Changer les règles de la convention républicaine?

On réfléchit beaucoup des jours-ci chez les républicains à modifier les règles de fonctionnement de la convention de juillet. Comment il est toujours possible qu'aucun candidat n'obtienne la majorité des délégués d'ici la fin du parcours des primaires/caucus, on se prépare à l'éventualité d'une convention "ouverte" et "contester". Vous devinez que si les républicains devaient exposer leurs divisions et leurs chicanes dans tous les médias pendant trois jours, les effets seraient désastreux pour la campagne présidentielle elle-même.

 "It amounts to not just a changing of the rules but of the rulebook itself, with far-reaching implications, potentially impacting whether party insiders will be able to draft a so-called “white knight” — someone currently not running who would play the role of savior at a deadlocked convention.

The proposal is the brainchild of Solomon Yue, an RNC officer and Rules Committee member from Oregon. It would replace the system used at Republican national conventions for decades, which mimic those used by the U.S. House of Representatives, with Robert’s Rules of Order, a design that’s often used to oversee civic and organizational meetings.

Some see the idea as a recipe for utter chaos, and one that could open the door to mischief-making. With thousands of delegates on hand, it’s easy to imagine a scenario where objections pile up, jamming up floor proceedings and turning the convention into a train wreck — all before the eyes of a national audience."

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/republican-leaders-consider-rewriting-convention-rules-221972