TAMPA, August 31, 2012, (LifeSiteNews.com)
– While political observers watched Rick Santorum, Paul Ryan, and Marco
Rubio, the Republican National Committee pushed through new rules that
could change the face of the party for some time – including one rule
that Rush Limbaugh said was designed to freeze pro-life Christians out
of the GOP.
Under rules proposed by election lawyer Ben Ginsberg, who said he was
acting on behalf of the Romney campaign, the presidential candidate who
wins a state primary would get to select all state delegates to the
convention and “disavow” anyone who meets his disapproval. The
delegates, in turn, draw up the platform and formally nominate
candidates.
The new code was opposed
by the Family Research Center, Leadership Institute founder Morton
Blackwell, and attorney James Bopp, who helped draw up the original
pro-life plank in 1980.
House Speaker John Boehner presided over the voice vote on the rule, which appeared to have an even number of yes and no votes.
The controversy deepened after a video showed a teleprompter with a
prerecorded message that the change had been approved, leading to
speculation the vote was fixed.
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