Coulter on "The Rules"

[Originalist]

Another misconception sweeping the nation is that when state Republican parties disregard the voters and give all their delegates to Cruz, they are merely following THE RULES, and Trump is an idiot for not knowing THE RULES.


That's what the Colorado GOP did, what the Tennessee and Louisiana parties are trying to do -- and what many other states may do, all under the careful tutelage of Tracy Flick Cruz.




I keep asking someone to send me a copy of THE RULES that direct state parties to ignore the voters and pick their own slate of delegates, but no one can cite such a rule. So I read through "The Rules of the Republican Party" myself -- and guess what? There's no rule instructing state parties to ignore the voters!


To the contrary, the rules were recently rewritten so that delegate selection would "reflect the results of statewide presidential preference elections," according to a statement by Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus. (The nerds will tell us, that's "legislative history," not THE RULES.)


Apparently, what people mean by THE RULES is that there is no RNC rule specifically prohibiting a state party from giving all the delegates to a single nominee, even if that is demonstrably at odds with the will of the voters.


The state parties are given a lot of discretion, so Cruz harasses and cajoles the local party until it awards all the state's delegates to him. Trump keeps winning elections, and Cruz keeps winning sneaky procedural victories.


Until Cruz won a primary in mean-as-a-snake Wisconsin, he hadn't won a single primary -- i.e., an "election" -- outside of his home state, a sister state and a state where Trump didn't campaign. In fact, until cantankerous Wisconsin, the only primary where Cruz managed to surpass 34 percent of the vote was his home state of Texas -- where he got 43.8 percent.


(Contrary to lies you read in The New York Times, Trump has not complained about any of those races. And you know why? Because they were elections, not corrupt backroom maneuvering. Hey - does anyone know if the general election is won by influence-peddling with tiny groups of insiders or is it by winning elections?)


It's as if Cruz and Trump are playing different sports: Trump keeps belting home runs, while Cruz is berating the umpire until he calls a balk, then prances to home base, telling everyone he hit a grand slam.


True, there's no rule explicitly disallowing a state party from rigging the delegate selection. There's also no rule explicitly disallowing a state party from giving all its delegates to Kim Kardashian.


By that logic, THE RULES also say that a majority of Supreme Court justices can discover a right to abortion, gay marriage or free unicorn rides in the Constitution. There's nothing stopping them, because, as a procedural matter, they get the last word. Those are THE RULES. (And THE RULES "have been known" for centuries!)


But that's very different from saying, See, here it is in black and white: "the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."


There's no way to appeal a Supreme Court ruling, just as there's no way to prohibit a state party from doing whatever it wants. But I wouldn't go around boasting, "It's THE RULES!" No, you found a procedural loophole.


A blog post attacking Trump-supporter Larry Lindsey claimed it was Lindsey's own ........ fault that he wasn't allowed to participate in the Colorado convention last weekend. Remember, this comes from a post defending what the state GOP did:


"Early on in the saga, Lindsey wrote, 'This year, I decided that as important as this election is to the future of our nation, that I needed to be involved in the Colorado Caucus. I attended the Douglas County Assembly, and then the County Caucus and was elected as a delegate.'


"OK, hold up right there. Lindsey would have had to first attend a precinct caucus before a county assembly ..."


AHA! We've got you, Larry! Please -- get a life. Exactly how many assemblies and caucuses was Larry required to attend? Do you need to read more to know what a weaselly nerd Cruz is?


Cruz is Tracy Flick in "Election." He believes he deserves to win, God chose him to win -- and if he starts to lose, well, then he'll cheat. Victory goes to the pushy.


Dear Lord Jesus, I do not often speak with you and ask for things, but now,I really must insist that you help me win the election tomorrow because I deserve it and Donald Trump doesn't, as you well know.


Imagine what nightmare a Cruz presidency would be! This is now the second time Cruz has forced me to research something his supporters were lying about -- the last time was on Cruz's alleged eligibility to be president, despite being born in Canada. (He's not a "natural born citizen," but I enjoyed reading all those Supreme Court opinions!)


