“We reject the validated results of the 2020 presidential election and believe that incumbent President Joseph Robinett Biden Jr. was not legally elected by the people of the United States,” the resolution said. He claims that the elections in five states violated Articles 1 and 2 of the Constitution because “various secretaries of state illegally bypassed the legislatures of their states in conducting their elections in many ways, including allowing ballots to be taken after November 3, 2020.” . Voting revisions and various recounts have not changed the outcome of elections in any state. Officials, including Attorney General William Barr, have repeatedly denied allegations of widespread electoral fraud. The former president and his allies have fought dozens of unsuccessful legal battles to try to give Mr Trump a second term in the White House after Biden was declared the winner, including many rejected appeals to the Supreme Court. Despite this, Mr. Trump insists on his false allegations of electoral fraud and his actions are currently being monitored by a select House of Representatives tasked with investigating efforts to overthrow the 2020 election. Texas Republicans also passed a series of other far-right resolutions on the platform, showcasing the power of conservative activists in the state party. The platform calls for the complete abolition of abortions, banning “the teaching of sex education, sexual health or sexual choice or identity in any public school of any class” and refers to homosexuality as “an abnormal way of life”. The platform also seeks the annulment of the 2015 Supreme Court ruling that legalized gay marriage nationally, Obergefell v. Hodges. The platform notes that “Texas reserves the right to secede from the United States.” A resolution called for a referendum “in the 2023 general election for the people of Texas to determine whether the State of Texas should reaffirm its status as an independent nation,” the platform said. Another called on the United States to withdraw from the United Nations. Attendees at the conference also codified their opposition to the bipartisan arms bill being negotiated and reprimanded State Sen. John Cornin for his work on the bill. When Cornyn spoke at the conference, he faced strong disapproval. The senior senator defended the framework of gun control legislation, saying: “I will by no means support new restrictions on law-abiding gun owners. This will always be my red line. And despite what some of you may have heard “The framework we are working on is consistent with this red line.” He also noted the measures against which he has fought in the legislation: “Democrats are pushing for a ban on firearms. I said no. They tried to get a new mandatory three-week waiting period for all arms purchases. I said no. Universal background checks. “Licensing requirements. The list goes on and on. And I said no, no, 1000 times no!” The gun debate in Congress comes after a wave of mass shootings across the country, including one in Uvalde, Texas that left 19 students and two teachers dead. The shooting came just 10 days after a racist attack in Buffalo killed 10 blacks at a grocery store. In their resolution, the Republicans of Texas challenged the possible age restrictions, stating without citing any evidence that “those under the age of 21 are more likely to be victims of violent crime and therefore more likely to need to defend themselves.” The resolution also stated that the “red flag” laws violate the fair process of citizens and “all arms control is a violation of the Second Amendment and the rights God has given us.” Although it supports the second amendment, the platform calls for other amendments to be repealed. Part of the platform calls for the abolition of the seventeenth amendment, which allows citizens to vote for senators instead of being appointed by state legislatures. Another is calling for the abolition of the federal income tax, which was introduced in the Sixteenth Amendment. Constitutional amendments require that two-thirds of each House of Representatives, or two-thirds of the states, and three-quarters of the state legislatures be nominated for ratification.
