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GOP approves delegate rule changes over vocal objections
Loud boos erupted Tuesday on the floor of the Republican National Convention as RNC Chairman Reince Priebus and House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, ruled that a voice vote was sufficient to approve credentialing rules for delegates at future conventions.
Shannon Stapleton / Reuters Delegates shout in protest over changes in Republican party rules that would restrict the impact of grassroots movements, before a vote to adopt the new rules during the second session of the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida, August 28, 2012.
Chants that sounded like "Seat them now!" did battle with chants of "U-S-A" from supportive delegates seeking to shout the protestors down.
The rules change essentially tightens party control over the manner in which delegates are allocated and bound to candidates.
The proposal prompted frustration from some supporters of Paul, whose campaign was able to appeal to the somewhat arcane rules of delegate allocation to win a majority of four states' delegations, despite having failed to win a single nominating contest.
Other conservatives -- including 2008 vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin -- had protested the move as a power play to shut out grassroots conservatives.
As Priebus and Boehner brought up the controversial rules change for a voice vote, supporters replied with loud "ayes," and almost equally vocal "noes."
When Boehner determined, in his capacity as the convention's permanent chairman, that the ayes had won it, cheers and boos mixed together in the convention hall.
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Shannon Stapleton / Reuters Delegates shout in protest over changes in Republican party rules that would restrict the impact of grassroots movements, before a vote to adopt the new rules during the second session of the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida, August 28, 2012.
Chants that sounded like "Seat them now!" did battle with chants of "U-S-A" from supportive delegates seeking to shout the protestors down.
The rules change essentially tightens party control over the manner in which delegates are allocated and bound to candidates.
The proposal prompted frustration from some supporters of Paul, whose campaign was able to appeal to the somewhat arcane rules of delegate allocation to win a majority of four states' delegations, despite having failed to win a single nominating contest.
Other conservatives -- including 2008 vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin -- had protested the move as a power play to shut out grassroots conservatives.
As Priebus and Boehner brought up the controversial rules change for a voice vote, supporters replied with loud "ayes," and almost equally vocal "noes."
When Boehner determined, in his capacity as the convention's permanent chairman, that the ayes had won it, cheers and boos mixed together in the convention hall.
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2 different takes on the same article... funny.
You want to know WHY NOW, and I want to beat the Republicans with a sledge-hammer for bickering and arguing amongst themselves.
Not sure of the WHY NOW, but I'd venture a guess that their mentality is "We have to do it sometime, no better time than the present" sort of thing.
Doesn't effect the Democratic party in the least, so why do you want to know the WHY NOW of it? Just curious.
You want to know WHY NOW, and I want to beat the Republicans with a sledge-hammer for bickering and arguing amongst themselves.
Not sure of the WHY NOW, but I'd venture a guess that their mentality is "We have to do it sometime, no better time than the present" sort of thing.
Doesn't effect the Democratic party in the least, so why do you want to know the WHY NOW of it? Just curious.
Again. Why NOW?
I'm not quite sure what this article means, but I think the actual subject is irrelevant.
The bigger story here, in my opinion, is the infighting WITHIN the Republican party.
How on EARTH are we supposed to work & compromise (Right & Left), if we can't even agree on something like this within our own party?!?
The bigger story here, in my opinion, is the infighting WITHIN the Republican party.
How on EARTH are we supposed to work & compromise (Right & Left), if we can't even agree on something like this within our own party?!?
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