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Forum Post: here's another reason why we need more Rs in congress - you can't tell which end their opinions come out of

Posted 10 years ago on April 12, 2013, 7:39 p.m. EST by bensdad (8977)
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RNC committee members gathered at their annual spring conference in Los Angeles voted unanimously on Friday to approve a resolution to reaffirm that the GOP still opposes gay marriage.

"The Republican National Committee affirms its support for marriage as the union of one man and one woman, and as the optimum environment in which to raise healthy children for the future of America; and be it further resolved, the Republican National Committee implores the U. S. Supreme Court to uphold the sanctity of marriage in its rulings on California’s Proposition 8 and the Federal Defense of Marriage Act"

The resolution was submitted by RNC committeeman Dave Agema, a Michigan Republican who has called gays and lesbians "filthy" and comparing them to people who were "dying of alcoholism."

While such an anti-gay plank already existed in the party's official platform, confirmed last summer at the Republican National Convention, the latest vote comes after a week of public consternation among social conservatives concerned that the party's aversion to marriage equality was beginning to wither in the name of expanding its outreach.

Suspicious of a recent GOP autopsy that contained suggestions that the party would need to be "welcoming and inclusive" in order to attract younger voters, top evangelical leaders began to turn the screws on Republican leaders. In a letter to RNC chairman Reince Priebus earlier this week, a group of 13 social conservative leaders vowed to leave the party if it abandoned its rigid anti-gay stance.
Family Research Council President Tony Perkins later followed up, calling for supporters to withhold contributions to the GOP until it grew "a backbone" on the gay marriage issue.

The Huffington Post | By Nick Wing Posted: 04/12/2013 3:38 pm EDT

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[-] 2 points by ericweiss (575) 10 years ago

is there a difference?

[-] 0 points by freakzilla3 (-75) 10 years ago

Interesting