Eight votes. That’s how close the “Never Trump” movement claims to be to forcing a vote on releasing pledged delegates at the Republican National Convention.
After a record number of GOP primary voters overwhelmingly picked billionaire Donald Trump as their presidential candidate of choice, his survival could all come down to eight votes.
According to ABC News, RNC rules panel members in the anti-Trump movement need 28 total votes to open the floor at Cleveland to a last-minute rule change that would unbind all of the pledged delegates, which would allow them to vote however they — not the voters — please.
Of that 28, Kendal Unruh — the public face of the “Free the Delegates” movement — claims she is confident she has 20 members of the committee confirmed to vote her way. In the 112-member GOP rules panel, securing 25% of members vote would bring the possible rule change to a majority vote on the convention floor.
That would open the voting to all Republican delegates, where the anti-Trump votes would have to gather 1,237 total votes to carry the motion — and defections from Trump would be expected, because some delegates representing him actually prefer Texas Sen. Ted Cruz or others.
The good news for Trump supporters is that the odds of the anti-Trump movement winning remain unlikely.
The bad news is that even an attempt to unseat him would be a public relations disaster, leading to a firestorm of negative media coverage and fresh questions about his prospects of winning in November.
According to The Associated Press, the numbers are badly stacked against the insurgents. Trump triumphed in the vast majority of this year’s primaries and caucuses, giving him 1,542 delegates — well above the 1,237 needed to clinch the nomination.
While a motion to ‘unpledge’ those delegates would offer them a chance to vote however they wish during convention battles to change the rules, Trump still holds a big numerical advantage.
According to The Associated Press, one party insider said that Trump can rely on a solid 900 delegates, compared to a combined 650 for Trump opponents plus delegates backing Cruz or other candidates.
The anti-Trump forces have said they have more than 400 delegate supporters — well short of the majority needed.
The Never Trump members are a disruptive force and an embarrassment to conservatives. But it looks like even these diehard Republican establishment loyalists can’t stop the Trump train.
These RINO scumbags would rather see Hitlery win and America face a real and bloody revolution than relinquish a scintilla of their influence and graft. If it happens, SO BE IT!! Semper Fi!!
That will be the demise of The GOP !
What GOP? It’s been nothing but an arm of the Democrat Party, loaded with Progressives (look up what that REALLY means), for a long time.
The term RINO is being bandied about a lot, and people on both liberal and conservative sides are being labeled. Though my state is open, not registered by party affiliation, I’ve voted Republican for 50 years. I’ve ALWAYS supported the party nominee. Well, this year, call me what you will. I’m a constitutionalist, Conservative Bible Believing AND LIVING Christian, and Iwill not vote for either of the presumed candidates. If the Republican Party will nominate a Republican, I will consider voting for. Him/her. Right now we have two Democrats running. 12 million democrats nominated Donald Trump. He has NOT got the support of a majority of Republicans. More “we the people” voted for someone OTHER THAN TRUMP.
Trump has said that he can win without us. Then why is he using every cosersive means available to compel delegates to vote for him at the convention? Pushing a law to compel individuals to vote a certain way is NOT FREEDOM. We are not yet a banana republic, but very close. You guys want Trump, vote for him. The result is on YOU, not us.
These ppl are absurd. They are an embarrassment to those of us who are sticking by our party and the primary voters who want Trump.
I am for trump all the way
Without a doubt!!
You,er a true rhino.
I nor anyone else is qualified to question your salvation, but I would certainly like to hear your salvation testimony.
OK if you say he is pushing a law please show the law or citation of where to find it. If you are talking about the rule changes being sought by some people who want to control the process of voting by delegates then you should know that that RNC group is a private club/org with no legal ties to the public or the government. Anyone with the money and smarts can start their own party and then help pick a candidate. The “Party” is not beholden to you or me, they can make up their own rules before the actual party selection.
To April,
“Trump has said he can win without us.” Just who is this “us” you were referring to? Establishment? RINO? If yes, then you are correct. I can assure you that this “us” is NOT US – 13 to 14 million primary voters. You sound like those sit aside Bush family.
The delegates are currently bound to vote the way their constituents voted. The way THE PEOPLE want. This movement (against Trump) is trying to get the delegates released to vote the way THE PARTY wants–just like the superdelegates that have stated they’re voting for Cliinton, no matter what the polls say.
