Thousands of Republican activists meet in Houston this weekend for the congress of state parties agreed in a resolution that rejects the result of the 2020 presidential election and refers to Joe Biden as the illegitimate president. Delegates also called for the repeal of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, which was passed to end discrimination against black Americans at the polls. Separately, A party platform presented to congressional delegates described homosexuality as “an abnormal lifestyle choice.” According to the Texas Tribune, the platform also supports children learning about “prenatal humanity” at school, promoting new messages as the state has taken steps to significantly reduce abortions. And less than a month after 19 children and two teachers were shot dead in a Texas elementary school, assembly members adopted a formal “reprimand” for Sen. John Cornyn (R) for participating in bipartisan gun control talks. Attendees also loud he booked him when he gave a speech at the conference on Friday, when he tried to explain possible legislation. The resolutions of the Assembly and the platform have no legal force but intended to serve as a mission statement for the GOP’s activities in the state for the next two years. It also offers a window into how the Republican base has jumped further to the right and how rejecting Biden’s 2020 election victory has become a key principle for the party. Gay rights rhetoric is particularly representative of a reversal after years of growing comfort in the Republican Party with equal rights for gay Americans, and opinion polls show that the vast majority of voters now support gay marriage while opposing it. It comes amid an outbreak of hate speech and violence against LGBTQ people and a new impetus among ardent conservative circles to attack even the mere reference to sexuality as somehow “grooming” children. Pride events targeting the wave of threats against LGBTQ, violence The Texas Tribune reported that party representatives rejected an attempt to soften the language about homosexuality by a spokesman who said he would not help the party. “We are the Texas Republican Party, not the Westborough Baptist Church,” the spokesman told the Tribune, referring to the extremist church whose members travel to the country to hold anti-gay rallies at public events. The Tribune said other representatives at the meeting, which lasted from Thursday to Saturday, laughed and disapproved of the comment. The votes of the more than 5,000 delegates in attendance on whether the language will be officially accepted on the platform have not yet been counted, but party chairman James Wessolek said the boards presented to delegates are generally acceptable. The party also barred Republicans from Log Cabin, a longtime group representing gay Republicans, from holding a pavilion at the convention, a move that drew criticism from Donald Trump Jr., who said in a statement to Breit a group of gay conservatives standing in the rift with us. “ Internal party divisions were also exposed A video released by right-wing Alex Stein shows Stein and his supporters gathering MP Dan Crenshaw (R-Tex.) in a hotel hallway, calling him a traitor and “McCain’s eye” – an insult invented by Fox News personality Tucker Carlson. For months, Crenshaw, who wears an eyepiece due to an injury he suffered while serving as a Navy SEAL in Afghanistan, has been suffering. as a Republican in Name Only, or RINO, like the late former Sen. John McCain. In response, Crenshaw wrote on Twitter: “This happens when angry boys like @ alexstein99 do not grow up and can not make friends.” Although a wide range of Republicans appeared this weekend to denounce the treatment of the elected official and Army veteran, the controversy It was a reminder of the internal divisions within the Republican Party and the way in which activists now dismiss even formerly popular and loyal figures. The party, meanwhile, has passed a resolution declaring that the 2020 election violates the US Constitution and that “significant electoral fraud in key metropolitan areas significantly affected the results.” “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,” the resolution said. The move came days after a House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol described evidence that top aides to Donald Trump and other close associates had repeatedly told the former president that the allegations of fraud were false. But the Texas resolution shows how deeply Trump’s obsession with the election has become entrenched as a core belief for his party. Luttig explains why you should not ignore the January 6 hearings “It’s like these people live in a kind of parallel universe full of hatred and conspiracy and have a distorted view of democracy and our Constitution,” said Gilberto Hinojosa, chairman of the Texas Democratic Party. “It’s almost like these people are on a drug-induced psychotic journey.” Texas faces a major governor-elect election in November that will bring incumbent Greg Abbott to power against Democratic challenger Beto O’Rourke. As the congress opened on Thursday, party leader Matt Rinaldi predicted that the GOP would make a profit in the fall. “A red wave will sweep Texas and this nation and start a new era,” he said, calling on the party to “take the fight straight to the left and go on the offensive.” “This means that we use our state majority to define the debate. “It means influencing public opinion instead of watching the polls,” he said. Cornyn’s rebuke – a popular figure among Texas Republicans who won the 2020 re-election campaign with 76 percent of the vote – shows the reluctance of loyal parties to offer any concessions on gun rights, even when polls show that a large majority of Americans support congressional action. Cornyn is part of a bipartisan Senate that includes 10 Republicans who have promoted a framework for new gun provisions, including closing a so-called friend window, federal grants to urge states to pass laws that allow authorities to away from individuals deemed a threat to themselves or others and expanding background checks for arms buyers under the age of 21. Senators must translate the broad agreement into legislative language. Aides in the talks, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media, said the talks had continued productively over the weekend and that there was no indication that the Texas reaction had changed course. Senate leaders hope to vote on the deal later this week. Arms talks resume as Senate negotiators miss Thursday deadline The state Democratic Party resolution offers a sense of pressure on Cornyn from the right as he tries to navigate the negotiations. He rejects red flag laws, waiting periods and restrictions for younger arms buyers, saying “those under the age of 21 are more likely to be victims of violent crime and therefore more likely to need to defend themselves.” After denouncing him on Friday, Kornin retweeted to journalist Scott Braddock, who said Kornin was telling his supporters: “I never gave in to the mob and I do not start today.” Mike DeBonis contributed to this report.
