2016 Postmortem

DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Mon Jul 11, 2016, 05:24 PM Jul 2016

Judge strikes down Virginia law binding state Republican delegates to Trump

A federal judge ruled on Monday that a Virginia law binding Republican state delegates to Donald Trump was unconstitutional, the conservative news site RedState reported.

While it does not change rules regarding delegates at the upcoming Republican National Convention, the decision allows the plaintiff, Carroll “Beau” Correll, as well as other Virginia delegates to vote for another candidate during the first round of balloting.

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http://www.rawstory.com/2016/07/judge-strikes-down-virginia-law-binding-state-republican-delegates-to-trump/

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Judge strikes down Virginia law binding state Republican delegates to Trump (Original Post) DonViejo Jul 2016 OP

I just got some stock in popcorn. padfun Jul 2016 #1

This a major development but is not unexpected Gothmog Jul 2016 #2

I see a party split and 40 years of wondering in the desert MyNameGoesHere Jul 2016 #3

but, but, but, Moses has a rifle in his cold dead hands! DonViejo Jul 2016 #4

I like the way this went down better MyNameGoesHere Jul 2016 #5

OMG! That's actually huge. SheilaT Jul 2016 #6

it's been to the SC on a few occasions. Each time such laws are Exilednight Jul 2016 #7

padfun

(1,788 posts)

1. I just got some stock in popcorn.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Mon Jul 11, 2016, 05:30 PM

Jul 2016

I should make a killing on that next week.

Gothmog

(145,619 posts)

2. This a major development but is not unexpected

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Mon Jul 11, 2016, 05:39 PM

Jul 2016

The case law is with the dump trumpers on this issue

MyNameGoesHere

(7,638 posts)

3. I see a party split and 40 years of wondering in the desert

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Mon Jul 11, 2016, 05:43 PM

Jul 2016

good times. I don't know if they will resurrect the movie Moses character to save them though.

DonViejo

(60,536 posts)

4. but, but, but, Moses has a rifle in his cold dead hands!

Reply to MyNameGoesHere (Reply #3)

Mon Jul 11, 2016, 05:44 PM

Jul 2016

MyNameGoesHere

(7,638 posts)

5. I like the way this went down better

Reply to DonViejo (Reply #4)

Mon Jul 11, 2016, 05:49 PM

Jul 2016

SheilaT

(23,156 posts)

6. OMG! That's actually huge.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Mon Jul 11, 2016, 06:29 PM

Jul 2016

Wonder if it will go up to the Supremes, and perhaps they'll strike down all such laws. Would equally apply then to Democrats, right?

Exilednight

(9,359 posts)

7. it's been to the SC on a few occasions. Each time such laws are

Reply to SheilaT (Reply #6)

Tue Jul 12, 2016, 07:32 AM

Jul 2016

Struck down.

Basically, the SC has said that party politics should be free of government control.

With that being said, parties are allowed to make DS delegates bindimg through party rules, but not by government law.

For Republicans to unbind their delegates the RNC committee only needs a 25% minority of votes (28 out of 156) to unbind their delegates.

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