Rules Committee - 2024 RPT State Convention

okay so um at this point do we have any for the amendment Dwayne uh Dwayne R5 I'd like to speak for it uh striking these two does not preclude a party doing in the bylaws what Miss tler was just saying so striking it would not affect that in a negative way according to her argument okay we've had two four do we have another against not seeing any we'll go the vote all in favor of striking 7 C and D is up on the board signify by saying I I oppos Nay n the eyes have it we're getting there folks it's number six proxies prohibited any amendments to proxies prohibited with the exception of the SRC that's in in the rule seeing none we'll back up to five part mentary Authority see none we'll go to four adoption by reference the Constitution of the United States and Constitution of the State of Texas Mr chairman yes sir well I don't expect to get a second for this moving on I'm moving I I'm moving to strike rule four four as it is redundant to rule five as it is what redundant to what rule five do do we have a second the motion if you couldn't hear it is to strike rule four do we have a second I do not see a second sorry Nate it that was a pity second got two second but we did get a second so would you like to speak to the rule I will speak to uh this amendment and simply repeat myself in that it is redundant to rule five do anybody want to speak against this amendment everybody ready to vote all in favor of striking rule number four say I I all opposed say nay nay that was as good as a jolt of caffeine from up here well the the amendment fails be smashed like a bug we go to rule three PR discrimination prohibited seeing no amendments we'll go to rule two publication and distribution of rules seeing no Amendment we'll go to rule one with the exception of the permanent State executive committee portion of that yes sir I do have an an amendment to rule one although I don't know if I'll get a second on it but it's a these rules having been filed by the Secretary of State together with the statutes rules and bylaws adopted by reference shall constitute the rules of the Republican party of Texas and I would like to add and shall be enforced by the SR and I'd like to speak to that if I may a we have yeah we do have to have a second we got a second we got a second I I didn't catch who be enforced by the SR okay Christ wants thank you Christ okay John would you like to speak to it yes uh in all our travil and Har and Montgomery County I said Harris County it's really late in Montgomery County we've gone before the SR only to have members of the SRE say say say to us there's nothing in our rules say we have to enforce these rules which is just crazy you've heard me at time times throughout this deal say or else what because if we keep writing rules that have a bunch of shs and you shall and you shall there's no mechanism to enforce it and no will to enforce it we wasted our time it's disrespectful to the entire convention so that's why I wanted to add that can I yeah um the the uh Mac has what he's describing as a friendly Amendment shall the must I I think they mean okay with that that's taken as a friendly yes okay uh Randy you speaking against yes okay okay my understanding is the reason we have an Sr is too the administrative parts of this of this party in between the BM conventions with the BM convention being authoritative I don't see how there's a mechanism for the SR to enforce these rules during the convention okay anybody else want to speak for the amendment can I offer an an amendment maybe maybe a friendly one certainly I'm not certainly I'm not allowed to no you can okay we're getting Delirious friendly would be would be faster but it's up to I'm wondering if it would should be enforced by the officials committee at the SR I'd be fine with that somebody's got enfor so so we've got a friendly amendment that has been accepted by the offer that must be enforced by the officials Committee of the SR that correct by the S okay we ready for a vote no no I'm going to speak wait Bruce has got one more uh speaking against it Campbell sd24 I want to speak against it so the title of this whole rules is general rules for all conventions and meetings and all conventions and meetings have chairs and the chairs job is to enforce the rule at their convention and their meeting and so if we had a person not VI if they were violating the rule in this meeting today we wouldn't be calling the SR or the or the or the officials committee we would we would have a point of order for the chair uh and it's the chair's job to enforce these rules and that's what our parliamentary Authority says in rule number five uh and so it's the chairs of meetings job to enforce the rules in a meeting or a convention and point of information where is the point of information coming from I asked D2 Randle Dunning sorry yeah we have these things called the sergeant of arms is that not their duty to at the direction of the chair enforce things in the meeting if if needed yes that's correct uh yes Ronnie I'd like that was an against right that was an against I'd like to speak for okay um I I definitely understand where he's coming from but if CHS if all of the chairs of every County were doing their job like my colleague behind me we wouldn't be asking for something like this whenever a chair neglects his duties to even hold a meeting how can we how can we hold them accountable this is holding them this is holding meetings accountable to making sure that rules are being followed and that Rogue chairs are not just enforcing their will on their own SE on their own executive committee okay are we ready for a vote all in favor of John's amendment to add a bit of enforcement signify by saying I I I I'll oppose nay n I think we need a roll call vote on that um that brings us back to the full rules package as amended um any further discussion seeing none see none all in favor of the full rules package as amended signify by saying I or we should well go ahead and do a voice signify by saying I I all oppose Nay n the rules package passes thank you members yes Kathy [Music] what was that Kathy Mr chairman is there a schedule change can we come in later tomorrow it's been we come in a bit later tomorrow I don't think I think I think it need to be where applicable so but I wasn't going to even is is there any objection for us starting at 10:00 tomorrow morning point point no objection wait wait a second we got a couple of hands raised yes what are we doing we've just passed everything right right it's it's a question of can we as a committee delay the start of the committee meeting tomorrow morning okay why do we even have to start I mean what what what are we doing tomorrow we just passed delegate testimony and if based on the delegate testimony we want to revisit something like like I believe it was Ronnie or somebody had a had one thing they wanted to revisit uh that that would be the business yes and and we don't have this posted we want to make sure that committee's good we got all the typos fixed all that kind of stuff as well so did we or did we not pass the rules that's all we have yes at this point we have if we do nothing more but I think we we should listen to delegate testimony if there are things based on Tate delegate testimony that changes our mind we can re visit rules um Mr Mr chair yes sir based on when we broke for lunch to point of order the chairman everybody listen up I know we're late but we get to sleep early in the morning without objection okay my question is I based on when we took lunch to today I made plans for tomorrow are we still going to break for lunch at 12:30 till 2 uh I'm not advised I think if we start at 10: we won't need to break that soon okay what time will we break what's that uh possibly uh let's count on 1:00 tentatively 1:00 we'll we'll start at 10: we'll take a lunch break at 1:00 and the day will be mostly delegate testimony with perhaps a few rules being Revisited checking what we did make sure we get it right in the PDF copies to get distributed to everybody those sorts of things Mr chairman at 4 pm some of us will need to leave for the SR meeting correct and then there's a caucus chair meeting starting at 6 correct and the supplemental rules for the committee's information even though that Sr meeting doesn't start until 4:00 I believe that uh it's been requested we get those to Virgil and the editing committee early so they can have a time or have time to do extra clean up and that sort of thing thank so it's not like we have nothing to do tomorrow Mr chairman point of information doesn't the schedule for tomorrow suggest that the rules committee will meet from 8 to 11 uh I do not anticipate that it does suggest that and and and typically in Prior conventions I don't believe the rules committee on Wednesday has gone that late uh it's it's possible if we want to reopen a bunch of different things but I I don't anticipate that okay we 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