Hard to believe that they think ignoring the 11.1 million people that voted for Trump in primaries, more than double the total of the next two candidates put before the voters, and alienate those voters and be so stupid to think that anyone else would win!!
Politics is a bare-knuckled blood sport. There have been many conventions preceded by serious hardcore negotiations similar to this year. Look up the Republican history in 1952 (Eisenhower), or look up 1976 (Ford). In both cases there was a situation like this year. So it has happened before, and probably will again. Mr. Trump has brought many voters into the primaries who hadn’t voted for a long time or who had never voted. This is why they’re so ignorant of the process. And this is why they’re running in circles, screaming and shouting every time they hear something they don’t understand. Folks, it’s a confusing system developed over many years for the benefit of the Party bosses. It’s their Party, and they make their own rules. That’s the fact. There have been new Parties from time to time, and Parties also cease to exist. Of course, if we were ruled by a dictator we wouldn’t have to worry about voting. New voters, welcome. Now educate yourselves.
April-
“Freedom,” you say?
Tell me, April, what does the phrase “pledged delegates” mean to you?
After all, what’s the purpose of primaries if not to determine the will of the people who vote? The delegates are pledged because the candidate WON them.
What were the RNC rules when Trump ran? Do you think it fair, just, or right that the rules get changed mid-stream – worse, at the eleventh hour?
Wouldn’t that be like a losing baseball team changing the rules of the game in the 8th inning to favor itself?
If the “establishment” RINO’s “succeed” in defeating Trump’s nomination – in violation of THEIR OWN RULES – i suspect that the republican party will either cease to exist or rely exclusively on corporate donors, because the People are going to despise it, probably forever.
Trump IS a Republican. Possibly he only one who is. I pray the rest of your group do NOT feel as you do — otherwise life as we know it will vanish. We’ll never be the same if the Democrats — meaning Hillary — win. The stakes are big this time around. No time to fool around.
I have researched and prayed and fasted. I asked the Lord to give our country another chance to be ONE NATION UNDER GOD. HE used less than stellar leaders to help HIS people all through Biblical times. While I don’t have a halo around my head, only 8 decades of trusting God to intervene in the darkest moments in my life……this is one of them because of my grandchildren. Mr. Trump has so much good in him. He cannot be bought. He is getting and has good men and women around him. He has children who respect him. (That is a huge tribute to a Dad.) Mannerisms and harsh statements can be overlooked to see the big picture. I beg people to do the right thing. My heart and head tell me that our Nation will get another chance with Mr. Trump as our leader. I pray for the “rat” group to back off and drop their pride and do the RIGHT THING. God help us!!
Trump is not a Republican and he is more liberal than Hillary. I too have voted for the Republican candidate for decades. I voted for Barry and not the poser in the White House today. I refuse to embarrass myself by voting for either of these liars. If one of the major parties put a candidate on the ballot, I may support them. If not, my vote will be for a different party. Many of the sane among us feel the same. April is correct. Party-jumping Democrats gave Trump the delegates to win the nomination, but 60% of Republicans will not support him. He did not win a majority of the votes. He won a plurality. There is a difference. Look it up. I am really very weary of voting for the lesser of two evils. Your argument that a Hillary victory will ensure the demise of the country is valid. Looking at Washington DC, Orlando, San Bernardino and now Dallas and Phoenix ‘ad nauseum’, maybe it IS time to start over. I know I’m ready. We are already a banana republic, where the elite are not subject to the rule of law. I’ve said all along that Trump is a shill for Hillary. With his constant preponderance to shoot himself in the foot, he makes it easier to believe on a daily basis. As it turns out, now he isn’t even sure he wants to be president. LOL He just wants to win.
You, and people like you, in combination with the professional handout takers are who will put Clinton in the White House. That is IF she can win. I hope you feel good about that the next time you’re sitting in a church. Last time I checked, no one was perfect. And Trump is head and shoulders above Clinton. If you can’t see that, I’m wasting my time.
My reply was to April.
You’re delusional. The majority of Republicans did vote for Trump. That is why he is where he is now. He raised 51 million in a month. That money came from Republican voters. You’re the minority. You are in denial.
YEAH, AND YOU VOTE FOR HILLARY AND THE DESTRUCTION OF AMERICA, YOU, YOUR KIDS AND GRAND KIDS ARE GOING TO LOVE LIVING ON YOUR KNEES!!
