Reality Check: Why all RNC delegates are 'Free Agents' and unbound

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[J_White]

omg, this is MAJOR !!
if this holds, those Paul supporter delegates in say Mass. or NV, could just vote for Paul on the FIRST round itself !!!
now it makes sense - i was wondering why bother about some Paul people getting the delegate positions in NV, since they would have to vote Romney on the first ballot.
why did the RNC legal counsel sent a threat letter that if too many Paul supporters are in the NV delegation, it might not be seated !!
THIS seems to be the reason, because it has happened in 2008 !!

omg, omg, i see light at the end of the tunnel !
Its the Liberty Train.

 

[J_White]

lol, so true !
remember at that time McCain was the establishment GOP choice and Romney was the "protest" vote.
this time Romney is the establishment choice and Santorum turned out to be the protest vote, mostly.

What is so sweet about this is that the RNC Legal Council said this in reference to a guy that insisted on VOTING FOR MITT ROMNEY!!!!!

You might say that Romney has been hoisted with his own petard. LMAO!!!

 

[J_White]

thats a good point, but i think only GOP appointed thugs will be allowed there, and we know who they will protect.
i dont think the Paul people could hire and take their own security people inside.

btw, are we gonna hire our own thugs to counter romney thugs who will be at tampa (black hat/white star)? we need some vets or bulky fellows to protect everyone from romney thugs.

if they cant push around ron paul people, they might push around santorum/gingrich people to vote for romney. we need santorum/gingrich delegates!

 

[anaconda]

But we would still have to capture a majority of delegates (regardless of who they are supposed to represent) to the RNC. Right? Is this doable?

 

[anaconda]

Why can't a state mandate that their delegates be bound? Even if the RNC technically hasn't?

 

[Kirdneh]

The question is ok. But I wanna make one point clear: Its perfect now to follow the RULES, but in the END, no revolution ever asked for PERMISSION.

 

[randomname]

There will hopefully be 1000+ veterans there in support of Dr. Paul. Adam Kokesh is organizing a movement to get as many there as possible.

That might get cancelled after his Romney assassination threat

 

[Mordan]

This is good news, but it doesn't mean that Romney won't win on the first ballot. Santorum's and Gingrich's delegates could vote for Romney on the first ballot and Romney would have it. This gives us a fighting chance IF we can convince enough Santorum and Gingrich delegates to vote for Paul.

yea indeed. Some people have their hopes so high. It is not going to be easy. Romney and the RNC will probably pull dirty tricks. I'm 100% sure.

 

[soulcyon]

yea indeed. Some people have their hopes so high. It is not going to be easy. Romney and the RNC will probably pull dirty tricks. I'm 100% sure.

This.

Can't wait to see what kind of legal backflips they're going to pull next... T_T

 

[gjdavis60]

"Tampa, we have a problem."

 

[affa]

my dream: a solid, convention wide chant of "President Paul, President Paul, President Paul".

yes.

 

[Drex]

Good Morning Bump! Great video

 

[tbone717]

Interesting stuff. A question for everyone - If 90% (or thereabouts) of GOP primary voters did not vote for Paul in the primaries, and Paul somehow manages to win the nomination through the parliamentary process at the RNC, how do you feel the average voter will react? Will they suddenly rally around Paul as the nominee, or will they reject him? Will the RNC support the candidate financially? Will large scale donors who give to the Presidential campaign and the PACS fork over the cash? What about the media types (Limbaugh, Hannity, Savage, Beck, etc) will they help Paul or work to discredit him?

 

[Paul Fan]

Hardly anyone votes in the primaries. Play it as a Jimmy Stewart goes to Washington thing and it could catch the popular imagination.

 

[EBounding]

Wow... make sense. If they couldn't vote unbound, why would the supposedly "bound" states be trying so hard to keep the Paul supporters away?

 

[whippoorwill]

Boss!

 

[EBounding]

Interesting stuff. A question for everyone - If 90% (or thereabouts) of GOP primary voters did not vote for Paul in the primaries, and Paul somehow manages to win the nomination through the parliamentary process at the RNC, how do you feel the average voter will react?

It's an interesting question. I think most would be confused, but wouldn't care. But there would still be a significant portion that wants Romney (like 20-30%). So it'd be ugly. But that's why the republican system of delegates works. It helps ensure we don't nominate a one-term Massachusetts governor who was the first to establish a socialized medicine system in this country.

 

[LostNFoundNTx]

Rule 38 does not matter. The rules do not go into effect until voted on. The establishment will motion to change the rules before convention business begins

This is complete garbage; you have absolutely no idea what's going on so please don't make definitive statements pretending you do.

 

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