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	<title>Comments on: Three of Oklahoma&#8217;s Delegate Votes Not Counted at Republican National Convention</title>
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		<title>By: Bryan</title>
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		<dc:creator>Bryan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2012 22:52:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mr. Bates and the other Oklahoma member did nothing wrong. The state GOP has no say at the national convention, and this was confirmed before the convention by the RNC. Unlike most of the people reading this who are too lazy to campaign to be a delegate, Mr. Bates attended all the required meetings, and was voted to be a delegate by a majority present in his district.

What the RNC has done with these rule changes is make conventions simply a love-fest for whatever candidate the RNC picks (not the voters). If you disagree with them and want to have a debate of ideas - forget it. We&#039;ll tell you how to vote - and what to say. 

In the words of Pink Floyd - welcome to the machine

Time for a true CONSERVATIVE party. The GOP is no longer a place for us.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Mr. Bates and the other Oklahoma member did nothing wrong. The state GOP has no say at the national convention, and this was confirmed before the convention by the RNC. Unlike most of the people reading this who are too lazy to campaign to be a delegate, Mr. Bates attended all the required meetings, and was voted to be a delegate by a majority present in his district.</p>
<p>What the RNC has done with these rule changes is make conventions simply a love-fest for whatever candidate the RNC picks (not the voters). If you disagree with them and want to have a debate of ideas &#8211; forget it. We&#8217;ll tell you how to vote &#8211; and what to say. </p>
<p>In the words of Pink Floyd &#8211; welcome to the machine</p>
<p>Time for a true CONSERVATIVE party. The GOP is no longer a place for us.</p>
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		<title>By: Andy</title>
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		<dc:creator>Andy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2012 18:55:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oklahoma has no jurisdiction over a vote cast by a delegate in Florida. Besides what Mr. Bates did was exercise his conscience. Why even have a republican process if a delegates vote can be assigned. Seems to me that the state law needs to be repealed!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Oklahoma has no jurisdiction over a vote cast by a delegate in Florida. Besides what Mr. Bates did was exercise his conscience. Why even have a republican process if a delegates vote can be assigned. Seems to me that the state law needs to be repealed!</p>
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		<title>By: Jon</title>
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		<dc:creator>Jon</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2012 18:08:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[How can the state GOP bind delegates to a candidate who did not win our primary and if a candidate had to cheat, lie and steal to win, did he really win?

Mitt Romney and the GOP had to cheat and commit fraud openly, notoriously and frequently to ensure Ron Paul not only couldn&#039;t win the nomination, but to additionally ensure Ron Paul could not speak for 15 minutes at the convention. The GOP specifically schemed to humiliate Ron Paul and the liberty delegates.

To win, the GOP had to violate nearly every one of their own rules to force their delegate slate here and nearly every other state.

But wait, there&#039;s more. When Ron Paul was able to win duly-elected delegates, who all went through the entire process from the precinct level, the various state GOP elites summarily fired them and appointed Romney delegates, or simply cancel the delegation from the entire state of Maine.

Romney and the GOP still wasn&#039;t finished with open cheating and theft. Once they learned that convention delegations from 6 states having met the decades old rule allowing 5 states with a plurality to nominate a candidate and let them be heard, at the last minute, the GOP changed the 5 state rule to 8 states, ensuring the Ron Paul R3volution was completely crushed.

The delegation process has become worthless and corrupt. Why should the taxpayer spend many millions on conventions that are nothing more than globalist rubber stamps?

Since Mitt Romney and Obama are exactly the same thing, it really doesn&#039;t matter that the guy that lost to the guy that lost to Obama, wins or not. Either way, we get more debt, more wars, more central control and the continuation of the loss of liberty.

http://endoftheamericandream.com/archives/40-points-that-prove-that-barack-obama-and-mitt-romney-are-exactly-the-same]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>How can the state GOP bind delegates to a candidate who did not win our primary and if a candidate had to cheat, lie and steal to win, did he really win?</p>
<p>Mitt Romney and the GOP had to cheat and commit fraud openly, notoriously and frequently to ensure Ron Paul not only couldn&#8217;t win the nomination, but to additionally ensure Ron Paul could not speak for 15 minutes at the convention. The GOP specifically schemed to humiliate Ron Paul and the liberty delegates.</p>
<p>To win, the GOP had to violate nearly every one of their own rules to force their delegate slate here and nearly every other state.</p>
<p>But wait, there&#8217;s more. When Ron Paul was able to win duly-elected delegates, who all went through the entire process from the precinct level, the various state GOP elites summarily fired them and appointed Romney delegates, or simply cancel the delegation from the entire state of Maine.</p>
<p>Romney and the GOP still wasn&#8217;t finished with open cheating and theft. Once they learned that convention delegations from 6 states having met the decades old rule allowing 5 states with a plurality to nominate a candidate and let them be heard, at the last minute, the GOP changed the 5 state rule to 8 states, ensuring the Ron Paul R3volution was completely crushed.</p>
<p>The delegation process has become worthless and corrupt. Why should the taxpayer spend many millions on conventions that are nothing more than globalist rubber stamps?</p>
<p>Since Mitt Romney and Obama are exactly the same thing, it really doesn&#8217;t matter that the guy that lost to the guy that lost to Obama, wins or not. Either way, we get more debt, more wars, more central control and the continuation of the loss of liberty.</p>
<p><a  href="http://endoftheamericandream.com/archives/40-points-that-prove-that-barack-obama-and-mitt-romney-are-exactly-the-same" rel="nofollow">http://endoftheamericandream.com/archives/40-points-that-prove-that-barack-obama-and-mitt-romney-are-exactly-the-same</a></p>
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		<title>By: Jan Zacker</title>
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		<dc:creator>Jan Zacker</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2012 18:08:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If it was required by state law, then those who voted for Paul should be prosecuted under state law.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If it was required by state law, then those who voted for Paul should be prosecuted under state law.</p>
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