Trump is anti-establishment as both parties have been screwing up our country for decades. Trump was born into a family that was Democrat and Christian in a State dominated by Democrats. Trump developed his own views and switched to Republican at 40. Reagan same thing, but he switched at age 51. This change took place back in the 80’s. Check out interviews with Oprah and Larry King on youtube or better yet the one labeled the video that win him the election which combines them and others. His rallies are like sports rallies focused on losses and winning again designed to get masses to go vote. Trump is about truth and the American way. Excluding Hanity and Lou Dobbs the rest at Fox are in the tank for the establishment. The unfiltered truth can be harsh, but it is sometimes the only way to get through to people and make a change.
You are wrong April. Most of the states that Trump won were closed to everyone except registered republicans. In open states Trump added independents and democrats sick of what has been happening and people that never voted before an important goal for the party. So what you are saying is if the Republican party put up Obama’s wife as our candidate you’d vote for her? That is the logic you are using. Trump will protect the constitution and restore the Christian values that our country was built on. Bring truth and accountability to Govt. Develop win/win trade deals, bring back our jobs lost to Globalization launched by Bush and made worse by NAFTA signed by Clinton.
Trump gave his full support to Romney. So what does Romney do? He goes on liberal TV channels and does everything possible to give the election to Hillary. What back a stabber he and others in the party like the Bushes are-major disappointment. Trump has been exposing people for who they really are. I was a fan of Ted Cruz until I saw who he really is. Trump’s strength of character and conviction is quite rare. Even the current liberal Pope wrongful attacked Trump. Did he back down? No, the Pope did.
Your fired.
For your info.I never was a Demo ,i am not a Demo.If you are conservative so do i .You had no choice the last to elections the same as me, i had no choice but voting for Rinos and two losers.Now that we have the chance maybe to make some change you are voting for a Demo.I vote for Cruz but now i stick with Trump because that is what the people choose.If we as you say have 12 millions Demos voting with us ,then we will win and the country is saved by this immoral people that are destroying this country.
April, I’m very sorry but I really believe you’ve got your statistics wrong, in this instance. I am also a 50-yrs-+ Republican voter, as is my husband, and we both voted for Donald Trump, and will do so again, in November. In fact, everyone I know of that voted for him is Republican. The 3 people that have survived the voting so far have been campaigning for quite a long time. Who do you think that the Republican’s can put into the game and call them viable with only 90 days left to gather votes?? Or maybe you’d like to join into their childish tantrum since the didn’t get their way. By now, they must be nearly out of sleazy tricks to try to get Trump to back out. I also am a firm believer in the Bible and live my faith, respect the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, etc. and have a Patriotic passion for my country. I am sick of our politicians striking their back-room good-old-boy deals and manipulating this country for their own profit, prestige and patronage. They can’t change that the people have chosen their candidate, without bringing more crashing down on their heads than they could even imagine, because the unhappy citizens who have had enough of government corruption are very close to organized rebellion, and will never stand for more of it. Just the fact that Clinton is even running has a lot to do with that, and the possibility, no matter how small that she could win it, might be even worse than a last-minute Republican wannabe. But we still don’t want a bait-and- switch candidate. Just suppose what you could do for America if everyone who would have voted for Trump decides not to vote at all. You’ll all be responsible for yet another Clinton in the WH!! And …..we won’t let you all forget that either!!
Karen, No one is responsible for someone else’s vote, no matter what they choose. The only people responsible for Clinton in the WH are the people who vote for her. Please don’t put responsibility on people for your decision. Blaming others for something they don’t do is wrong.
Vote for the lying crooked Hillary and we will have the some of the same old shit we been trying to get out of office that don’t care about the people. They are suppose to be working for us not themselves.
I will vote for anyone necessary in order to cast an effective vote against Clinton, but I will continue to pray that I won’t have to vote for Trump in order to do so. Trump is unfit to be President, but Clinton is immeasurably more unfit. I will continue until the nomination is official to hope that I will be permitted to vote for a real conservative. I haven’t had that opportunity in the last two Presidential elections. Although I held my nose and voted for the Republican candidate, many other conservatives weren’t motivated enough to vote, and the result was that Obama was elected, TWICE.
