If we fill the conventions in Georgia and Newt wins and then drops out...

[wgadget]

In my inbox this morning:


Greetings!

Please remember, if you want to be a Cobb County Delegate or Alternate to the Congressional District Convention and/or Georgia Republican Party State Convention, you MUST appear before the Cobb County Republican Party Nominating Committee. Unlike previous years, no one gets a pass to be a Delegate or Alternate without appearing before the Nominating Committee.

Please be aware that completing the form at the Precinct Mass Meeting where you stated you were willing to serve as a Delegate or Alternate to the District and/or State Conventions does not preclude your having to appear before the Nominating Committee. Everyone, including elected officials, party officers and even those who have been going to these conventions for as long as anyone can remember MUST be interviewed by the Nominating Committee to be considered as a Delegate or Alternate this year.

Also, unlike previous years, there will be NO interviews on the morning of the County Convention, March 10th. The committee has been interviewing all weekend and have only two times remaining that you can appear before them . . . Monday, March 5 from 7:00 P.M. until 9:00 P.M. and Wednesday, March 7 from 5:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M.

You do not have to be a Delegate or Alternate to the County Convention to be considered for a Delegate or Alternate slot to either or both the District and State Conventions.

If you have already been interviewed by the Nominating Committee, please disregard this reminder.

Best Regards,
Joe Dendy
Chairman
Cobb County Republican Party

 

[wgadget]

http://runronpaul.com/supporter-video/ron-paul-supporters-in-oklahoma-fight-back-and-win/

 

[gte811i]

http://runronpaul.com/supporter-video/ron-paul-supporters-in-oklahoma-fight-back-and-win/

sent you a PM.

 

[LostNFoundNTx]

Been wondering, under Robert's Rules of Order and party rules, can a supermajority vote at the state convention change the rules and fully unbind all delegates headed to the national convention?

 

[tbone717]

Been wondering, under Robert's Rules of Order and party rules, can a supermajority vote at the state convention change the rules and fully unbind all delegates headed to the national convention?

Best thing is to look at your state GOP rules first and see.

And let's be realistic here. Do you honestly think that if a group of Paul supporters overwhelm the system in such a manner, and use every loophole in the rules to do something as you suggest that the average voter is going to look at that and suddenly there will be this wave of support for Paul that will catapult him to the White House?

The primary and caucus system is set up so that pretty much anyone can throw their hat into the ring, and they let the voters determine who is the right candidate to be on the ballot in November. If you cannot win at the polls, what makes anyone think that the American people would support a candidate who found some loopholes and got himself on the ticket - without ever winning a single contest?

 

[LostNFoundNTx]

Best thing is to look at your state GOP rules first and see.

Been through them several times. Not exactly an issue that's presented itself before so it's hard to find anything definitive on the matter.

 

[Kcannell]

In my inbox this morning:


Greetings!

Please remember, if you want to be a Cobb County Delegate or Alternate to the Congressional District Convention and/or Georgia Republican Party State Convention, you MUST appear before the Cobb County Republican Party Nominating Committee. Unlike previous years, no one gets a pass to be a Delegate or Alternate without appearing before the Nominating Committee.

Please be aware that completing the form at the Precinct Mass Meeting where you stated you were willing to serve as a Delegate or Alternate to the District and/or State Conventions does not preclude your having to appear before the Nominating Committee. Everyone, including elected officials, party officers and even those who have been going to these conventions for as long as anyone can remember MUST be interviewed by the Nominating Committee to be considered as a Delegate or Alternate this year.

Also, unlike previous years, there will be NO interviews on the morning of the County Convention, March 10th. The committee has been interviewing all weekend and have only two times remaining that you can appear before them . . . Monday, March 5 from 7:00 P.M. until 9:00 P.M. and Wednesday, March 7 from 5:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M.

You do not have to be a Delegate or Alternate to the County Convention to be considered for a Delegate or Alternate slot to either or both the District and State Conventions.

If you have already been interviewed by the Nominating Committee, please disregard this reminder.

Best Regards,
Joe Dendy
Chairman
Cobb County Republican Party

Wow. See what we're dealing with, here? That isn't being done in every county, and is a clear "addendum" to the state GOP rules and convention call. Where did they make this decision? Did they have a quorom? Was the vote achieved by a 2/3's majority (since it limits the rights of attending delegates to the county convention)? Did they have some kind of special executive session to determine this, and are there minutes to their meeting?

