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MineralMan

(146,320 posts)
Sat May 21, 2016, 01:44 PM May 2016

Convention Rules Will Probably be Enforced More Stringently.

As more states hold their Democratic Party Conventions, they'll be looking at the Nevada experience and trying to find ways to make their conventions run more smoothly than that one did. To do that, all they will really need to do is enforce the Decorum section of the Rules for the convention. Every Convention Rules document has a Decorum section. In most states, they all follow the same pattern, using boilerplate text that is common to most Democratic convention rules. Here's the section that was in the Nevada rules, but that was not actually enforced. I predict that such rules are very, very likely to be more strictly enforced in upcoming conventions. That will pose a risk of ejection for delegates who attempt to disrupt an orderly process:

Decorum
a. All delegates, alternates, and guests are entitled to attend and participate in the
convention free of harassment or intimidation. Anyone harassing or attempting to
intimidate any delegate, alternate, or guest to the convention shall be ejected from the
convention immediately and shall forfeit any fees paid for the convention or other
convention activities.
b. Any intentional disruption of any convention activities may result in immediate ejection
from the convention, including the forfeiture of any fees paid for the convention or
other convention activities.
c. Guests invited to speak to the convention shall not have their remarks or presentations
interrupted or interfered with in any manner, including auditory or visual distractions
from the floor. Violation of this rule may result in immediate ejection from the
convention, including the forfeiture of any fees paid for the convention or other
convention activities.
d. Noisemakers of any kind are prohibited at the convention.
e. Conversation on the floor should be kept to a minimum out of respect for guests,
delegates and speakers. Those delegates, alternates, and guests wishing to converse
should exit the floor.
f. The Sergeant(s) at Arms shall have the authority to enforce these rules with the
approval of the Convention Chair.


Source: http://nvdems.3cdn.net/ea5a7f0df495b0cf4c_z2m6bnqh5.pdf
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