April:
I appreciate your testimony of being a devout Christian and Republican. I too am a Bible believing Christian and have been a registered Republican ever since I have been eligible to vote, upon my return from Vietnam. Notwithstanding, I do not think that the Republicans are any more anointed as God’s chosen Party than the Democrat’s. My Bible (as well as yours) says that it is God who sets up kings and takes down kings and regardless of who is in power, His WILL is eminent…… it will happen! It is based upon this principal that I base my assumptions and prayers. When the election first started, I was very confused as to what candidate to vote for. But, as I considered the fact that many of the seventeen people on that stage had been in politics for quite some time and had accomplished very little, but rather kept reiterating the same redundant platforms that I had heard for 40+ years; It was then that my thoughts and logic turned to DT. You see April, God is a God of rules and he don’t care so much about the game itself, as long as the rules are followed. I believe that it is evident that the rules were followed in the primary and DT was chosen according to the system rules. However, since then the Dump Trump people want to change the rules, so don’t try to tell me that God is in what you are doing, but rather it is out of selfish pride that you contend. The Bible says that Pride Goes before a fall and if this behavior continues, we as a Nation are headed for a GREAT fall! You had better get the idea out of your mind to “Dump Trump” and get on board to Dump Hilary or else you may not have a Country left….. Forget your pride and Malice and Hatred and look through the lens of patriotism….. I’m not asking you to love or even like DT; I am asking you to love and respect your Country and let your vote count for something besides a prideful heart.
Not all Patriots are Christians But, All Christians SHOULD be Patriots!
Dawg#-
The Bible says that Pride Goes before a fall
Apologies in advance for how persnickety this is going to sound, but the correct citation is “Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.” It’s in Proverbs, but i’m too tired to look it up right now.
Not all Patriots are Christians But, All Christians SHOULD be Patriots!
Gotta disagree with this one, too; the main priority of Christians is to seek and find the Kingdom, which is in the world but not of the world; You can’t GET more “of the world” than by supporting any human government thereof.
Or course, i could be completely misunderstanding you here, too – so again, apologies in advance!
Constitutionalist:
You are right to point out my error and you are not being persnickety. The scripture is Proverbs 16:18 and I do know not to be so careless with the Word of God knowing that one day I, as well as all Christians will give an account. Thank you my friend for keeping me in check. Even so, I believe that the content of the post is truthful and accurate, because Pride or a proud look is first on the list of things God hates, beginning in proverbs chapter six and verse #16.
Yes, you do misunderstand my thinking on the quote that I made. First (at the risk of sounding persnickety myself…. And believe me, I do not mean to), it is Jesus who came “seeking” to save them that are lost. We don’t need to seek Him because He already found us. As far as government, we humans have to be governed or else there would be total chaos. One might argue that it is The Holy Bible which governs us, but unfortunately, it does not govern everyone. Therefore, Jesus said (paraphrasing) give unto Ceasor that which is Ceasors and unto God That which is Gods. He was referring to money or taxes in this scripture but he wasn’t condemning government. In fact, the children of Israel were ruled by judges in the beginning, but because of their bickering and complaining, God consented to let them have a king. Notwithstanding, some type of government is ordained of God to establish order. Remember, God is not the author of confusion 1Cor. 14:33, whether in Church or in a Nation.
Not all patriots are Christian, but all Christians should be patriots.
By this I mean that our Nation was founded upon Godly principles. As you walk around the Capitol building, you can see biblical scriptures everywhere. You see sir, this Nation was a gift to a people that had a first hand knowledge of what it meant to thank God for their daily bread. They also knew much better than you and I how imperative it was to sacrifice everything for this Country, even their own lives they put on the line, for freedom and justice not only for themselves, but for me and you…… Their posterity. Yes sir, we are blessed because we have been a Christain Nation, but we are quickly declining as a Christian Nation. It is not the Nation that we now have but the one we once had that I opine.
But the elite would survive and that is the ONLY thing that matters to them.
gop?? did you mean USA??
They are the ones to vote out for treason to the american public
Hillary probably has a mole in the republican convention to create havoc.
Her name is Kendal Unruh.
she and willy have a mole between their ears and it is called CWD—–i thought this was only in animals, oh i guess it is only in animals…..
If the jealous, elitist career politicians try something “dirty” or anything at all to UNSEAT DJ TRUMP, the choice of WE THE PEOPLE, not only will the GOP disappear, but the other party candidate will turn our Great Nation into a Banana Republic, thus fulfilling Obama’s promise to “….fundamentally transform America….”
