Lee Humphrey

RNC Denies ROLL Call Vote On Convention Rules Amid Protests

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• published: 18 Jul 2016
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Delegates from several state delegations are seeking a roll call vote on the rules, which were earlier agreed to by voice vote. The convention chair has ruled that the petition falls short of the number of states needed to proceed with the vote. Republican factions trying to stop Donald Trump's nomination noisily disrupted a vote on party convention rules, displaying the fissures in the party on the first day of its national convention. Delegates from Colorado were seen walking out of the convention hall, and former Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli was spotted angrily throwing his convention credentials to the floor. The disruption Monday on the first day of the convention was the first sign of fracturing within the party ahead of the presumptive Republican nominee's appearance in the hall Monday night to introduce his wife, Melania. Former Senator Gordon Humphrey says he filed requisite signatures from nine delegations to force roll-call vote on Rules. Humphrey, a New Hampshire delegate, said he's not confident RNC staff has "courage" or "independence" to "stand up" to pressure from Trump organization to disallow or ignore petitions So remember earlier this afternoon when we reported that #NeverTrump delegates were trying to voice a roll call vote on the convention rules? Well, funny story. The rules attempted a voice vote and concluded the ayes have it, and then chaos erupted.cMany delegates have been demanding that delegates should be able to vote their conscience if they truly find Donald Trump too unfit and horrible to be the GOP nominee. There were immediate chants of “call the vote!” and “roll call vote!” over and over, joined by Ken Cuccinelli and Senator Mike Lee. Cuccinelli angrily threw his delegate card to the floor. Lee was amazed that the chair just stormed off the stage when the shouting started Oh, and the entirety of the Colorado and Iowa delegations stormed out in protest: And just to cap things off, minutes later they redid the vote––as a voice vote again. And again, they concluded the ayes have it. The madness continued from there. The chair said the threshold for a roll call vote hasn’t been met. Earlier reports said enough states had signed on to meet that threshold. Apparently, three states backed out after, presumably, being pressured. Watch the chaos unfold above, via CNN. Humphrey, who opposes Trump's nomination, called the presumptive nominee's supporters "brown shirts" during an interview with MSNBC. "They act like fascists," Humphrey, who represented New Hampshire for two terms in the U.S. Senate, said.v enator Mike Lee, a Utah Republican, said he could not fathom the decision by the convention organizers in an interview with CNN.v “If what they want is unity, treat us respectfully as delegates," Lee said. He called the incident "surreal."