Almost a year ago, four Colorado Republican Senators killed an initiative that would restore the presidential primary in 2016. Since 2003, Colorado has used a caucus process to nominate the presidential candidate. By cancelling the presidential primary, the state saved an estimated $2.2 million, but why would four Republicans choose to squash this initiative, sponsored by one of their own?
The initiative, introduced to restore the primary system, as reported by the Denver Post said, “Under the bill, Colorado would have held a presidential primary in March that ran parallel with the state’s complicated caucus system… when it came before the Senate Appropriations Committee, four Republicans voted to kill the bill with three Democrats supporting it.”
Sen. Kevin Grantham, who sponsored the bill, then voted against it. He is also a Cruz delegate.
The shenanigans in Colorado demonstrate the dirty business that is politics. Truth and Action report:
This election cycle has been a particularly odd one, and the front runner for the Republican party is outsider and non-politician Donald Trump. That is not to say that Trump has been above his own set of dirty tricks, he has masterfully played the press, his opposition, and the public. One does not become a wealthy developer in New York City without gaining skills in the rough and tumble of business and negotiating.
One of the main reasons that Trump has gained traction is that Mr. Average Citizen is sick and tired of the games and cronyism that Establishment Republicans have been playing for years, leaving the average citizen in the lurch and keeping Wall Street and their political friends in the money. So it seems that finally average Republicans will have a say in who runs the show. But wait, not so fast!
Read more about the Cruz delegates who voted to scrap the election on the next page.
Regardless of what candidate you are for or what party you’re affiliated with, rules like this should be an outrage to all voting age Americans. It’s not when the rules were changed or even knowing they exist ahead of time that’s relevant, it’s the rules themselves. Enough with the cop out excuses. The process is indeed rigged. To say otherwise is to deny reality and fair play. The rules are unfair, wrong and we all know it. Corrupt to the core! Quit looking the other way just because you might not like Trump. Trump isn’t the point, but what he’s talking about is. The rules are rigged to keep the gop elite free of antibodies, aka non-politicians. Why aren’t you Cruz people upset about this? I thought you stood for principals? Just because your guy supposedly knows the rules better and takes advantage of them picking up scraps like a vulture circling overhead for roadkill, still doesn’t make the rules fair. But what if your guy wasn’t reaping the benefits of these rules? Would they be fair then? People, you’re missing the point. It’s “we the people” not “we the elite”! We the people are the ones who should decide the nominee, not some committee protecting the purity and sanctity of their private club at our expense. And the candidate who gets the most votes is the one who should win the prize! If not, then what’s the point of even having an election? Makes me ashamed to be a registered Republican, let alone an American!
However, they are only four of 54 representatives. They are not powerful enough on their own to have squashed the initiative – it took a lot more than that. Trump was NOT cheated in Colorado – if that’s the case, Cruz was cheated in Florida where Trump did not receive that many votes, but walked off with ALL of the delegates. What’s good for Trump should be good for Cruz.
Truth! Cruz has been verified as a Naturalized Citizen by the Social Security Administration.
Naturalized citizens can NOT hold the Office of President.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8b2sGEu5VHHbG50aE1NS2lMYWc/view?usp=drivesdk
the point is – the voters are tired of politicians and same old c**p – we want a non-politician who will actually listen to our voices – instead of ignoring us and bending us over the table for the president who has proven time and again he is anti-american. For just 4 years can we go with a non-politician?!!
He is about her one of the stupid elite trying to hang on to the power and doesn’t care about the America and the people. People in New York put hi? In place he got the check out of there. Other states need to do the same.
SLIMEBALL
Trump vote Trump
I will never vote for Cruz I r any other Republican running for any office if he gets away with his lyin,crooked$#%&!@*s**t, and I will hold the republican party responsible because they let it happen. The republicans best kiss the senate and the house goodbye along with the presidency.
Should be called the night crawler slimey slug
All votes should go to Trump.