We cannot let that happen. VOTE TRUMP to SAVE OUR NATION
I agree — its a slippery slope, and we’ve got to stand firm. Trump for President, and whomever he chooses — hopefully a good one — for VP.
You are so right! I hope they don’t screw Trump. What is this world coming to!
I plan to vote for the Republican nominee, and pray that it is not Trump.
May the convention free the delegates each to follow his/her conscience, selecting someone like Ted Cruz, who has a proven his independent support for the principles that have guided our nation for 240 years.
TED CRUZ IS A WASHINGTON GLOBALIST PUPPET WHO LIED TO YOU!!! WHY DO YOU THINK HE HASN’T SUED THE ENQUIRER FOR PUTTING OUT HIS ADULTERY TO THE WORLD?? TED CRUZ USED YOU LIKE A FOOL, SAYING HE WAS CHRISTIAN TO GET YOUR VOTE!! STOP BEING A GULLIBLE IDIOT!!
ALL TRUMPS POLICIES ARE VERY CONSERVATIVE AND ALL HIS SCOTUS PICKS ARE NOTHING BUT PRO-LIFE, PRO-CONSTITUTION AND PRO- 2ND AMENDMENT! TRUMP WILL PUT AT LEAST 3 ON THE BENCH, WHICH COULD SAVE OUR FREEDOMS AS CHRISTIANS AND A FREE PEOPLE!!
STOP BEING STUPID!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The establishment just cannot stand to see their power disappearing. If they change the rules at the convention, they will be handing the election to Hillary on a silver platter. She is a master liar and a crook and will bury this country by appointing liberal judges to the supreme court. Legalizing illegals. share the wealth (although not her own) with those people who will not get off their butts and work instead of looking for a handout. and do away with the second amendment. The Dems are dying to get their hands on everyone’s guns, because if they do that they can control the people. Never has our country been so divided as it is under Obama. He gives a speech that blacks are mistreated by the police and then after the horrific shooting in Dallas says the police should be supported. Which is it?
cc
Nice summation, but calling people “gul lible,” “stu pid,” and “id iot” is generally not a way to either win friends or convince an opponent in an argument.
But on top of all you wrote, Cruz is a CANADIAN, and he hid his US citizenship papers(because he HAS none). As such, he’s completely ineligible for the presidency, and will forever be – not a “nat ural born” Citizen of America, you know, which requires 2(count ’em, TWO) parents who are citizens.
If you say ‘but Cruz’s mom is a US citizen,’ even were that true(it’s not; Cruz’s mom lived in Canada FOUR YEARS before he was born, participated in their healthcare system, and voted in their elections, things that ONLY Canadian Citizens can do; at that time, Canadian law forbade dual citizenship of ANY kind, so she HAD to have relinquished her US citizenship or she would have been deported), it’s not enough; BOTH parents must be Citizens to convey “nat ural born” status. It’s been that way since Emmerrich Vattel’s “The Law of Nations” was published, ca. 1760, and the US expert on the book, the first SCOTUS judge, John Jay, was the one who recommended inclusion of the phrase in the requirements for Constitutional eligibility in the first place.
This is wrong. it should be We The People Not Us the crooked we do as we damn well please screw the people RINOS. If they refuse to vote the will of the people than they should be hanged for treason !!!!
Why hold primary’s if they are going to hand pick who they want?
Agreed Molon Labe
Those never Trump jerkoffs think Dallas is showing out. Cleveland CONV will be apocalyptic if they steal Trump the people’s choice from we the people!!!!! Raggedy elites. Like OBOZO and Tweetys granny Pocohontas said”YALL HAVE ENOUGH MONEY!”
Hm, you sound a little like me. But as a writer, I can’t figure out what you’re saying. I hope no one’s confusing you with me.
“…a record number of GOP primary voters overwhelmingly picked billionaire Donald Trump as their presidential candidate of choice” and an even larger number of GOP primary voters selected one or the other of his many opponents.
The only way your statement is correct is if you lump all the candidates delegates together. No single candidate received more votes than Trump or they would have won the primary.
HILLARY TROLLS NEVER LET THE TRUTH GET IN THE WAY OF THEIR LIES!