Schenanigans. And some people want to talk about us being "dishonest" because we don't want to identify as a Paul supporter. Can you blame us? This is a war for the heart and soul of the GOP, for what it means to be a conservative. They're using every advantage they have, and so will we.

 

[Kcannell]

Understand that by requiring potential delegates to appear beforehand before a nominating committee has the effect of disallowing nominations from the floor at the County Convention. So if this works and is allowed, any advantage you may have had from having the majority at County Convention is negated, unless you have enough to get a 2/3rd's majority.

 

[Paul or not at all]

Yeah apparently the precinct meeting on Feb. 18th was for large counties. I got called about becoming a delegate and I signed up to show up on March 10th 'cause I live in a smaller county, but I haven't received any details about what to do from here.

I haven't heard anything about a 'nominating committee', so yeah, what's that?

Contact your county GOP to find out where it will be.


and add me:


https://www.facebook.com/david.griffin2

 

[Kcannell]

In my inbox this morning:

Also, unlike previous years, there will be NO interviews on the morning of the County Convention, March 10th. The committee has been interviewing all weekend and have only two times remaining that you can appear before them . . . Monday, March 5 from 7:00 P.M. until 9:00 P.M. and Wednesday, March 7 from 5:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M.

So what happens if your County Convention delegates vote against their slate of proposed delegates the morning of the convention? Does your county just not send any delegates? If you have to be interviewed by the nominating committee to become a delegate, and they're not doing any interviews the morning of the Convention, what then if you don't accept their slate?

There's a reason this method isn't in the state rules. It's stupid and could result in your County not being represented at all, Ron Paul or establishment either one, at District and State.

 

[Paul or not at all]

But you are not undecided. And by saying you are, you are lying.

It's funny how we have 30 page threads on this site the minute a candidate or reporter tells a lie, but then we condone it when it suits our purposes.

I am not speaking for the campaign, but I would highly doubt they would condone supporters lying to gain an advantage in the delegate selection process.

Just say you want Obama out, I doubt they will ask you who you support tho.

 

[XTreat]

I am interested in how the Cobb country convention turns out.

 

[cmo4ever]

"I will support the nominee, and want to vote for whoever has the best chance of removing Barrack Obama". Nothing in that statement is a lie. The nominee is not selected until August, and Paul is in the best position to do so. Neither of those statements is a lie.

 

[deputydon]

"I will support the nominee, and want to vote for whoever has the best chance of removing Barrack Obama". Nothing in that statement is a lie. The nominee is not selected until August, and Paul is in the best position to do so. Neither of those statements is a lie.

In my case, that would be a lie. For two reasons actually, one and this is just a technicality since I do believe Ron Paul has the best chance to beat Obama, but ONE Poll shows Ron Paul ahead of Obama. The RCP average has him with a third best chance. So if you are going to come up with excuses to not lie, try to not single ONE Poll out.

Secondly, if Ron Paul isn't the Nominee, I'm voting for Barack Obama. I'm sorry, but my biggest Ron Paul policy that gives him my endorsement is his Foreign Policy. At least Obama is attempting, not well, but attempting, to stop a war with Iran. Santorum wants to start a war with the world, Newt wants to overthrow Cuba, and Romney is all about doubling our military spending and avoids the FACTS that Obama has increased military spending every year he has been in office. So to double what Obama has already increased, will bankrupt us even quicker. The FACT is that I'm willing to lose part of my freedom temporarily if that means giving the country overall a better chance to still be here in 2016. If Romney is President I get the feeling this country will pull a Greece in only a couple years. If Santorum is President, I get the feeling we actually will get nuked for invading Religious beliefs of foreign countries. As for Newt, at this point I'm believing Bill Clinton would visit him as a kind gesture in the Oval Office only to walk in on him getting a blow job from Monica Lewinsky's daughter or something. I can see it now. Bill Clinton opens the door and walks in, "Hey there Newt, I was just coming to congrat........" *Slowly Bill's mouth begins to form a large smile as he slowly reaches into his pant's pocket, pulls out his blackberry and quickly snaps a photo* Bill then shouts, "I got you now, you hypocritical son of a bitch" as he quickly runs out of the room.

Plus he would also be worse than Obama.