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Rankin County Railroad FULL - REPUBLICAN COUNTY CONVENTION 4.23.16

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Channel: SuperDaveVideos · 2016 · News & Politics

SUMMARY OF RANKIN COUNTY, MS GOP CONVENTION
April 23, 2016
Every four years the Mississippi RepublicanParty reorganizes itself in the Presidential year. After the debacle of the 2014 Senate race, efforts were attempted all over Mississippi to assure active citizen participation.
“We the people” from all across the state of Mississippi gathered at our local voting precincts at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 23, 2016. In Rankin County, these Precinct caucuses were held at 51 precincts to organize, elect precinct chairmen and delegates to attend the County Convention on the same day at 3:00 p.m. Rankin County precincts held their caucuses as prescribed by the GOP for the specific purpose of choosing precinct Chairmen and delegates to the County Convention to be held at 3:00 p.m. that same day.
The GOP Rankin County Convention was held at 3:00 p.m. at the Rankin County Courthouse - Justice Center. Rankin County GOP Chairman Gary Harkins opened the meeting with questionable fairness. It truly appears that Harkins had no intention to allow newcomers to the process -- any access or even input as to the conduct of this meeting. Attempts to be heard, offers of nominations, points of order or clarification were denied to those new to the convention. Chairman Harkins refused to hear any motions or nominations from precinct delegates except for those to put forward a previously handpicked slate. Apparently rule changes were made by the MS GOP immediately before the precinct caucuses. It appears to have been done in order for leadership to control the process and remain in power.
The slate of delegates was emailed prior to the meeting and told to fill out a new form to be sent to the state GOP HQ prior to the meeting if they wanted to be considered. This form was not shared in the 2016 materials first sent out by the state GOP. According to the methods described in the "Call to Convention" the documents are to be presented by the ELECTED PRECINCT CAUCUS CHAIRMAN, not emailed.

Alternate Delegate, Marc S. Allen, accurately described the County Convention process: “Harkins refused to allow anyone to make a motion other than the people he recognized. Additionally, the motions [offered and allowed by Chairman] were illegally made. [Here is why:] Harkins asked a single person to make three motions. A different person seconded the motions. Immediately after the motion was seconded, Harkins called for a vote. [Usually an invitation for discussion and/or additional nominations is entertained or requested.] Harkins refused to allow ANY discussion on the motion in question. Additionally, the "motions" that were made were for his position as Chairman, the County Executive Committee and the Alternates for the County Executive Committee. They should not have been made as "motions," but as nominations. Doing so would have opened the floor for nominations of other people, which is what the Mississippi State Republican Party did NOT want. The meeting was a complete and total SHAM. It was pointless for any delegate or alternate to attend - the selections had already been made. Something else - Harkins enlisted the use of a Rankin County Deputy Sheriff TO COUNT THE VOTES! What makes that even worse is the Rankin County Sheriff was in attendance and let him do it!”
After the meeting, we were told that the “Republican Party” is a “private entity” and they can basically do whatever they want. The results of what is being referred to as the MS GOP’s #rankincountyrailroad was a group of angry precinct delegates as the chairman adjourned the meeting. WATCH the video and you decide.

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