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Showing Original Post only (View all)Texas delegates planning floor mutiny over RNC rules changes [View all]
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/texas-delegates-planning-floor-mutiny-over-rnc-rules-225837647.htmlTAMPA--On Monday morning, at a meeting of more than 100 Texan delegates and alternates at the Saddlebrook Resort 20 miles north of Tampa, one topic got the crowd more fired up than any other. Delegate Melinda Fredricks read aloud a letter condemning recent changes to the national Republican party's rules that would allow the GOP presidential candidate to veto and replace state delegates.
"Our delegates are in shock that such an amendment even would be presented before the Rules Committee much less passed into rule," Fredricks said. "Please know from the Texas delegation standpoint that the only way a floor fight can be avoided is for this rule to be stricken."
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bs rule it may be but they would have done this anyway. the only ones the establishment cares about
leftyohiolib
Aug 2012
#3
In the end I bet nary a peep will be heard from them, IMO it will fizzle totally out. nt
Raine
Aug 2012
#5
That's a good rule. If the conventions were actual conventions where things were fought over and
RB TexLa
Aug 2012
#11
The nomination is done. The vote is a show. Yes I think the campaigns should be able to control
RB TexLa
Aug 2012
#25
And isn't it mostly a voite for show? They back who they pledged in round one
Generic Other
Aug 2012
#34
They are no more going to not vote against the president than a bunch of Howard Dean delegates
RB TexLa
Aug 2012
#39
I saw that guy. He didn't explain the situation much, but it's starting to make sense.
JBoy
Aug 2012
#16