A week from the 2012 Republican National Convention, Republican
committee members spent Tuesday articulating and affirming the
principles they stand for in a draft of the official party platform. Led
by Gov. Bob McDonnell (R-VA) and featuring other Tea Party stars like
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach and Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN),
the committee approved a draft of the platform McDonnell said “will
reflect the heart and soul of the Republican Party” and one committee
member
called “the most conservative platform in modern history.”
Here are some highlights:
- NO ABORTION IN CASES OF RAPE OR INCEST. The proposal for a “human life amendment”
passed without a hitch — and without any exceptions for rape or incest.
The committee didn’t stop there; they also adopted language that would
ban drugs that end pregnancy after conception, which could potentially
include Plan B, the “morning after pill.”
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