For first time ever, votes on the party platform will be
tracked and scored
WASHINGTON, July 2, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- Family Research Council Action Chairman
Tony Perkins, who is an elected
member of the Republican National Committee (RNC) Platform
Committee from Louisiana, is
announcing, in conjunction with scores of other conservative
groups, the launch of the Platform Integrity Project. This
coalition seeks to work with the RNC and the Trump campaign for an
open process that will help ensure the preservation of the GOP's
solidly conservative platform that contains longstanding pro-life,
pro-family, and pro-Israel planks.
This effort will, for the first time, score individual votes of
platform delegates. Partnering organizations include: FRC Action,
WallBuilders, Faith Wins, American
Principles Project, Family Policy Alliance, AFA Action, Liberty
Counsel Action, Pro-Family Legislative Network, The Family
Foundation of Kentucky, Center for
Arizona Policy Action, Frontline Policy Action, Maryland Family
Action, Human Coalition Action, Palmetto Family Council, and the
North Carolina Values Coalition.
Family Research Council Action Chairman Tony Perkins released the following
statement.
"Party platforms matter. They state a party's principles and
their priorities. According to research by Dr. Lee Payne, the parties actually follow their
platforms. Between 1980 and 2004, Republican lawmakers followed
their platform 82 percent of the time.
"As Ronald Reagan noted, 'There are cynics who say that a party
platform is something that no one bothers to read, and it doesn't
very often amount to much.' But he said 'a banner of bold
unmistakable colors with no pale pastels' would reveal the
difference between Republicans and the other party.
"America is an unprecedented place of moral and cultural
confusion and is in dire need of leadership and moral clarity. The
Republican Party must once again communicate a clear and hopeful
contrast between the parties by painting a message for voters on
the foundational issues--life, liberty, and the pursuit of
happiness--not in pale pastels but in bright, bold colors.
"Voters need to see a contrast between the two parties on their
policy priorities. Voters want and need a choice. The message to
Platform Committee delegates is clear: preserve life and family
values in the Republican Party platform so that social
conservatives can continue to find a home in the GOP," concluded
Perkins.
Click here for more information on the Platform Integrity
Project.
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