Texas Republicans also called for the state to hold a referendum on whether to 'reassert its status as an independent nation.'
Texas Republicans also passed a number of other far-right resolutions in the platform, demonstrating the most conservative activists' strength in the state party. The platform calls for the complete abolition of abortion, prohibiting"the teaching of sex education, sexual health, or sexual choice or identity in any public school in any grade whatsoever," and refers to homosexuality as"an abnormal lifestyle choice." The platform also calls for Obergefell v.
The platform notes that"Texas retains the right to secede from the United States." One resolution called for a referendum"in the 2023 general election for the people of Texas to determine whether or not the State of Texas should reassert its status as an independent nation," the platform reads. Another called for the United States to withdraw from the United Nations.
Convention attendees also codified their opposition to the bipartisan gun bill that's being negotiated and rebuked the state's own Republican Senator John Cornyn for his work on the bill. When Cornyn addressed the convention, he was met with loud boos. The senior senator defended the framework of the gun control legislation, declaring,"I will not under any circumstance support new restrictions for law-abiding gun owners. That will always be my red line.
He also pointed out the measures he has fought against in the legislation:"Democrats push for an assault weapons ban. I said no. They tried to get a new three-week mandatory waiting period for all gun purchases. I said no. Universal background checks. Magazine bans; licensing requirements. The list goes on and on and on. And I said no, no, 1000 times no!"
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