Uh oh. They're Talking about Rule 9

[Solomon]

Not good for the Donald. He's going down bigly.

[jehop61]

1. And

That is?.......

[Texasgal]

2. Here:

Rule 9 is an official rule of the Republican Party that lays out the procedures the party must follow to replace a presidential nominee who drops out of the race after the national convention.Aug 29, 2016

[LisaL]

4. Candidate has to drop out. Donald isn't dropping out.

So he isn't going anywhere.

[Texasgal]

8. I'm not saying he is..

I simply answered the posters question about what Rule 9 was.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

12. If Donald drops out, his "brand" is toast

If he loses the election, he can claim he actually won it except the results were rigged. Same thing he did after the first debate.

He won't drop out.

[SharonAnn]

27. And if he doesn't drop out, his "brand" is still toast.

[sofa king]

16. Actually....

Never forget that Republicans are criminals at heart, and they make their rules to enable whatever they wish to do.

Here are the rules:

https://s3.amazonaws.com/prod-static-ngop-pbl/docs/Rules_of_the_Republican+Party_FINAL_S14090314.pdf

And note the giant loophole they left for themselves here:

RULE NO. 9
Filling Vacancies in Nominations
(a) The Republican National Committee is
hereby authorized and empowered to fill any and all
vacancies which may occur by reason of death,
declination, or otherwise of the Republican candidate
for President....

Also note that Rule No. 8 permits them to convene an emergency renomination meeting within five days without holding another convention, and most importantly, they reserve the right to suspend the rules as soon as they convene. Only sixteen people from as many states are needed to petition for a meeting. Previous court cases, including that of Frank Lautenberg, show that state ballot laws can be easily circumvented.

Once convened, they can do whatever they wish to do, which should surprise none of us.

It can happen, though I find it exceedingly unlikely. I'm really only pointing it out because I know the Republican Party doesn't have any competent legislative analysts of their own, so I'm doing their work for them in hopes that they see this, and that they're dumb enough to actually try it.

Edit: And I need to point out another very important thing, which is that Mike Pence can initiate this procedure by declining the nomination as Vice President, which would necessarily force such a meeting....

[Major Nikon]

40. I don't think he's smart enough to understand what's happening to him

When dozens of prominent Republicans are already calling for him to drop out after just the first day, the rest of the rats jumping ship can't be too far behind.

I give Trump a 50/50 chance of voluntarily dropping out at this point, regardless of what he is saying now.

[jehop61]

7. Thanks

But voting has started. Could get very complicated

[warrprayer]

3. Pulling the plug

On orangeboy.

[LisaL]

5. They can't. He has to voluntarily drop out.

[warrprayer]

41. His ego

Won't allow that, for sure.

The possibility of criminal prosecution, however, might. (Depending on what comes out.)

[Brother Buzz]

6. 9 (a) The Republican National Committee is hereby authorized and empowered to fill ...

[lame54]

9. Rule 9 From Outer Space?

[thucythucy]

11. Damn it!

Beat me to it!

[dembotoz]

24. me 2

[randome]

29. You guys are hilarious! Drumph and Melania.

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[avebury]

10. I don't see him voluntarily stepping down.

At this point he really doesn't have anything else to loose. His ego will cause him to ride the election out.

[safeinOhio]

19. About 2 days before the election.

Now, how would that work?

I think they should just forfeit.

[frogmarch]

13. a.k.a Plan 9

"...a transformed race of walking dead - zombies guided by a Master Plan for complete domination of the Earth!"

[lpbk2713]

14. Jeb has been on the phone continually since hearing this.

"I'M AVAILABLE. I'M AVAILABLE."

[Solomon]

15. Thune is now saying Pence should be the nominee.

[Iggo]

22. Please clap.

[randome]

30. But Cruz still haz a sad.

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[jpak]

33. LOLOLOL!!!!11

[randome]

38. Originally posted by MowCowWhoHow III on DU.

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[dixiegrrrrl]

17. Who is talking about it and where?

tv?

radio?

( I have neither of those)

[Solomon]

18. All of the cable shows (except Fox of course) are reporting that members of the rnc are discussing

"rule 9". Meanwhile Trump is holed up in Trump Tower doing everything BUT getting ready for the debate.

What a glorious spectacle!

[dixiegrrrrl]

39. Thank you for that.....

as much as I avoid blabbermouths, thus tv and radio, THIS is indeed a glorious spectacle!!!!

[etherealtruth]

20. Here are links

http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/08/politics/republicans-replace-trump/index.html


https://cdn.gop.com/docs/2012_RULES_Adopted.pdf

[lindysalsagal]

21. and they could have nominated Kasich. Fools. He would have been a respectable candidate.

But the rnc is not respectable.

[Wounded Bear]

23. They need knives?

(Gratuitous NCIS reference )

[SharonAnn]

28. "night of the long knives"? Assassinate him to consolidate GOP power?

[HereSince1628]

34. It's looks like it could be the Night of the Cheese Knives

Ryan and Preibus are ready to shred Don.

[Generic Other]

25. Is Rule 9 where they put a horse's head in his bed?

Wait, wrong rules.

[Lint Head]

26. Revolution Number 9

&sns=em

[mucifer]

31. If he stays or if he drops out they will have a civil war within their party

trumps worshipers will not vote for another candidate. So there is gonna be the pro trump repubs and the anti trump repubs.

It's a huge nasty mess for them.

So sad I really feel for them.

[jpak]

32. Rule 9 from Outer Space

[whatthehey]

35. If it's their choice, we win anyway

The deplorables are loyal to the man not the party. Any hint of him being forced out and they lose millions of their votes.

IF, and this is a nigh-impossibly improbable if, they do it together with him spewing some bullshit like "Out of context comments a decade ago have made me a distraction. For the good of the party and the nation I am stepping aside and urge all my supporters to fully support Mike Pence like I will." and the RNC types saying "We welcome Donald's energizing and bold input, but we know politics is a field where professional experience and acumen are vital for success, so we unite with him behind Mike Pence" THEN they are left with numerous legal and bureaucratic hurdles about early ballots, faithless electors, "will of the voter" lawsuits and co-ordinatinng an unplanned ad-hoc campaign in the last 4 weeks with an easy apricot albatross for Dems to hang around their necks. They'd almost certainly lose, but they are going to do that anyway.

It all depends, and I type this with a smirk, how co-operative and altruistic both sides of the GOP can be.

[awake]

36. I believe it is too late for rule 9

Rule 9 is only a internal rule of the Republican Party oversea and military ballots have already gone out as well as early voting in some states, it is too late to remove Trump from the ballot. The GOP is stuck with him.

[workinclasszero]

37. Number 9...number 9...number 9...