Okay guys… really? I mean really? A lawsuit?
Not surprisingly, the judge denied the lawsuit.
What I do find surprising is that the instruments in this tired orchestra still consist of nothing but bass drums. Let’s think about this a minute. How long have you been trying the “it’s illegal” tactic? Years? With the expectation that eventually people would up and say “You know what? You’re RIGHT! We have been doing it wrong!” And then, all of a sudden, the world would change without having a single vote to change the language of a single document. How has that been working out for you? Now a judge has told you the same thing everyone else has been saying for years… Ex-officio delegates don’t violate any of the rules. Ready to listen yet?
A little friendly advice… change tactics. Rather than playing the same song over and over again (with the bass drums), how about drafting some proposed changes to party documents? You can still be convinced that the party isn’t following its own rules. That’s okay. Just please realize that the majority of folks think your interpretation is wrong. You see, you’ve been arguing this whole time about what the documents do say, not what they should say.
If you think ex-officio delegates are the wrong way to go, work to pass clear wording that changes what is in the documents now. As you well know, there’s a process for that. It worked for eliminating the ten discretionary delegates in Utah county. What I am left to wonder is… why haven’t you tried that avenue already?
Lets start with appointed delegates given by someone to their friends.
We can decide later if a Utah Rep. or Utah Senator that is elected should have delegate status.
Fix the obvious problems first. A Leg Chair should not have 2 extra delegates to pass out in Utah county, and past party officials should not have a delegate spot.
I agree completely… delegates should be elected, not appointed. Notably, the Leg chair idea was a change that was presented to the Utah County GOP Central Committee and was narrowly voted down.
Since the Central Committee is THE governing body, largely made up of precinct chairs and vice chairs, it’s hard to claim it’s completely controlled by “the insiders.” Also of note, in that same meeting the Central Committee voted overwhelmingly to eliminate the Chair’s ten discretionary delegates.
Getting back to the Leg Chair appointments… I believe the measure would have passed had the positions been shifted to elected positions along with the Chair, Vice Chair and Education officer. Instead, the measure proposed to eliminate them completely.
The LD Committee people removal lost by TWO votes. Many serve without delegate positions attached.
The Ten discretionary delegates were removed by a vote of 68% of the CC in attendance.