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Oh my: Federal judge rules Virginia delegates aren’t bound by state law requiring them to vote for Trump

2016-07-13

[HOTAIR] Virginia can’t require Republican National Convention delegates to back Donald Trump, a federal judge in Richmond said Monday, though he made no ruling on whether the party can itself bind its delegates.
Following that logic, there's no reason for a primary.
U.S. District Judge Robert Payne said the Virginia state law requiring delegates who oppose Mr. Trump to vote for him next week at the party’s convention creates “a severe burden” on First Amendment rights.

But Judge Payne explicitly avoided weighing in on whether Republican National Committee rules requiring convention delegates to follow the results of their states as dictated by state and national party rules. Judge Payne said he “lacks jurisdiction to adjudicate” the broader unbinding question.

Posted by:Fred

#18 Also, wouldn't this ruling allow Hillary delegates to vote their conscience as well?

Assuming they have one.

Posted by: charger 2016-07-13 22:26

#17 When Kimberly-Clark leaves we'll all know we're in deep doo doo.

Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2016-07-13 16:33

#16 "Constitution" was ist es?

Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2016-07-13 15:53

#15 Alan, if the GOP implodes fascism will look good with respect to where we will head. Hillary is a Marx/Lenin socialist. She desires a larger fed to step over all things. She is following the Trotsky model. A subtle difference is Marxism definitively leads to. Socialist fed. Her it takes a village shit is clearly in that vein.

Posted by: 49 pan 2016-07-13 15:49

#14 And doesn't the constitution leave election issues to the states? Why is a federal judge involved?

Posted by: rjschwarz 2016-07-13 14:34

#13 Wouldn't Trumps delegates be folks chosen by Trumps people?

Also, wouldn't this ruling allow Hillary delegates to vote their conscience as well?

Posted by: rjschwarz 2016-07-13 14:33

#12 Well, wouldn't that decision also release Hilly's delegates?

Posted by: Bobby 2016-07-13 13:11

#11 correction: They actually believe they will be allowed to lick their master's bowl after she's done. Delusional fools.

Posted by: CrazyFool 2016-07-13 11:54

#10 These old Republicans need to understand their antics are delusional and they are placing more than just this election cycle at risk.

They don't care. They actually believe they will be allowed to like their master's bowl after she's done. Delusional fools.

Posted by: CrazyFool 2016-07-13 11:53

#9 I think the "Republic" ended some time ago.

Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2016-07-13 11:47

#8 The Facists don't want state ownership they want state control via their handpicked oligarchs
What difference does that make?

Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2016-07-13 11:46

#7 a more Marxist state.

49Pan, I think it will be a Fascist not Marxist state. The Fascists don't want state ownership they want state control via their handpicked oligarchs who are set up to take the blame if things go to wrong.

What the two ideologies have in common is control and power and NO liberty.

Posted by: AlanC 2016-07-13 11:40

#6 First Amendment? What about Breech of Contract? Judge Payne is playing a sophist's word game.

Posted by: magpie 2016-07-13 09:36

#5 The heads of both parties have come out and said the primaries really don't matter because the party gets to choose, in spite of the vote. Like Trump or not, if the GOP fails to select him it will mark the end of the GOP, and probably the republic as we know it. This is not sky is falling silliness. If the GOP fails here the party will go into disarray and at best dissolve and go through restructure. This will take a number of election cycles to do. The Dems will place libs in the Supreme Court. They will attack everything conservative and we will slide into a more Marxist state. These old Republicans need to understand their antics are delusional and they are placing more than just this election cycle at risk.

Posted by: 49 Pan 2016-07-13 09:30

#4 Considering the system was set up so each state was in charge of its election process and the feds stayed out of it so they didn't interfere with it...

Yeah, I would say that the political elite are doing everything they can to trash the constitution, the system we have and our freedoms to stay in power.

Posted by: DarthVader 2016-07-13 08:49

#3 Amazing isn't it, how many of the connected hate democracy.

Posted by: Procopius2k 2016-07-13 08:10

#2 The FIX is in!

Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839 2016-07-13 07:56

#1 The fix is in?

Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2016-07-13 05:00

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