RNC to NV GOP: Don’t let Ron Paul delegates take over nat'l convention slots or don’t come

[sailingaway]

It is the RNC that needs discipline. We are organized. We are polite..well, most of the time. We are prepared. We will not however kowtow to threats. People here are still reeling from the shenanigans in 2008. We need to be strong and hold our ground.

No matter how proper we are though I am sure it will all be reported with words like extreme, takeover, mischief, wild, etc.

I'm backing the campaign's decision and I would assume the delegates to the NV state convention will as well. The campaign has the national strategy, and only they have the internal delegate counts in other states etc.

If I'm right and Louisiana only bound their delegates to the primary after Oct last year, that may factor in, as well.

The thing is the NV caucus was run so 'ineptly' with 'irregularities' throwing out entire caucuses and votes disappearing behind gates in gated communities before they were counted etc, I don't think many of us are convinced the results were valid, to begin with.

 

[BrooklynZoo]

This is a shot across the bow. If we cave to them in Nevada, they will take advantage of that in every other state. I say we call their bluff.

 

[Paul Or Nothing II]

This is a shot across the bow. If we cave to them in Nevada, they will take advantage of that in every other state. I say we call their bluff.

Agreed completely, who gives a shit, either you vote for Paul or you don't! Don't cave in to this fear-mongering & threats, we've nothing to lose!

 

[RPFORLIBERTY]

We have been challenged

St Charles County, Missouri delegates(we took entire slate) have been challenged. There will be a hearing in Jefferson City on May 10th to defend the challenge of the re-scheduled caucus we had after the local committee railroaded the first. They continue to try to beat us down, but we will remain strong.

 

[ninepointfive]

Here's a link to share with those who aren't on the RPF: http://ronpauldelegates.wordpress.c...ill-win-nevada-and-the-gop-wants-to-stop-him/

 

[jbauer]

Well, got off the phone with a friend who lived in Vegas for 40 yrs.

If we want to show our power we should go after Michael McDonald (GOP Chairman). She said he IS Vegas and that I have a better chance of getting hit by lightening holding a winning powerball ticket then anyone has of getting him out of power. She also said there is no way on earth that Romney won out there legitimatley by the margin he did. Which would make sense given the general makeup of Vegas.

God Speed Nevadaian. Give em hell!!!

 

[anaconda]

Does anyone know if the official campaign is aware of this and dealing with it?

 

[anaconda]

Is all of this foul play across the land sufficient grounds for a 3rd Party run? Just document all this stuff and say to the GOP "this is what you get for corruption and dishonesty."

 

[puppetmaster]

Everyone has missed the bigger point of this letter....

They already have Counsel picking through the rules and preparing for us. The more states that we get the delegates from the more they are going to try and find way to push back. Every delegate going to Tampa better be ready for a fight. And before ANYONE attempts a Rule 38, or similar we better have Lawyers, and Parliamentarians at the ready.

In the meantime..... looks like this weekend is going to be the longest ever on RPF.

The RNC is sending in their own special Parliamentarian to our convention here....we already have an elected one but I guess they did not like that.....

 

[anaconda]

If I'm right and Louisiana only bound their delegates to the primary after Oct last year, that may factor in, as well.

What? I thought Louisiana was assigned at the caucus, and that the primary had zero impact?

 

[Eisenhower]

More garbage... Almost like an subtle allusion to what happened in various states in 2008.

 

[Warmon]

excert...So, for example, if Ron Paul has 2 slots available after processes 1 and 2 above, the two highest vote-getters that support Ron Paul should be allocated to him. And if Mitt Romney has 4 slots available after processes 1 and 2 above have been completed, the 4 highest vote-getters that support Mitt Romney should be allocated to him.

Not a lawyer here, but have some fair experience with contracts and phrasing that will stand up in court. The key words in this part of the chief counsel's letter is "should". "Shall" is binding. "Should" means next to nothing in a dispute

 

[sailingaway]

Not a lawyer here, but have some fair experience with contracts and phrasing that will stand up in court. The key words in this part of the chief counsel's letter is "should". "Shall" is binding. "Should" means next to nothing in a dispute

Just because he is a lawyer doesn't mean he can unilaterally write rules up out of his whims and dreams. Show me in the rules where there is any such process. And if it is NEW as it seems to be, it would violate the rule about not changing anything after Oct, now wouldn't it?

 

[sailingaway]

What? I thought Louisiana was assigned at the caucus, and that the primary had zero impact?

some were bound by the primary, more by the caucus. but then there are the 'automatics' too....

but up to Oct of last year, I'm pretty sure they were all bound by caucus. Doesn't LA have more GOP delegates than NV?

 

[sailingaway]

Is all of this foul play across the land sufficient grounds for a 3rd Party run? Just document all this stuff and say to the GOP "this is what you get for corruption and dishonesty."

I'm there, and I've been GOP since I started voting.

Not sure if Ron is there or not, but honestly, I'm not sure he would be doing Rand any favors letting them get away with this crap.

 

[Warmon]

Just because he is a lawyer doesn't mean he can unilaterally write rules up out of his whims and dreams. Show me in the rules where there is any such process. And if it is NEW as it seems to be, it would violate the rule about not changing anything after Oct, now wouldn't it?

Agreed...show me the money! My sense is that if it was legally binding, he would have cited each rule; what it says and what he thinks it means. The only thing he can come up with is proportion. They can't prevent anybody from having a conscious no matter how hard they try.

 

[Bruno]

So, they REALLY want to force the No One But Paul for fence-sitters, don't they?

They must love the Obama administration.