Todd Ramsey’s account of events at the recent GOP caucus is, to put it gently, remarkably selective. I witnessed the episode. The district chair and others had already put in a long day and it was past the time we were due to leave the facility. Mr. Ramsey, a Ron Paul supporter, attempted to insert himself into the process without any standing to do so.
The caucus vote tally complied with party rules. Mr. Ramsey can request access to these documents through the K.C. GOP, although his letter does not suggest he has done so. There was no lack of open process. Mr. Ramsey was demanding that the district chair accept him as an un-appointed, self-designated monitor based only on his own demand.
He was told repeatedly that he had no right to the access he was demanding and he cited no supporting authority. He then followed the district chair to the parking lot, repeating his demand. When the chair sought to leave he stood behind her car, refusing to move, repeating his demand and threatening the follow her home. The police were called and with their arrival Mr. Ramsey moved aside and she was able to leave. The process is open, just not up the terms Mr. Ramsey was insisting. The deceptively reasonable manner of Mr. Ramsey’s letter was absent that day.
Bronston Kenney
Shoreline
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