and Burke as well.
These Idiots have just 2 choices , 1 to Win and 2 to Lose ,I think they want to LOSE BIG TIME
Yes, they should absolutely vote their consciences - if they have any.
How would you (hypothetically, of course) even be able to mob all that are on board with this kind of idea? They’re only one voice in a sea of similar voices.
My recommend is that the hate factor be amped down, less a worry turn into a self fulfilling prophecy.
“Trump and the RNC leadership are wrong.”
What a load of Shiite.
Why don’t you ring the death bell for your fake magazine just a little bit louder.
Federal Court... Delegates Are Bound to Follow Election Results (Update)
Can somebody clarify?
Bastards. Then why did we even have a primary season if this star chamber is gonna do anything they please?
Kristolnacht.
I wouldn’t let my bird crap on the Weekly Standard, it’s too filthy.
And anyhow, Trump’s favor has been growing. What looked like “mere plurality” at the time of the primaries is not looking so mere now.
Sore losermen.
Ted Snake-oil Cruz could put a stop to all this by simply endorsing Donald Trump.
Maybe that is what his speech at the convention is for.
If the nomination of Yeb or Mittens or some other “professional politician” was at risk, the Weakly Standard would be singing a much different tune: Delegates vote your conscience? - No way, man! - You must vote in accordance with who the voters in your district voted — That would be what the Weakly Standard would be demanding.
This Jay is trying to “cost” the whole GOP, let alone Trump, the election.
Trump is the only figure in the running who seems ready to sufficiently tell Hillary off.
Trump did not win a majority of the vote.
He only won more than the entire number of votes cast in the entire GOP 2012 season. And he won more than Cruz or anyone else.
How old is he? I have T shirts older than him.
The Cheap Labor Express simply cannot allow us to elect a President who enforces the laws and borders.
So far they have failed to stop Trump from winning the primaries. They will probably fail at the convention.
When they fully back Hillary, they will probably fail as well.
Especially delusional since individual delegates are not polled. Each state delegation has a spokesman that will announce the allocation of delegate votes according to that state’s rules. It is a roll call of states, not individual delegates.
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