When the GOP establishment denies Donald Trump of the nomination, they also deny the votes of the majority Republican voters. Therefore, they will never win in the presidential election. Both of them Trump and whoever is selected nominee by the GOP convention. This is disgusting. They are destroying the party, our country and the majority of the American people. It is all about self-interests. Therefore they are giving the victory to HILLARY CLINTON, THE CROOK AND LYING INCOMPETENT WOMEN TO RULE THIS COUNTRY. Those GOP who won’t support Donald Trump are also destroying their own. I think they ARE ALL TRAITORS. Not worth putting them into office. Their colors came out, only interested for their own selves. Traitors! They would rather have Hillary Clinton, the crook ad incompetent to be the president!!
Those Kristol, Romney, Beck, Graham, etc are all TRAITORS!! They will all go down in history!
You got that right!!
amen to that tweeter, they could care less about what we the people want, they are all
About themselves and I’d like to get rid of all of them that are actively in the government,
Fire them all. Romney can go back to his cave and stay there, I’m sorry I gave him my vote
What a waste that was!
IMHO, never-Trumpers seem to think they’re displaying personal integrity by rejecting any candidate who is not “pure” conservative. But dare I suggest that many of them are simply spoiled brats refusing to play the game if they can’t call all the shots…just like the (anti)socialists.
If they manage to replace Trump with someone else, even I might be tempted to stay home on election day just to spite them!
(But I won’t…it would offend MY integrity to act like a spoiled brat.)
What does that tell us? There all crooked! They don’t want Trump in to screw all they are trying to do. To change our country from having freedom to a country run by them. They want total control of us. Our money, our freedom, and our rights. So sad!
FYI Tweeter – your name pretty much says it all. Do you tweet on twitter? You do know what a twit is, don’t you?… LOL…Trump did NOT win a majority of the votes. He won a plurality. There is a major difference. Look it up. While you’re at it, look up twit. No. You won’t, so I’ll make it easy.
twit
(twɪt) noun – informal chiefly British – a foolish or stupid person; idiot
[C19: from twit1 (originally in the sense: a person given to twitting)]
We’re confident Trump Will make it to the White House!! God is with Us the AMERICAN PEOPLE!!! LETS TRUMP AMERICA!!????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
Mistake all the Question Marks. Meant ????????????????????????????????????????
Would be nice to have a businessman to make our budget balance. Instead of a “Politician” that wants to line their own pockets with OUR money.
Why cant the idiots leave Trump alone? He has said out loud what so many others have wanted to say. SO a man stands up and speaks the truth about America and how it is falling down further every day.
Being a veteran of 30 years, I am sick and tired of seeing veterans and children on the streets and the illegals getting support. To top that off certain races can come to America and pay NO taxes for 7 years and then bring another family member over and sell it to them and they don’t pay taxes for another 7 years. This is another reason they need to look who is in America and clean house. We need to take back America like Trump is saying and be strong together and not fighting each other. If the truth hurts get the hell out of America and go live in those countries that you support!!!
Steve, I have been trying to locate that law regarding the no taxes for seven years, (I have also heard as many as ten years) for foreigners to do an expose’. Any idea what this law is actually called, or where I can locate it. It is despicable that Americans are made to pay taxes on their business’s, while a foreigner can open a quick stop, motel, etc…and they virtually never pay taxes.
I am with you on Trump too! The American people have spoken. Trump knocked out every other Republican Candidate, and secured the nomination by the voters. This whole delegate system is so corrupt, and I hope when Trump goes in, he will too eradicate that.
Trump 2016 – The best, no, the only chance we have of turning this country back around before we implode entirely!
I suspect the idea actually started with the information below and grew from there. To say it may be totally bogus may not be true. I didn’t know about this until Rand Paul exposed it.
So it might come as a surprise to American entrepreneurs that there is at least one group to whom the federal government is providing direct assistance for business start-ups: illegal aliens. In fact, these recipients of your taxpayer funds fall into an even more restricted category: illegal aliens who have been deported back to their native land.
As part of an ongoing project he calls The Waste Report, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., has called attention to these outlays, which are made by an obscure federal agency called the Inter-American Foundation (IAF).
I know the 7 yr. no tax law has been around since 80’s In the 80’s I knew Iranian brothers who own a grocery & liquor store THEY told me every 7 years we switch names on building title (just go back N forth) so we never pay any taxes Hope this helps
The tax holiday hoax is old news (2012) and FALSE: http://www.snopes.com/business/taxes/immigrants.asp
Oracle Guy We are not talking about the tax holiday as defined in your response…
“The U.S. government grants tax holidays to certain favored groups of immigrants and provides them with free housing, new cars, and clothing allowances.”
