The platform is not a specific legislative program, just because the party has passed, does not mean that all or even most of its provisions will pass into state law, regardless of the fact that Texas currently has a Republican governor, deputy governor, attorney general and state legislature. However, the hardcore nature of the platform is indicative of where the state’s republican base is located. And at a time when enthusiasm among the more moderate voters of both parties is waning, these voters could play a disproportionate role in deciding who is in power – especially in lower-level offices that have a significant influence on the daily lives of many Texans. The whole platform is worth reading, but here are five of its most impressive statements of intent. Denial of the 2020 elections Donald Trump’s “Big Lie” about stolen elections in 2020 is still widely believed to be based on conservatives. In the U.S. primary, Republicans nominate candidates who continue to campaign to this day. (To illustrate: The GOP candidate for governor of Pennsylvania, Doug Mastriano, attended the Jan. 6 uprising.) In case of doubt as to the position of the organized Republicans of Texas, they have included the following resolution on their platform: We believe that the 2020 election violated Articles 1 and 2 of the U.S. Constitution, that various foreign ministers illegally bypassed their state legislatures in conducting their elections in a number of ways, including allowing ballots to be taken. after November 3, 2020. We believe that the significant electoral fraud in key metropolitan areas significantly affected the results in five key states in favor of Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. We reject the validated results of the 2020 presidential election and consider that incumbent President Joseph Robinett Biden Jr. was not legally elected by the people of the United States. Leaving the union One of Texas’s former party leaders, Allen West – a former lawmaker who this year posed a futile challenge to incumbent Republican Greg Abbott – made headlines last year by suggesting that Texas could legally remove claim he has repeatedly rejected as inaccurate. The idea, however, refuses to go away, and this year’s platform shows that the Texas party’s anti-federal trend remains strong: Pursuant to Article 1, Section 1, of the Texas Constitution, the federal government has violated our right to self-government. Therefore, federal legislation that violates the rights of the 10th Texas Amendment should be ignored, opposed, rejected and annulled. Texas reserves the right to secede from the United States and the Texas Legislature should be called upon to pass a referendum accordingly. Along with this call for support for the right of secession, the platform calls for “a convention of the states to limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government.” Criminalization of sex education While legislative moves are already under way across the US to limit the potential for children to be taught about sex, sexual orientation and gender, the Texas GOP platform is moving much further – rather than calling for these issues to be eliminated. schools: We urge the state legislature to pass a law that prohibits the teaching of sex education, sexual health or sexual choice or identity in any public school of any class, or the dissemination or dissemination of any related material by any party. All school districts, individual schools or charter schools are prohibited from concluding contracts or making any payment to any third party for material relating to any of the above matters. Until this ban takes effect, sex education will only use sexual risk prevention programs and promote abstinence from marriage. Before instructing a student on human sexuality or family planning, the district must obtain the written consent of the student’s parent or guardian. More broadly, the platform is another leap in the anti-tolerance battle being waged from the right across the country. The platform’s authors describe homosexuality as “an abnormal lifestyle choice” and say they “oppose all attempts to validate trans identities”, while also calling for an end to all restrictions on people who practice harmful “counseling” methods. widely referred to as “conversion therapy”. ”For LGBT + people. Repeal of the law on voting rights Within a year of Joe Biden’s election to the presidency, Texas passed some of the most restrictive laws on “electoral integrity” in the United States – a package of measures that empowers partisan “polling observers” while making voting more difficult and much more more difficult to send messages. -in a ballot. This and similar moves in other states prompted the Biden administration and top Democrats to try to pass a bill that strengthens the Voting Rights Act, an attempt that failed when two of their senators refused to participate in an effort to reform it. Senate. But the moves made in Texas to block “easy” voting are clearly not enough. According to the platform, it is the landmark legislation itself that needs to be clarified: We support equal voting rights for all citizens of the United States of voting age. We oppose any recognition of citizens by race, origin, creed, sexuality or lifestyle choices and oppose the use of any such recognition for constituency purposes. We urge the repeal of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, which was codified and updated in 1973, to be repealed and not approved. Amendment of the Constitution No one could say that the Texas GOP lacks ambition. While many of the platform’s demands and recommendations target specific state-level regulations and policies, one section stands out for its breadth: a wish list of amendments that the party would like to see made in the US Constitution itself. The list is a collection of cultural, economic and judicial grievances that have had their ups and downs in the last two decades of Republican politics. Here is: one. Twelve-year support term limits for federal and state offices. si. Oppose the “packing” (or enlargement) of the United States Supreme Court and support the pending “Keep Nine Amendment” amendment as tabled in the Senate and House of Representatives with bipartisan support. do. Support for the abolition of the 16th Amendment (Federal Income Tax) Hey. Support the restoration of state sovereignty through the repeal of the 17th Amendment to the United States Constitution and the appointment of United States Senators by state legislatures. μι. Support a change in Amendment 14 to eliminate “birth tourism” or mooring babies by granting citizenship only to those who have at least one biological parent who is a U.S. citizen. φά. Support a constitutional amendment that makes English the official language of the United States and one of the two most official languages of all U.S. territories and other properties.
