{"id":2005859,"date":"2023-08-19T15:16:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-19T19:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-gop-seeks-to-reverse-party-platform-on-abortion-and-same-sex-marriage\/"},"modified":"2023-08-19T15:19:19","modified_gmt":"2023-08-19T19:19:19","slug":"california-gop-seeks-to-reverse-party-platform-on-abortion-and-same-sex-marriage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-gop-seeks-to-reverse-party-platform-on-abortion-and-same-sex-marriage\/","title":{"rendered":"California GOP aims to change stance on abortion and same-sex marriage."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcalifornia-gop-seeks-to-reverse-party-platform-on-abortion-and-same-sex-marriage%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2005859&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The\u2062 California\u200c Republican Party&#8217;s Major Platform Changes<\/h2>\n<p>The California Republican Party is \u200dgearing up for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chinas-j-20-fighter-jet-has-both-u-s-and-russian-dna\/\" title=\"China\u2019s J-20 Fighter Jet Has Both U.S. and Russian DNA\">significant revisions<\/a> to its statewide \u2062platform, aiming to \u2064attract voters in the Golden State by reversing its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/now-theyre-spooning-cruz-unloads-on-biden-for-u-s-german-deal-over-russian-pipeline\/\" title=\"\u2018Now They\u2019re Spooning\u2019: Cruz Unloads On Biden For U.S.-German Deal Over Russian Pipeline\">longstanding opposition<\/a> to \u200cabortion and same<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congress-has-officially-gone-gender-crazy\/\" title=\"Congress Has Officially Gone Gender Crazy\">-sex marriage<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The party is preparing to vote on this proposal, which\u200d diverges \u200dfrom the national party&#8217;s stance \u2062on these crucial voter issues, as reported by the Los\u2064 Angeles Times. \u2062The state&#8217;s Republican \u2064leaders \u200dwill convene in Anaheim for their annual fall convention later this year, where they will decide whether to amend the official platform in preparation for\u200b the 2024 cycle.<\/p>\n<h3>A Shift \u200bDriven by Practical\u2062 Necessity<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s a seismic shift, but it&#8217;s a shift born out of practical\u200d necessity. Look at what&#8217;s happening not just in California but in much more conservative \u200bstates, realizing antiabortion, anti-same-sex marriage stances \u200dare no longer tenable,&#8221; explained Jessica Levinson, \u200ban <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nevertrumps-latest-attempt-to-dismiss-election-concerns-is-particularly-dishonest\/\" title=\"NeverTrump\u2019s Latest Attempt To Dismiss Election Concerns Is Particularly Dishonest\">election law professor<\/a> at Loyola \u2062Law School. &#8220;I \u2062think it shows their acknowledgment that the sand has shifted underneath\u2062 their \u2064feet.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The proposed changes \u200cwould emphasize \u2064the \u2062party&#8217;s support for &#8220;traditional\u200c family\u2064 values&#8221; and the importance \u2062of \u2063maintaining a &#8220;strong and \u200chealthy family \u2062unit.&#8221; However, \u2062it would remove the language that defines \u2062marriage as\u2062 solely between one man \u2064and one woman.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the platform \u2062would reverse the Republicans&#8217; opposition \u200bto \u200babortion by eliminating language \u200dthat denounces support for access\u200d to the procedure.\u2064 Nevertheless, the\u2063 proposal would \u2063still encourage adoption as an alternative to abortion.<\/p>\n<p>These suggested changes have sparked criticism from conservative leaders who view the revised platform as \u2063controversial\u200b and divisive.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This will be \u2062extremely controversial and will turn the convention, \u2064which is supposed \u200cto be about unifying the party, into a big feud,&#8221; expressed\u200b Jon Fleischman, a\u2062 former state GOP executive director. \u2064&#8221;It&#8217;s the \u200clast thing the party\u2063 needs.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">Click here<\/a> \u2063to\u200d read more \u200dfrom The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n<p>The revised platform encompasses various other \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-gop-seeks-to-reverse-party-platform-on-abortion-and-same-sex-marriage\/\" title=\"California GOP aims to change stance on abortion and same-sex marriage.\">contentious culture war stances<\/a>. \u2064However, \u200bthe reversals on abortion and \u200bsame-sex marriage are expected to attract the most \u2064attention \u2063at the state party&#8217;s convention, where \u200cseveral GOP presidential candidates are \u2062scheduled to\u200d appear.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200dannual California GOP convention will take place from \u200dSeptember\u200b 30 \u200dto October 1 at the\u2064 Anaheim\u2063 Marriott Hotel. Prominent figures such as former President Donald Trump, Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL), Senator Tim Scott (R-SC), and\u2062 others are expected\u200c to attend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The California Republican Party plans to revamp its platform, aiming to attract voters in the Golden State. They will vote on a proposal that contradicts the national party&#8217;s stance by reversing their opposition to abortion and same-sex marriage. 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