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Clip Created Aug 28, 2012

Where the Rules Don

Clipped from:Republican National Convention, Day Two, Afternoon Session
Aug 28, 2012

Delegates being denied a point of order and not recognizing a clearly close vote on the rules of the RNC. Which apparently don't matter.

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00:00:00 CONVENTION, JOHN BOEHNER OF OHIO.
00:00:06 [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
00:00:26 >> THE CHAIR NOW RECOGNIZES OUR FRIEND, THE GOVERNOR OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, JOHN SUNUNU, FOR THE REPORT ON THE COMMITTEE OF RULES AND THE ORDER OF BUSINESS.
00:00:38 GOVERNOR SUNUNU.
00:00:44 [APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
00:00:48 MR.
00:00:50 CHAIRMAN, FELLOW DELEGATES, I OFFER THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION, AND I ASK FOR ITS IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION.
00:01:00 MR.
00:01:01 CHAIRMAN, I OFFER THIS RESOLUTION AND ASK FOR ITS IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION.
00:01:06 RESOLVED THAT THE RULES AS PRINTED AND DISTRIBUTED THE ADOPTED AS THE RULES FOR THE ELECTION AND THE GOVERNING OF THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE.
00:01:17 THE RULES UNDER WHICH DELEGATES AND ALTERNATE DELEGATES SHALL BE ELECTED, SELECTED, AND ALLOCATED, AND THE RULES WOULD SERVE AS THE RULES OF THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION.
00:01:31 THESE RULES INCORPORATE THE CHANGES ADOPTED BY THE CONVENTION COMMITTEE ON RULES AND ORDER OF BUSINESS AT OUR MEETING TODAY.
00:01:40 SUBSTITUTE LANGUAGE FOR RULE 16A2 THAT HAS BEEN ADOPTED BY THE COMMITTEE HAS BEEN SEPARATELY DISTRIBUTED AND IS PART OF THIS REPORT.
00:01:51 BEFORE I MOVE FOR ADOPTION, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MY CO- CHAIRMAN, EDITH NICHOLSON FROM NEW TAUGHT AND VICE CHAIRMAN LEWIS SPOKE FROM MARYLAND, FOR THEIR SERVICE ON THE COMMITTEE.
00:02:03 I CERTAINLY HAVE BEEN HONORED TO HAVE SERVED AS CHAIRMAN OF THIS COMMITTEE AND TO PRESENT THESE RULES FOR ADOPTION.
00:02:15 MR.
00:02:16 CHAIRMAN, I MOVE ADOPTION OF THE RULES OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY AND THE RESOLUTION.
00:02:22 THESE RULES WILL PROVIDE A STRONG BUT GOVERNING FRAMEWORK FOR OUR CONVENTION AND FOR OUR PARTY.
00:02:30 THANK YOU.
00:02:37 [APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU.
00:02:38 WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE PREVIOUS QUESTION IS ORDERED.
00:02:42 THE QUESTION IS ON THE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION.
00:02:45 ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
00:02:50 ALL THOSE OPPOSED, NO.
00:02:53 IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, THE EAYES AT.
00:03:03 WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER IS LAID UPON THE TABLE.
00:03:18 [CHEERING] I NOW HAVE THE HONOR TO PRESENT THE THE CHAIRMAN OF ARKLA PLATFORM COMMITTEE, GOVERNOR BOB MCDONNELL OF WEST VIRGINIA TO PRESENT THE REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE.
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