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If that was the case the meeting could have been a public meeting but when you tell someone that you will meet with them in private and that they will have the opportunity to have witnesses present to help them argue their case you give the impression that the meeting will be determinative.
It's obvious tHousekeeper acted in a timely manner in contesting the results with the Republican Party credentials committee. Did they think she was playing a game, wasting her time, and meeting with them for their personal amusement?
Now she's faced with doing what she would have done had she been informed by the committee that it had no authority. It's interesting that it took them two weeks to tell her that the meeting they set up was something they could have done two years from now.
Edward L. Lalone
Democratic chairmen
Orem Precinct 26
Republicans WAKE UP!
I think the repbulican party is in for an long over due overhaul. Thank you grass roots americans!
I so appreciate Ms. Houskeeper stepping up to raise this complaint. I have personal knowledge of so many other Republican challengers who were cheated out of wins who didn't complain, which simply reinforces the resolve of folks like Marian Monnahan and Curt Bramble to cheat the system, since the cost to them for so doing is so completely insignificant.
Ms. Houskeeper's courage may just tip over the domino that starts a lot of dominoes falling. And that could only be a good thing.
And, if a help center did keep someone on hold for two weeks before saying, "I'm sorry, your warranty expired while you were waiting but it's your fault for calling the wrong help desk," would anyone believe them?
The future that is spoken of is that of being geekishly close to the rules. Follow every dot, period, comma and number. And when you are doing it be obnoxious about it. Let everyone know exactly what you are doing, why you are doing it and how you are going it. Be loud when you tell everyone about it. Leave no room for error. If two delegates are worrisome prior to the convention take the time, even delay the vote to resolve it by the rules. Nip the thing in the backside, never let it get to this point.
While Mr Skousen is accurate that it isn't their job to inform her, it seems she did it in good faith. And their not responding in time also showed faith, but bad faith.
Sadly, all of this could be avoided.
She outright accused the delegates of having fixed the vote before hand. She alleged that certain delegates were bound to vote for her opponent and did not have a choice. She refused to drop her request until Lt governor Herbert told her NO.
I am pretty sure her tirade cost her some votes she otherwise would have had.