republican convention rule 9

[SheriffBob]

this is how they will dump trump and rig the potus election.

https://ballotpedia.org/Republican_National_Convention_rules,_2012?gclid=CJH1qoO3p84CFY08gQodnE4F6A

[JHB]

1. That's about filling vacancies.

They would need to create one, right?

They had their chance to dump the don, in the primaries and at the convention, and lost. Using a technicality to oust him now would lead to a complete revolt by their base. Even if he left on his own, they'd be blamed for forcing him out.

They built their crap-shack, now they have to sit back and get used to the smell.

[C_U_L8R]

3. Vacancy...hmmm

Sounds like a euphemism for Trump's brain.

[JHB]

4. Oh, he has a brain, and it's full of...incredible...stuff...

...but it ain't grey cells.

[C_U_L8R]

5. Bigly.

Bigly boorish and bonkers

[RapSoDee]

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[Statistical]

6. Dump isn't being replaced. It simply won't happen.

The GOP will survive losing an election. They will utterly be annihilated and split into tiny warring factions is the nominee is summarily replaced. They probably wouldn't be credible on the national level for a couple election cycles.

Nobody in the GOP is naive enough to not know this. If Trump costs them the election, he costs them the election. Life goes on.

[muriel_volestrangler]

7. How does their rule on filling a vacancy "rig the potus election"?

[SheriffBob]

9. read it closely

RULE NO. 9
Filling Vacancies in Nominations

(a) The Republican National Committee is hereby authorized and empowered to fill any and all vacancies which may occur by reason of death, declination, or otherwise of the Republican candidate for President of the United States or the Republican candidate for Vice President of the United States, as nominated by the national convention, or the Republican National Committee may reconvene the national convention for the purpose of filling any such vacancies.

(b) In voting under this rule, the Republican National Committee members representing any state shall be entitled to cast the same number of votes as said state was entitled to cast at the national convention.

(c) In the event that the members of the Republican National Committee from any state shall not be in agreement in the casting of votes hereunder, the votes of such state shall be divided equally, including fractional votes, among the members of the Republican National Committee present or voting by proxy.

(d) No candidate shall be chosen to fill any such vacancy except upon receiving a majority of the votes entitled to be cast in the election.

"by reason of death, declination, or otherwise "

The word "otherwise" can be construed to mean anything they want it to mean.

For example if trump was revealed to have ties to the mafia or KGB agents, which is possible, imo.

[muriel_volestrangler]

10. Read my question closely.

'How does their rule on filling a vacancy "rig the potus election"?'

Even if you choose to interpret that as meaning that they can call it a 'vacancy' even if Trump doesn't step down, that doesn't "rig the potus election". The country still holds the election. Republican chances would be almost nil, if they had to insert anyone else in place of Trump - they'd have torn themselves to shreds. But it wouldn't be 'rigged'.

[SheriffBob]

12. okay

don't forget, corporations are people.

picky, picky.

[lame54]

8. It's about filling a vacancy...

not creating one

[former9thward]

11. This is the same rule the DNC has.

But there can only be a vacancy if Trump were to voluntarily drop out. Th last time this rule was used was when Democrats shamed Senator Tom Eagleton from the ticket in 1972 for the crime of seeking mental therapy.

[MrScorpio]

13. It's never going to happen

Trump is their boy all the way to November.