Republicans Rig 2012 Convention & Ignore Their Delegates
This shocking video shows how the Republican establishment didn’t listen to members of their own party at the 2012 Republican Convention and didn’t allow them to vote on an important rule change. The rule change was already decided by the Republican establishment and written into a teleprompter script read by Speaker of the House, John Boehner.
More proof of how Republicans have no regard for Democracy or the will of the American people.
Tricks and triangulation not new to GOP delegate process
Rachel Maddow looks back at how Ron Paul’s 2012 campaign took advantage of the Republican delegate process to boost Paul’s representation at some state conventions, causing considerable strife and a showdown with establishment Mitt Romney supporters at the national
Delegates Aboard GOP’s “Wayward Bus” Speak Out About Their Undue Delay at the RNC – The New American
Many conservative Republicans were incensed by the change to the party rules that centralizes power by giving candidates veto power over the delegates selected by the state organizations. Anger and frustration were caused not just by the new rule, but also by the way in which it was passed.
Delegates Aboard GOP’s “Wayward Bus” Speak Out About Their Undue Delay at the RNC
Per the above article: “Republicans were incensed by the change to the party rules that centralizes power by giving candidates veto power over the delegates selected by the state organizations. Anger and frustration were caused not just by the new rule, but also by the way in which it was passed. The controversial call by the chairman, “In the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it,” led to an eruption. The chairman didn’t recognize objections that were raised on the floor. Also not recognized were calls for a roll call vote to resolve whether or not it really passed.
The controversy didn’t stop there. A key vote in the Rules Committee preceded the floor vote. At least two members of the Rules Committee, including activist Morton Blackwell, were unable to cast their votes in that committee meeting because their bus was late. Blackwell’s minority report, which was the key opposition to the controversial new rule, was effectively stifled by the transportation delay”.