…we are talking about business owners that are not required to pay taxes because of their immigrant status, and these business owners then turn the business over to another male relative after their allotted tax free time, and the process starts again.
Pardon me Rence but the progress right it the conjoined twin sister of the left. You and they don’t care about the will of the people and finally the citizenry is waking up????????????????????????????????????????☝????️☝????????????
Amen to that!
The GOP did nominate Donald Trump as the Rep. run for president. They should stand behind there choice an have faith he can do the job. Trump did beat his apponents in the race and deserves respect an support. Hillary Clinton will say, do, lie to the american public she needs to be ousted from running, should be in jail for all the corruption. On top of that she will carry on Obmama plan an he is runing us into world war 3, wake up people see the righting on the wall of what is to come. America has to have change to clean up this mess we call government. Donald Trump is the man for the job. Vote Trump
Is there a way to get a list of names of those Never Trump republicans?
Here you go:
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/278141-republicans-who-vow-to-never-back-trump
read it and vote them all out…..VOTE THEM OUT
TRUMP in 2016 thru 2024
Thank you Suzanne for that information about the “rat” group. I printed it ….3 full pages of names. I sure was surprised to see some of the names on this list…….I just lost respect for them. Many I don’t know but if they are on the media, they can sway some who are weak. I can’t contact all of them, but the ones I know I will write to them and tell them how disappointed I am in these elementary-type behavior. God help them.
I am not going to call those that are attempting to steal the nomination from Mr. Trump RINOs. I will ask those folks to think back to a year ago. At that time we were focused on beating Hillary. I ask those that are trying to stop Trump, what has changed? If we want to stop illegal immigration, protect our 2nd Amendment rights, overturn Obamacare, take control of our national debt, create more jobs, and remove the overburding regulation from the backs of our businesses and fix the treaties that ship jobs overseas, then there is no choice but to support our nominee.
The delegates elected to the national convention were pledged to vote based on the voting of Republicans and unaffiliated voters in each state, not those that want to get someone else of their choice to be the nominee. The people chose Mr. Trump. He may not be the one you as a Republican wanted as a candidate. He certainly was not my choice. All of that no longer matters. What does matter is that we get a Republican in the White House this November.
I’ve said it before and I’ll repeat it now… Trump and Sanders should both run separately as Independents. Just like the Establishment Rinos are trying to force their candidate down our throats the Establishment Dems have forced Hitlery down theirs. Let all 4 run and let “We The People ” decide. Take the power away from the party insiders, they’re all the same anyway. It’s all about them and f#@k us!
I would like for anyone to let me know where I can find the actual financial expenditures for the RNC/GOP. If they post them for all to see then you would be able to find out how much money actually goes into the pockets of the “leaders” of the party and if any goes to the delegates in any form…such as travel, lavish hotel and meals, and other perks.
We have to get that vote out there for Trump and if any of you say your a Christian and are passing judgement on a man you don’t even know,don’t tell it to me because God is the only judge there is and will ever be.I know Trump puts his foot in his mouth a lot ,but remember he is human.I’ve been a born again Christian for over 31 years and I and my husband voted for him ,because he heard what the concerned citizens were worried about ,we’ve been silent way too long and now he has become our voice,I don’t know about the rest of you ,but We {includes my husband} have 7 children ,20 grandkids and 30 great grandkids and their future in this country ,the way it is headed doesn’t look too promising for them,also none of our children in this country should ever go hungry,some teachers in our state have been feeding them with their own money and veterans who have fought for this country and those who are still fighting should never be denied medical attention or benefits,they earned these .also homeless people need help.back in the 50’s when I was a teenager you seldom seen these kind of conditions,my Dad always said charity begins at home ,so why are we taxpayers paying for the illegals giving them food stamps ,housing and medical attention?
it seems the will of the people is not important. what happened to us being the ones that elected the president. we need to do away with the party elite and let the people be in charge again. we need to take care of our veterans and our needy.instead
of sending our national deb t through the roof supporting other nations and illegals here at home
If these crooks vote Trump out as payback everyone backing Trump should write in Putin because as bad as he might be he would be better than Hillary.
Not sure Trump even wants to be president, sounds like a good idea to me.
