GOPer: Rules change would prevent 'dictatorial' convention

WASHINGTON (AP) — A member of the Republican National Committee trying to revamp GOP rules for nominating a presidential candidate says without the change, party leaders could exert "almost dictatorial power" at this July's nominating convention.

The criticisms by Solomon Yue, RNC committeeman from Oregon, were the latest broadside in an internal GOP battle over the rules that will help decide the party's standard-bearer for the White House.

Priebus believes "the rules of the convention should be decided by the delegates elected by Republican grassroots voters," the RNC said in a statement.

Yue wants the convention to use Roberts Rules of Order, which would let delegates block the convention's presiding officer from allowing the nomination of fresh candidates for president.