The Texas GOP Platform Is Riveting(ly Bad) Political Reading
I could not tear myself away from it
I just read the 50-page “Temporary Platform and Resolutions as Amended and Adopted by the 2024 State Convention of the Republican Party of Texas” (PDF).
It’s a stunning, hard look at what awaits if the Republicans gain power.
According to the Preamble, they believe that “human nature is immutable,” they believe in the “traditional family” and the need to “protect innocent life,” they want “responsible citizens” who believe in “free market principles,” and they want to “maintain our sovereignty.”
Their ten Principles (abbreviated) involve:
- ‘the laws of nature and nature’s God’
- ‘the sanctity of innocent human life…from fertilization to natural death’
- ‘preserving individual, Texan, and American sovereignty’
- ‘limiting government power’
- ‘personal accountability and responsibility’
- ‘self-sufficient families, founded on the traditional marriage of a natural man and a natural woman’
- parents get to choose what their kids learn and where they study
- ‘inalienable right…to defend…property’
- ‘free enterprise society’ without ‘subsidies’
- ‘honoring’ vets and cops
There’s much, much more.
Texas GOP on Limited Government
They belive that rights come from God, not the government. The state is not “sovereign over the affairs of men, the family, or the church.” However, the state has “sovereignty over business, employees, and property rights.”
Federal regulations should be repealed: minimum wage, Dodd-Frank, Sarbanes-Oxley, Lacey Act, FDA/USDA regulations on beef. (They want the FDA to be abolished anyway.)
However, there’s one kind of regulation they do want: food to be labeled with the state and country where it was produced and with indicators like “lab grown” or “insects included,” and wine shipments to be clearly labeled as wine with the recipient having to ID proving they’re over 21 to receive it. That’s important.
The federal government should not provide assistance funds. Until government assistance is abolished, eligibility requirements should include U.S. citizenship, avoiding incarceration, a clean drug test, work training, and spending Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program only on “nutritious foods.” Disability claims need “more stringent reviews.”
However, the Texas GOP does support “assistance to pregnant women.” Also, they support funding certain initiatives within the military, courthouses, jails, and the medical examiner’s office and cemeteries. It’s just everything that happens between birth, enlistment, incarceration, and death that they won’t fund.
They want Texans to be allowed to make unlimited contributions to Texas candidates or to federal candidates but not to campaigns in other states.
They want Texas to loosen professional licensing requirements, including for doctors and lawyers.
This pair of statements appears contradictory:
- “We support allowing any board-licensed medical graduate to practice medicine under the supervision of a full physician, just as Nurse Practitioners (NPs) and Physicians Assistants (PAs) are permitted to practice medicine under the supervision of a full physician.”
- There should be no “requirement that a nurse practitioner can only provide healthcare to Texans under a delegation agreement with a physician...”
Moving on:
Everyone is guaranteed rights upon reaching the “age of majority.” (Not from their father’s fertilization of their mother’s egg? Hmm.)
Everyone is entitled to “the pursuit of happiness.” (But not to be gay or trans, as we’ll see.)
“Texas retains the right to secede from the United States.” Specifically, there should be a “referendum in the next General Election for the people of Texas to determine whether or not the State of Texas should reassert its status as an independent nation.”
Texas GOP on Voting
They want to repeal the Voting Rights Act.
Texas elections would be based on a mini Electoral College system, under which each Texas county would be assigned one point, translated to one “vote” to be won by the popular vote of that county, and whoever won “the majority vote of the counties” would win the election.
What’s objectionable here is that half of Texas’s 254 counties have over 97 percent of the state population, meaning it would be mathematically possible for a candidate with just 1.5 percent of Texan support—that is, half of the population of the other half of the counties — to win “a majority of the counties” and thereby take office.
“We oppose,” they say, “any identification of citizens by race, race [sic], origin, creed, sexuality, or lifestyle choices, and oppose use of any such identification for purposes of creating voting districts.”
(I’m guessing the second instance of “race” was meant to be “nationality” until they remembered that U.S. citizens all have the same nationality or else they meant to say “sex” but remembered that elsewhere they do demand “adherence to sex identifications on all official documents that will be based upon biological sex.”)
At the federal level, they support the Electoral College, not the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact that strives to render it obsolete.
Mail-in ballots should be allowed only for those who “cannot physically appear in-person” and “the ballots must arrive before 7pm on Election Day.”
They support the election of Donald Trump in 2024, along with his “Agenda 47,” which is whatever he’d like to do in his hypothetical future term as the 47th president. They believe that Trump and other Republicans were “falsely and maliciously indict[ed]” in a “coordinated attack” that is a “misuse of the legal system for political purposes.”
Also, they say the census should count U.S. citizens and not anyone who is in the country illegally. (They neglected to consider non-citizens who are in the country legally.)
Texas GOP on Abortion
A fertilized egg is a human life, and “all preborn children” have the right to life. Abortion pill distributors will break state law by sending the pills into Texas. Until abortion is entirely banned, the government should stop contracting with clinics that provide abortions, abortion facilities should lose their insurance, minors should need parental consent, and there should be limits on how far into fetal development an abortion can be performed.
