Saturday, June 9, 2012

Louisiana GOP spirals into chaos as Ron Paul delegates injured, arrested

In an unfortunate incident in Louisiana, the GOP chairman refused to recognize that a vote had been taken and there was a new chairman. The newly elected chairman was being evicted by police and was injured. 7-minute video.

Read more http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/06/04/louisiana-gop-spirals-into-chaos-as-ron-paul-delegates-injured-arrested/

Bruce

'Tate characterized the incident as Herford being “attacked by some security officials who didn’t realize that the body had voted out the previous chairman.”

The re-formed convention, however, was not recognized by the LAGOP hierarchy, which went on to select its own delegates. Paul supporters also selected their own delegates, claiming they had a clearly established majority. There was no resolution between the two groups.
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With the LAGOP descending into chaos, the Republican National Committee of contests will be tasked with deciding, purely by fiat, which group of Louisiana delegates will be allowed to represent Louisiana at the party’s national convention in August.'

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