Romney campaign ousts Ron Paul delegates - Metro - Boston Globe - Stephanie Ebbert:
June 24, 2012 - "Evan Kenney was one of 17 delegates and alternates disqualified by a Republican committee deciding who gets to represent Massachusetts Republicans at the national convention in Tampa. Kenney and others had failed to deliver in time an affidavit swearing, under the penalty of perjury, that they would support Mitt Romney’s nomination for president.
"An affidavit is never mentioned in the Republican Party’s rules for selecting delegates and has never been required of delegates in the past, GOP critics say. Suspicions are steep this year because Kenney and the others are supporters of Ron Paul.... The delegates must vote for Romney, based on his strong primary win in Massachusetts, but Paul’s supporters hope to use the convention to draw attention to his agenda, including auditing the Federal Reserve and requiring wars to be declared by Congress.
"In Massachusetts, Paul’s Liberty Slate swept the Republican caucuses in April.... Some libertarian-leaning delegates balked at the notion of signing legal affidavits.... Many later submitted them, but not until after the deadline.... As a result, the committee disqualified them, winnowing the number of Liberty delegates and alternates to the convention from 35 to 19."
Read more: http://bostonglobe.com/metro/2012/06/23/romney-campaign-ousts-ron-paul-delegates/3xYwhZ5kbZuRMyMBlXy6EK/story.html
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June 24, 2012 - "Evan Kenney was one of 17 delegates and alternates disqualified by a Republican committee deciding who gets to represent Massachusetts Republicans at the national convention in Tampa. Kenney and others had failed to deliver in time an affidavit swearing, under the penalty of perjury, that they would support Mitt Romney’s nomination for president.
"An affidavit is never mentioned in the Republican Party’s rules for selecting delegates and has never been required of delegates in the past, GOP critics say. Suspicions are steep this year because Kenney and the others are supporters of Ron Paul.... The delegates must vote for Romney, based on his strong primary win in Massachusetts, but Paul’s supporters hope to use the convention to draw attention to his agenda, including auditing the Federal Reserve and requiring wars to be declared by Congress.
"In Massachusetts, Paul’s Liberty Slate swept the Republican caucuses in April.... Some libertarian-leaning delegates balked at the notion of signing legal affidavits.... Many later submitted them, but not until after the deadline.... As a result, the committee disqualified them, winnowing the number of Liberty delegates and alternates to the convention from 35 to 19."
Read more: http://bostonglobe.com/metro/2012/06/23/romney-campaign-ousts-ron-paul-delegates/3xYwhZ5kbZuRMyMBlXy6EK/story.html
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