Subject: RE: Video Request: RNC Spring Meeting at 2:00
From: "Lykins, Tyler" <[email-masked]>
To: Comm_D <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2016 11:59:54 -0700

Not a lot of fireworks.

Solomon Yue talking about his amendment to stop using House of Representatives rules of order and instead use Roberts rules of order at convention
-Talks about Boehner pushing through rules at convention despite people yelling yay and nay
-Wants more transparency
-Said they can't have blowup at convention or they will lose the election and the party will suffer

Ron Kauffman blocks someone else from speaking because they aren't a member of rules committee

Committee member from GA (Evans) warns that any changes would be viewed as an attempt to help another candidate

Committee member from Utah (Michelson) agrees and said "Now is not the time to suggest major changes or even minor changes to the rules," believing it should be left up to convention rules committee

Committee member from Tennessee (Ryder) said this is not the convention that you would want to try out a drastic new rule. Rule 40 has a nominating process that must be followed. The only way that could be changed is to suspend the rules.

A motion to create a committee with two members from each region to create a committee to discuss the Yue Amendment and reporting back at the July meeting
-Committee member from Washington (Kent) warned that it would just fuel more suspicion
-Henry Barbour said the standing rules committee could handle that and the ultimate rules changes should be handled by convention rules committee

Yue's amendment to change to Roberts Rules of Order from House Rules is defeated by voice vote

From: Lykins, Tyler
Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2016 2:13 PM
To: Comm_D
Subject: RE: Video Request: RNC Spring Meeting at 2:00

News so far at RNC rules committee: longtime critic of early-state carve-outs withdraws amendment, sez now not the time.

Original Tweet: https://twitter.com/jmartNYT/status/723212492965593088

The RNC rules committee postpones a debate over whether the four early voting states, including NH, should keep their cherished status.

Original Tweet: https://twitter.com/mviser/status/723212885929779200

From: Lykins, Tyler
Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2016 12:08 PM
To: Comm_D
Subject: Video Request: RNC Spring Meeting at 2:00

Looks like C-SPAN will have live coverage starting at 2:00 pm http://www.c-span.org/video/?408487-1/rnc-spring-meeting