Live Now - Republican National Committee Holds Platform Hearing - NeverTrump campaign last ditch effort To Stop Nomination

The Republican National Committee meets in Cleveland for day two of its meeting to draft and vote on the party’s platform for the 2016 elections.

The goal of groups like "Free The Delegates" and "Delegates Unbound" is to get the convention to adopt rules that allow delegates to "unbind" themselves from Trump, and presumably nominate a different candidate.

Among hurdles standing in their way:


The Republican Party and Trump campaign hold significant clout within the 112-member rules committee

Ditching a nominee who earned the backing of millions of voters — more than any previous Republican candidate — would alienate scores of GOP voters.

The anti-Trump coalition doesn't even have an alternate candidate to present to the convention.

Just started to watch...taking the roll call now...I think this need to be pinned so many more of us @ GLP will be aware

God love you.....

Going to be a long day with this....I will listen to this threw out my house....lol...wife is at sisters house....anything.....out of the norm will be reported

Last Edited by The Old Timer on 07/14/2016 08:26 AM

5* thanks Tangy

RNC convention speakers


Night 1: A Benghazi focus, followed by border patrol agents and Mr. Shaw, whose son was killed by an undocumented immigrant. Senator Cotton, Mr. Giuliani, Melania Trump, Ms. Ernst and others.

Night 2: A focus on the economy: Mr. White, president of the U.F.C.; Asa Hutchinson, the governor of Arkansas; Michael Mukasey, the former United States attorney general; Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, a vice-presidential possibility; Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the majority leader; Tiffany Trump; Donald Trump Jr. and Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin.

Night 3: Ms. Bondi; Ms. Collins; Newt Gingrich, a former House speaker; Senator Ted Cruz of Texas; Eric Trump; Ms. Gulbis; and the nominee for vice president.

Night 4: Mr. Tebow; Representative Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee; Gov. Mary Fallin of Oklahoma; Reince Priebus, the Republican National Committee chairman; Gov. Rick Scott of Florida; Mr. Thiel; Mr. Barrack; Ivanka Trump; Donald J. Trump.

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At this point they are going over rules 1 threw 12 and looking for amendments....setting aside each rule that has one....15 min break before discussion

I can't believe they are still trying this bs. Sheesh!

thanks for the pin :)



Thank you! :) I have it going through my bluetooth speaker while I clean house lol. It was interesting yesterday.



thank you :) yw :)

Same. I thought this was already settled.

Sounds like a bunch of gay shit, no wonder America is fucked!

Me too! Great to see you Tangy!

i'm trying to listen but this is the most boring, mundane horseshit i've ever seen.

i don't think i can stand watching the whole thing.

Listening for amendments to Rule 16. Will be a while.

Official rule of the republican party that governs the selection allocation, and binding, of delegates.

Last Edited by Tangy on 07/14/2016 09:03 AM

Great to see you too BigD! :)

Also Rule 40

What is Rule 40(b)

Rule 40(b) is a rule found in the Rules of the Republican Party, a series of official guidelines that govern the inner workings of the Republican National Committee, including how it structures and operates the party’s presidential nominating process and its quadrennial national convention.[1] Prior to the 2016 Republican National Convention, the rules were last adopted at the 2012 Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida, in August 2012. They were last amended in August 2014. Rule 40(b) was adopted at the convention in Tampa—and specifically for the convention in Tampa—and has been left untouched since then.

The rule, as adopted in August 2012, requires candidates for the Republican nomination for president to be able to demonstrate the written support of a majority of delegates from at least eight states in order to be considered for the nomination at the Republican National Convention. The text of the rule reads as follows:[1]

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Too true...but my chores are done and it's just me and the seahorses....and you!

Bump to follow....

Conveniently they stopped at rule 12 for now

lol yeah..

They went into recess.. Not a break, so no idea when they will continue. weird.

Thanks for slogging thru the BS legal mumbo jumbo and being our ears for the important stuff!

any other live feeds? My Cox wont let me.

*edit* oops those are pre recorded.. still looking.

Are these the same? Not sure, I'm already logged in lol

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Last Edited by Tangy on 07/14/2016 09:30 AM

Wow
President Trump is spinning in his grave right now

It might be here later.

[link to livestream.com]

Didn't Ted Cruz say he was going to be a speaker?