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politics and politicians Title: Exclusive: RNC Chairman Reince Priebus to Meet with Donald Trump to Discuss ‘Loyalty Pledge’ A source with knowledge of these matters has confirmed to Breitbart News exclusively that, RNC Chairman Reince Priebus will meet with Donald Trump “at Trump Tower in Midtown Manhattan tomorrow afternoon to discuss the ‘loyalty pledge‘” to the Republican party. The source also tells Breitbart News that requesting candidates to sign a pledge has been a topic of discussion and internal debate the the Republican National Committee for several weeks. Politico reported earlier today that the RNC planned a pledge that was designed to “force the front-runner’s hand after his ref”:
Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest Begin Trace Mode for Comment # 19. South Carolina already has one as a prerequisite for getting on the ballot. Trump doesn't have much time left . Sept 30 is the deadline to get on the ballot for the crucial South Carolina primary. Virginia and North Carolina are also considering such a pledge . Virginia also has a sore loser law, which prevents anyone who loses in a primary from appearing on the ballot later as a third party candidate.
#5. To: tomder55 (#2) Sept 30 is the deadline to get on the ballot for the crucial South Carolina primary. Virginia and North Carolina are also considering such a pledge . These laws may be challenged since the Court has steadfastly refused to allow any qualifications for office of president besides the three listed in the Constitution. When it comes to presidential qualifications, the Court is very originalist, all while committing any egregious act using the commerce clause, inventing rights to privacy for abortion or right to "dignity" to create sodomy marriage. Even if these laws were allowed to stand, Trump could argue he could win without those states and run a full-blown punish-the-GOPe campaign to deliberately sink the GOP nominee.
#17. To: TooConservative (#5) These laws may be challenged since the Court States run elections ;and all have qualifiers on who can get on the ballot . Here in NY they are more willing to let 3rd party challenges and we get stupid stuff like THE RENTS TOO HIGH party on the ballot . There are other things parties can do where they "rig" elections . These include the Dem appointing 'Super Delegates' to conventions ; States qualifying electors etc. The Appeals court already decided that SC's sore loser law was Constitutional . http://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-4th-circuit/1531943.html That doesn't mean that he would not find a way around such laws in the general election ,or party rules for getting his name on primary ballots . But he would have to consider the timeframe and costs of such challenges to the party.
#18. To: tomder55 (#17) Here in NY they are more willing to let 3rd party challenges and we get stupid stuff like THE RENTS TOO HIGH party on the ballot . There are other things parties can do where they "rig" elections . Since a single candidate can be the nominee of multiple parties in NY (a unique state), this is a matter of expanding opportunities to appear on a ballot systematically. Sore-loser laws are about limiting or excluding candidates based on any arbitrary criteria a state might enact, beyond the three qualifications in the Constitution. And the Court has been steady against allowing more state intrusions. We haven't seen a real test of these sore-loser laws before the modern Court. Perhaps they would stand, perhaps not.
#19. To: TooConservative (#18) We haven't seen a real test of these sore-loser laws before the modern Court. Perhaps they would stand, perhaps not. or it could be a moot point. www.politico.com/story/20...gop-loyalty-pledge-213302
Replies to Comment # 19. The text of the pledge: “ Silly and completely unenforceable to require an endorsement later. What, if Trump doesn't endorse some other eventual nominee, South Carolina is going to send him to prison or something? Any fine they might devise would be something he could laugh off. Besides, consider the last two election cycles. Ron Paul didn't endorse McCain but he wasn't otherwise disloyal to the GOP. If Ron Paul had won the nomination, what use would a McCain endorsement be to him, any more than a Ron Paul endorsement would be useful to McStain. Ron Paul was much more friendly with Romney but he didn't endorse him either, again not encouraging anyone to stay home or giving any "two wings of the same war bird" speeches during the campaign season. Requiring an endorsement is stupid. Asking them to pledge to support the nominee or at least keep quiet until the election is over is as far as the RNC or any state should go with this pledge business.
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