Full Report of Washington GOP Convention
Coming Soon!
Highlights include:
Allocated National Delegate Ballots with only one candidate (pre-screened by John McCain staffer), and no option for write-ins or nomiations from the floor.
Ron Paul takes 4 unallocated national delegates from the state of Washington.
McCain & Party Leadership led a March Out in Exodus, in order to pull quorum, to avoid debate on the issues.
When the March Out backfired due to the hefty quorum remaining, the McCain & Party Leadership Marched back in to fillibuster and obstruct the body from completing any other business.
Still, the body managed to pass three pro-life resolutions including: support for a Human Life Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, opposition to the WA state Assisted Suicide Initiative I-1000, and support for the freedom of conscience for pharmacists to not despense abortion drugs. In addition, the body passed a resolution opposing any military action on a nation without the U.S. Congress declaring war, which is in keeping with our Constitution.
The spontaneous Ron Paul March and Rally immediately following the convention, signalling this movement has just begun.
Please stay tuned for the full report. I need to get reacquainted with my family and then find an opportunity to write a blow by blow. Meanwhile, TVW has full coverage of the convention business. Note: there are three segments and they are long. Most interesting are segments B and C. More details can be found here, here and here.
My apologies to Geri Modrell (Snohomish Co. Republican Chair), who appears to have stayed during the "march out". It was reported to me otherwise, and I am sorry for repeating that misinformation.