I believe Ms. Kendall and the others should shut the f*ck up and stop trying to derail the wishes of the Republican Party!! It is something we could expect from Hillary Clinton, not the GOP! It appears that ‘sour grapes” Repubs need to get over themselves and let democracy proceed.
wow, such pride in the election process. It is just beautiful to such interest this year ………………
jwb-
wow, such pride in the election process.
Snarky, much? You seem to be oozing contempt, here. What’s that about?
It is just beautiful to such interest this year
First, i’m going to assume you meant to write a “see” or a “observe” in that sentence.
Second, i, for one, am EXTREMELY happy to see such interest, as this election is crucial for the future of America AND it’s direction – which i sincerely hope is FAR away from the NWO/OWG cretin’s plans for our nation and the world itself. Hillary the liar, Hillary the thief, Hillary the murderer, Hillary the traitor – she’s fully on-board with these bastards…and fully deserves their fate, as well. There is One to whom she cannot lie; there is One before whom deception cannot be; there is One who will ensure that her harvest comes in fully and completely – for what she has sown, that she will also reap.
That would be the one of the biggest mistake, ever made. Trump would run as an indp. , and that would hand it to Hell-ry.
We don’t need Hitlery Killery ROTTON Ayatollah Khoemeni Clinton in the White House. The Clinton’s are NOTHING BUT THE END OF THE UNITED STATES & THE FREE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT. VOTE FOR DONALD J. TRUMP IN NOVEMBER IF YOU LOVE FREEDOM, BEING FREE.
What the people are saying about the election is right. So that just reinforces my opinion that we need term limits in Congress so this kind of thing can’t happen. Let the people decide!!!!!
I have to say let the people choose and stop trying to over-ride their decision. That is why I am for Term Limits, so this kind of thing can’t keep happening and we will discourage “career politicians” from trying to take the power away from the people.
Although I didn’t vote for Donald Trump, I don’t support the ability for Republican delegates to ignore the voters and vote based on their own whim. When I went to the caucus I voted for a presidential candidate not a convention delegate. I resent the notion that a few sore losers can toss out all the primary votes and have a relative handful of delegates pick the presidential nominee.
Ted Cruz has his own problems. Whether he meets the natural born citizen requirement is one concern.
Kendal Unruh is a RepublicRAT that is probably in HilBillys pocket she must have a HilBilly for president bumper sticker on her car. Should the losers that are trying to fix this election succeed I will not vote for what ever candidate they put in place of Trump as a matter of fact I will vote for NONE OF THE ABOVE and so should the rest of the country if Trump is not the nominee.
BYE, DONT LET THE DOOR HIT YOU IN YOUR ASS. THAT GOES FOR ALL THE TRMPETTES!
At this point, I hardly believe a contested convention is even on the table. Ted Cruz will probably endorse Trump any day now. Trump will make a fantastic VP choice by the end of next week. If there was even the thought of a contested convention, he will not make a VP announcement until at the convention.
I have spoken with a couple of delegates who had been courted to pull their votes from Trump and have stated they know of no one that is even considering this option. They are holding out for Trump. I highly doubt they could pull off more than 300 delegates away from Trump which is not near enough.
Ken-
i very much doubt that Cruz will ever support Trump in anything – and if i’m wrong, Trump still needs to keep a sharp eye on that weasel, that snake, that liar, that creep, that hypocrite, that betrayer, that lickspittle toady for the Bush crime family and their NWO/OWG plans.
These “Dump Trump” people are playing with fire. Thousands if not millions of Republican rank and file will not support a Republican candidate other than Trump and it will destroy the GOP once and for all. And if Hillary gets into the oval office it’s going to be the end of America as we know it. They are cutting off their nose to spite their face.
YOU FOOLS. The only thing trump has is a bad lying accountant and a bunch of toothless followers.
Bring it on DUMPSTERS! Hillary wins in a landslide! No doubt about [email protected] Look at the polls and
electoral college. Send trump back to ny where his trump university steals from women with hungry kids.
Bobby-
The only thing worse than a thief, liar, murderer, panderer, intimidater of witnesses, obstructer of justice, and treasonous seller of both US secrets and US resources …
…is all fool-tools who vote for The Liar.
In fact, if by some travesty The Liar “wins” the presidency, you can rest assured it was done via fraud, vote-stealing, and/or manipulation of voting machine results. Period.