Instead of fun stuff like building a wall, bringing manufacturing home and getting tired of winning so much, we'll have to keep reading through centuries of British common law and RNC rulebooks until, out of exhaustion, we give in, and let Cruz run for student council president.


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[n david]

Wow. I had forgotten how annoying Ann Coulter is until I read that junk!

[Originalist]

Originally Posted by n david

Wow. I had forgotten how annoying Ann Coulter is until I read that junk!

Yes, I'm sure it can be annoying to have light shed on spin.

[n david]

Originally Posted by Originalist

Yes, I'm sure it can be annoying to have light shed on spin.

No. Despite her shrill attempt to spin and claim some vast establishment conspiracy, there is none.

She even admits, each State is given discretion as to how they will select delegates.

There is no one GOP party rule, just as there is no one Dem party rule. Both parties allow each State to determine how they will select their delegates.

It's been this way for decades, and only now is it being questioned because Trump has failed to secure the nomination like others in previous primaries.

[Originalist]

Originally Posted by n david

No. Despite her shrill attempt to spin and claim some vast establishment conspiracy, there is none.

She even admits, each State is given discretion as to how they will select delegates.

There is no one GOP party rule, just as there is no one Dem party rule. Both parties allow each State to determine how they will select their delegates.

It's been this way for decades, and only now is it being questioned because Trump has failed to secure the nomination like others in previous primaries.

I keep asking someone to send me a copy of THE RULES that direct state parties to ignore the voters and pick their own slate of delegates, but no one can cite such a rule. So I read through "The Rules of the Republican Party" myself -- and guess what? There's no rule instructing state parties to ignore the voters!


To the contrary, the rules were recently rewritten so that delegate selection would "reflect the results of statewide presidential preference elections," according to a statement by Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus. (The nerds will tell us, that's "legislative history," not THE RULES.)


Apparently, what people mean by THE RULES is that there is no RNC rule specifically prohibiting a state party from giving all the delegates to a single nominee, even if that is demonstrably at odds with the will of the voters.

So this has nothing to do with "rules".

[Esaias]

Cruzbots will stand in the rain and with a straight face claim its a drought.

Anyway, this election cycle has done something good: it has exposed the GOP for what it really is - a lying, conniving, good ole boy's club that is all about maintaining the lobbyist-funded gravy train, even if it means throwing in the towel to the demorats.

They swept local, state, and Congressional elections because people thought they were actually opposed to Obamunism and demonrats. So far, they have done NOT A THING except cave in.

Clearly traitors..

Enter Trump. The GOP does everything to make sure the vote is split so Hillary can get in. I noticed there is now a trend of republicans burning their voter registrations and saying they will NEVER EVER AGAIN vote for ANY GOP candidate ever, period. Why? Betrayal, that's why. They were lied to and betrayed, so they refuse to be snookered by the same carpetbaggers anymore. (What started with the GOP treatment of Paul has now been multiplied millions of times over.)

The GOP is doomed, no matter what happens, now. They have lost credibity with too many. Life long Republicans jumping ship in droves (like myself, only I jumped ship last cycle). The only candidate they have pulling in independents, crossover dems, even libertarians, and the entire party apparatus tries to flush him and them down the drain.

Yep, dead elephant walking.

[Esaias]

And the dems are similarly being exposed with Sanders being the popular favorite but Hitlery getting the delegates. Course, they are running on fumes and have been for awhile, but this election cycle is clear evidence as to why most Americans don't even bother - they are voting "none of the above".

[Pressing-On]

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Cruz willing to use every scheme to block Trump delegates from convention,but can't fathom how to block Muslim immigrants from the country.

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@AnnCoulter Trump supporters bankruptcies excuse- he's just taking advantage of the rules. Makes him a good business man.

[Esaias]

Where's that video of Cruz eating a booger during one of the debates?

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by Esaias

Where's that video of Cruz eating a booger during one of the debates?

Totally intelligent. Did you overeat today?