Posted on 05/30/2024 1:43:30 PM PDT by Texan4Life
Temporary Platform and Resolutions as Amended and Adopted by the 2024 State Convention of the Republican Party of Texas
Family and Gender Issues
179. Human Sexuality: We affirm God’s biblical design for marriage and family [b]between one biological man and one biological woman[/b], which has proven to be the foundation for all great nations in Western Civilization. We oppose homosexual marriage, regardless of state of origin. We urge the Texas Legislature to pass religious liberty protections for individuals, businesses, and government officials who believe marriage is between one man and one woman. We oppose the granting of special legal entitlements or creation of special status for sexual behavior or identity, regardless of state of origin.
We oppose any criminal or civil penalties against those who oppose nontraditional sexual behavior out of faith, conviction, or belief in traditional values.
180. Protect Minors Until Age of Consent: A law shall be enacted to protect the rights of the individual until the age of consent is reached, to include: a. Prohibiting social transitioning or other treatments. b. Protecting against predatory sexual behaviors, including but not limited to the “Drag Queen Story Hour.” c. Prohibiting the desensitization of children to sexual topics by exposure children to, or normalization of, sexual behavior of children. d. Requiring the disclosure of the above offenses to parents or guardians.
181. Definition of Marriage and Family: We support the definition of marriage as a God-ordained, legal, and moral covenant only between one biological man and one biological woman. Further, we support a traditional definition of family with only one biological man in the role of father and one biological woman in the role of mother. We are opposed to same-sex parenting, intentionally subjecting a child to the loss of their biological father or mother, and other non-traditional definitions of family.
182. State Authority Over Marriage: We support withholding jurisdiction from the federal courts and nullifying federal Executive Branch rules, orders, or regulations in cases involving family law, especially any changes in the definition of marriage, and the requirement of licensing from the state.
183. Nullify Unconstitutional Ruling: We believe the Obergefell v. Hodges decision, overturning the Texas law prohibiting same-sex marriage in Texas, has no basis in the Constitution and should be nullified.
Wow!!! This is much better than I expected.
Perhaps Texas is laying the foundation of becoming an independent nation.
WOW, I don’t think I’ve ever read a parties planks before. I’m impressed.
Ditto...I know I’ve never read a party’s platform before. This is amazing. There is so much more than the excerpts provided here, too. I don’t seen anything I disagree with.
We should all send this to our states’ Republican Party Central HQ and say “Do THIS in our state!!”
I hadn’t read a State’s Party Plank before now either. Texas hopes to influence the National Party Plank at the Convention. They mentioned that they plan on printing and handing out a copy of the Texas GOP Plank to every delegate seated at the National Convention.
There are video from the Texas GOP Convention here, that show speeches, and, how some of the “sausage” is made...
https://www.youtube.com/@TexasGOP
bump for later
they need to add that they will “find” a crime that Biden and the Democrats have committed in Texas and prosecute them to the full extent of the law as defined by the court system in New York City!
I was pretty damned proud of the things in it. Makes doubly proud to be a native Texan.
Way I see it, F the representatives that we send to DC, they are useless. We need to hold our state.
That should be the platform for all red states.
“That should be the platform for all red states.”
Absolutely right. I’m going to send to the Republican Committee in Idaho and suggest they use it as a model.
Be interesting to see what a state like Idaho republican party has for a platform.
Listen to this great speech by Texas Railroad Commissioner Wayne Christian about how Texas Oil helped to win World Wars... (Begins at 36:57)
https://www.youtube.com/live/-QPhmeM4xhg?si=u1ViNnuK-sC8U2vh&t=2217
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