RNC Doubles Down On Gay Marriage Stance Amid Conservative Pressure

[Redfairen]

Source: ABC News

With support for gay marriage at a record high among Americans, Republican party leaders from around the country doubled down to oppose it at the Republican National Committee's spring meeting in Los Angeles Friday.

Members of the committee voted unanimously to reaffirm the language in the GOP platform defining marriage "as the union of one man and one woman." The resolution went further, asking the U.S. Supreme Court to "uphold the sanctity of marriage in its rulings on Proposition 8 and the Federal Defense of Marriage Act."

An ABC News-Washington Post poll conducted in March found that 58 percent of Americans said it should be legal for gay and lesbian couples to marry. And support for gay marriage has been increasing among Republicans: In the latest poll, 34 percent of them said they supported it -- an 18 point uptick from 2004.

Earlier today, RNC Chairman Reince Priebus joked in his remarks to the group that Lady Gaga won't be "chairing our platform committee." Gaga is a noted gay rights activist.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/rnc-doubles-down-gay-marriage-stance-amid-conservative-203209112.html

[chuckstevens]

1. GOOD!

Keep on playing to the older, white male demographic, would you? At this rate there will be very few left to vote Republican by 2020!

[L0oniX]

2. RNC/GOP ...hey yall Keep going with that ok ...please. n/t

[Faygo Kid]

3. Was going to post this. The haters rule the GOP, and always will.

Not many places left for progressives to go, either.

[ck4829]

4. Stay in that bubble, GOP!

[pinto]

5. Epic fail.

Not surprising, I guess.

[Botany]

6. One more reason why the republicans are going into the dustbin of history

being opposed to what the majority of Americans want is not good for a political
party .... along w/being against equal pay for woman, sensible gun laws, the environment,
social security, and so many more "things."

This is also why the republicans have to gerrymander districts, do voter suppression,
manipulate the media, and have electronic voting machines where the results can be
manipulated ..... "they" know they are on the wrong side of history and public opinion.*

* Watch the video of John McCain's rage when pressed on why he was against gays in the
military he knows that he is on the wrong side of history.

But please GOP keep this stuff up ..... holding meaningless votes that will just piss people
off is the smart thing to do.

[cbrer]

7. Keep digging that hole boys! nt

[steve2470]

8. Grumpy Cat says GOOD...news for the Democrats

[hrmjustin]

9. This is one of the reasons young people do not vote republican.

Stupidity is not working for the GOP. Pull your head out of your but and get with the program RNC. Marriage Equality forever!

[muriel_volestrangler]

10. Passed 'without discussion', too

At the RNC’s spring meeting in Los Angeles, committee members adopted a slate of resolutions unanimously and without discussion, a committee spokeswoman said.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2013/04/12/republican-national-committee-reaffirms-opposition-to-gay-marriage/

They haven't even got to the point of thinking it possible they may be mistaken.

[tanyev]

11. Howzat outreach project going, GOP?

Swimmingly?