Posted on 03/25/2016 4:58:58 PM PDT by BlackFemaleArmyColonel
Republicans have assumed this entire elections season that a candidate must have won at least 8 state primaries or caucuses to be eligible for the GOP nomination, but apparently that is not the case and apparently a rule change hasn’t technically occurred, but that’s not the way it seems.
Even Ted Cruz said just last night that John Kasich wasn’t eligible because he hadn’t won enough states, so even he was mislead.
Insiders now say rule 40(b) only applied to the republican convention in 2012 and was never intended to be used in future elections.
From Washington Examiner:
Party officials and knowledgeable sources have confirmed over the past few days that Rule 40(b) doesn’t exist for the purposes of the upcoming convention. That means at this point, the three candidates left in the race, front-runner Donald Trump, Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, and Ohio Gov. John Kasich, are all eligible for the nomination, as, possibly, are the Republican contenders who have since suspended their campaigns.
Ben Ginsberg, a Republican elections lawyer who was involved in rule-making process for the 2012 convention, said that Rule 40(b) isn’t transferrable to the 2016 convention. Ginsberg explained to the Washington Examiner that what was passed in 2012 applied only to 2012, and that the 2016 convention must pass its own rule determining nomination eligibilty.
RNC Chairman Reince Priebus confirmed Ginsberg’s assessment on Sunday during a television interview. “There will always be a perception problem if people continue to miss — to not explain the process properly. So, the 2012 rules committee writes the rules for the 2012 convention. The 2016 rules committee writes the rules for the 2016 convention,” he told CNN.
(Excerpt) Read more at proudcons.com ...
>>I’m slowly reconciling myself to the fact that our country’s lost.
I know, it’s a real shocker when the realization hits you. Thoughts of my deceased mom and dad and family members come to mind, the sacrifice of so many moms and dads, for their country’s liberty, only to realize what we now face.
Trump and Cruz delegates will write new rules.
I have considered becoming an I. I have decided to stay involved in the local party as I have been for years. The local R establishment have purchased lots of anti acid tablets becaus of me, I am confident by staing one of them may eventually OD on anti acid tablets.
It was only there to keep Ron Paul and his delegates in their box.
Or he can run as an independent and win the election anyway and drive them even more nuts.
>>A lot of Rs theses days are Ds. even the leading candidate
But he isn’t a Progressive. Some day you will understand what that means. Until then, just go vote for Ted because he told you that Jesus can’t come back until he is president.
Bless you, my child. Thank you for your “service”!!
Straight Democrat if he gets jobbed at the convention.
Kamikaze Voter
Every Democrat for every office in every election until there is no more GOP
GOP-RIP
“If voting truly mattered, they wouldn’t let us do it.”
Mark Twain
Sounds good ... but why wait?
Rules adopted in 2012:
https://cdn.gop.com/docs/2012_RULES_Adopted.pdf
Rule 40(b) is found on page 39 of 42 above.
Rule 42 talks about Rules 26-42 binding the convention (in 2012) and becoming the temporary rules in the next convention(in 2016).
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.
This is what I’ve been talking about!
“I take it you need a beach or mountain top to find your safe place. I know poetry but to use license means you stole it.”
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Let mi b splainin 2 u in simple USA...
K, I no b steal in nuttin from Johnny K...Kasich always be talkin about his Daddy, the mailman...he b never miss a debate where in he don’t b say his Daddy wuz a mailman...so, I b liken to call da son, Johnny Mailbags...cuz he b so proud of his Daddy, the mailman...
As 4 me...I b haven mi poetry on mi mountin...I b happy as a clam here Injianer...
But, les me b axe u...do u b hav all yur teeth, livin on ur mountin? Bert Raynolds maid a fine muvi bout this long time a go...had banjoes...
God b bles you sir and yur Donald! He shur b a nucklehed...
Oh yeah, /s
Willard M Romney wrote the rules for the 2012 convention to stop Ron Paul and others from benefitting from the 2008 rules...
Surprise, surprise, the Sea Island Republicans in charge of the Convention are changing the rules.
Anyone who doubts that they intend on installing Ryan or Jeb or Mitt or Kasich as the nominee for President is fooling themselves.
All of the infighting between Trump and Cruz is meaningless. The GOP establishment will prevent both of them from getting a shot at the nomination.
#Kamikaze Voter. It doesn't exist yet on Twitter.
License to use something in this application means you took somebody else’s work and fudged it.
Your English here is much the same.
The fact that the RNC meets to make rules *before* the convention starts is disgusting. What it means is that they can change the rules based on the results of the primaries and caucuses in order to exclude non-establishment/conservative/constitutionalist candidates.
The RNC can also engage in all kinds of dirty tricks to unseat conservative Trump or Cruz delegates and replace them with State party hacks. It has been done before.
“R’s are really pissing me off.
As stated earlier after my primary I am switching to I”
I’m doing the same thing. Of course, the republicans are so tone deaf, they will assume I’m switching because I don’t like Trump, not because I can’t stand to even call myself a republican anymore because of the GOPe.
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