claim: "there are no rules governing" the 2016 republican convention, "the rules have not been set."
author: john kasich
evidence_1: march 2, 2016 ... is there any way to stop donald trump from winning the  nomination? ... walk — by calling on all of them not to support the republican  nominee. ... has not been running at all and has not been subjected to voting.  this would entail a convention rules change that would set new criteria for putting  the name of ...
evidence_2: mar 25, 2016 ... for all the talk of changing gop convention rules to stop trump, those ... haley  barbour has pointed out, there are no "brokers" in smoke-filled back rooms  anymore. ... things don't work that way anymore, and they haven't for years. ...  exist yet – and won't until a new set is passed by the 2016 delegates.
evidence_3: "there are no rules at this convention," before it starts, kasich said. ... you don't  change rules that haven't been set," he argued. ... people can be nominated from  the floor, and fourthly, this republican party has to be open not shut. ... but of the  delegates who have been elected so far, those two ... on date april 24, 2016 ...
evidence_4: there are also six gop-controlled state legislatures controlled that do not have  an ... their article v bba convention applications, including delaware (2016),  new ... arizona, north dakota, texas, and missouri, and has been introduced in  over 37 states. ... lack of convention rules: there are no rules governing  ...
evidence_5: mar 14, 2016 ... 2016 ... the campaigns are already preparing for battle over control of the key  panel that will set the rules for a ... the task of gaining an edge on the rules  committee — an ... there are no officials to lobby or members to cajole. ... of  naming convention delegates has been largely ceremonial. not this time.