***Official Tuesday Live Convention Thread***

[Lucille]

Let me get this straight:

1. Dissenting voices on Rules Committee wish to make minority report to get rid of the Romney Rule Changes.
2. "Compromise agreed to" last night per many news stories.
3. 2 members kicked off committee later, replaced with Romney delegates.
4. Bus for VA, containing leader of Minority Blackwell, drives randomly, drops them off 7 blocks away.
5. Minority report fails and Rules pass.
6. Colorado says they have enough Sigs to contest on floor.
7. Is Number 6. real or imagined?

Timothy P Carney ‏@TPCarney
Morton Blackwell and Michele Bachmann discuss rules debate. "We're with you, Mort," she says. pic.twitter.com/lfDfKVmr
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3m Timothy P Carney ‏@TPCarney
The minority report on the delegate-selection rule, however, doesn't seem to have enough signatures yet.
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4m Timothy P Carney ‏@TPCarney
Word is one Minority Report has enough signatures. It's on Rule 12, allowing the party to change rules between conventions.

 

[opal]

*uploads cleaning solutions for monitors with exploded brains spattered on them

 

[SchleckBros]

Is it just me but when Rand Paul was mentioned there was a huge ovation while every time Romney is mentioned you hear crickets.

 

[ZENemy]

Its like all of these speakers got the same memo to speak slowly and deliberately with a cadence... instead of sounding 'strong' or whatever they want, it is monotonous and robotic.

Would this be to make sure they don't upstage or sound any better then Mitt?

 

[alucard13mmfmj]

Is it just me but when Rand Paul was mentioned there was a huge ovation while every time Romney is mentioned you hear crickets.

some neocons like rand and some RP supporters like rand.

 

[fr33]

Obama bad.
Romney good.

Me Tarzan.
You Jane.

 

[cajuncocoa]

@ZekeJMiller
Now told they have 28 signatures for Rule 16 minority report - enough to force it on the floor.

 

[alucard13mmfmj]

This is garbage... I hope RP/shadow delegates will spice things up a bit. lol.

 

[Nate1604]

Would this be to make sure they don't upstage or sound any better then Mitt?

No doubt!

 

[DGambler]

@ZekeJMiller
Now told they have 28 signatures for Rule 16 minority report - enough to force it on the floor.

God I hope so.

 

[georgiaboy]

the CSPAN feed sounds like they have an "applause microphone" pointed right at a cheering gallery of about ten people.

 

[Valli6]

Would this be to make sure they don't upstage or sound any better then Mitt?

Ah, makes sense!

 

[Bruno]

"President Romney and Vice President Paul Ryan will!"

*mild unenthusiastic applause*

 

[DGambler]

Zeke Miller ‏@ZekeJMiller
I’m told they are trying to email in the minority reports because they can’t find those individuals.

Zeke Miller Zeke Miller ‏@ZekeJMiller
Minority reports must be presented to Secretary of Convention, Secretary of Committee, or Chair of Committee per the folks collecting them

 

[Lucille]

Timothy P Carney ‏@TPCarney
Compromise reached on del-selection rules, but floor-fight still possible >> http://m.washingtonexaminer.com/article/2506211
Timothy P Carney ‏@TPCarney
One dissident says both minority reports have sufficient signatures.

 

[Nate1604]

Zeke Miller ‏@ZekeJMiller
.@DrewMcKissick says he submitted the minority report at 3:44 by email.

 

[cajuncocoa]

‏@TPCarney
One dissident says both minority reports have sufficient signatures.

 

[jcarcinogen]

the CSPAN feed sounds like they have an "applause microphone" pointed right at a cheering gallery of about ten people.

I noticed this too, seems to be around the MI delegates.

 

[pcosmar]

the CSPAN feed sounds like they have an "applause microphone" pointed right at a cheering gallery of about ten people.

Michigan Group (Romney Team) Front and center.

 

[SchleckBros]

@DeanClancy: Ironically, the tea party & Ron Paul folks are fighting to preserve McCain's rules from 08. #RNCpowergrab