Abortion is homicide and should be abolished, they say, although there should be exceptions to protect the mother’s life, such as “the management of confirmed ectopic pregnancies, which are not to be considered abortions,” except where (in a different section of this document) they’re referred to as “nonelective abortions.”
They want to hear from you if you agree with them and can use your life story to bolster their arguments: “we invite post-abortive women into the pro-life conversation to spread awareness that abortion harms women.”
They are putting up an obstacle to the Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would ban sex discrimination. Interesting.
Texas GOP on Schools
Parents have a fundamental right “to make all decisions regarding the upbringing and control of their children in all aspects,” including “moral and religious training” and especially schooling. Parents should continue to have rights to access their child’s “medical information, grades, and other information normally afforded to parents of minor children” through the age of 26 if parents remain “responsible” for this adult child (e.g., by naming them on a health insurance policy or paying for their college tuition).
(So if your 26-year-old starts taking an antibiotic, you’re entitled to call their doctor and ask what infection they have.)
For young children, parents should be allowed to choose from public or charter school, as well as private or homeschool; the latter two options, they say, should be entirely unregulated.
Parents can get away with terrorism: “No parent exercising any of these fundamental rights shall be prosecuted as domestic terrorists.”
Texas schools and libraries should hire third parties to “to filter and vet inappropriate and/or harmful content.” Anyone who allows a student to see something “inappropriate…should have their teaching license revoked, forfeit their pension, and be criminally prosecuted with enhanced penalties.”
There should be no “teaching of sex education, sexual health, or sexual choice or identity in any government school in any grade whatsoever,” and no literature on that topic should be distributed. Hoever, until this kind of education can be entirely ended, they ask for the half-measure of schools teaching only sexual “risk avoidance” and “abstinence,” providing parents with “full disclosure of all guest speakers and referral resources,” and seeking “written parental consent” for each child’s participation.
In schools, there will be no condom distribution, no on-site mental health counseling, nor “referrals to outside health services” — except with parental consent, informing them of the name of the clinic to which their child is referred. The healthcare or counseling actually given outside of school will separately require “informed parental consent.”
The Texas GOP makes it clear they want something “even more comprehensive than the Florida law that prohibits instruction in sexual orientation and gender identity in government schools and libraries.”
Any school that receives government funds “must display the United States and Texas flags and require the Pledges of Allegiance daily to instill patriotism.” U.S. military flags will be optional. All other flags will be prohibited, especially “flags promoting progressive agendas.”
A “Curriculum of Instructional Excellence” should include Social Studies with a “focus on American exceptionalism, the benefits of the free-enterprise system, and the consistent failures of socialism and communism.” It should also include Science with “life origins” [i.e., evolution or creationism] and “the changing climate throughout geologic history” [i.e., putting today’s climate change in perspective] taught as “challengeable scientific theories” that can be questioned “without fear of retribution or discrimination.” This curriculum does not include learning languages other than English, and core classes should not be taught “in languages other than English.”
Students should also learn that “life begins at fertilization” and that “the preborn child” has “humanity.” They should watch at least three specified pro-life videos.
“Critical Race Theory” is a “Marxist ideology that seeks to undermine the system of law and order itself and reduce individuals to a group identity.” As for group identity, the Texas GOP does, however, “favor strengthening our common American identity.” The public education system should check every student’s citizenship and prioritize children who are U.S. citizens; it should teach non-citizens only “at cost” (which to me suggests they’d be required to pay to attend public school) and only if they are in the country legally. The federal Department of Education “should be abolished,” as should the Texas State Board for Educator Certification. Instead, a committee of 15 elected members should have authority over teacher certification and curricula, and should conduct public hearings about which educational materials to use. (Because they’re elected, they’ll follow popular trends, and if they’re elected based on the one-county-one-vote system, the majority of the population that lives in only a handful of counties will have no say.)
They would abolish the Texas Department of State Health Services School Health Program, the Texas School Health Advisory Council, and the Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium.
Schools should “require instruction on the Bible, servant leadership, and Christian self-governance.”
Texas GOP on Higher Education
Colleges and universities should continue to check students’ citizenship so they can avoid giving an in-state tuition rate to people who are in the country illegally. They should minimize the number of international students they accept.
Public universities should require these courses for graduation: “Western Civilization, American Institutions, national and state heritage, Keynesian versus Austrian economics, and free-market liberty principles.”
College and university courses that receive state funding or that are graduation requirements should not contain elements deemed to be “Marxist, anti-American, Critical Race Theory (CRT), multiculturalism, Social & Emotional Learning (SEL), or diversity-equity-inclusion courses.” Nor should public funding be used for “homosexuality, transgender, or diversity-equity-inclusion centers, employees, or programs.”
Medical residents with conscientious objections should not be required to perform abortions (a lesson that should be opt-in rather than opt-out), embryonic stem cell research, IVF, euthanasia, vaccination, or (this sounds subjective!) “harmful futile procedures.”
Texas GOP on Sexuality and Gender
Worth quoting in full, because it is so terrible:
Homosexuality: Homosexuality is an abnormal lifestyle choice. We believe there should be no granting of special legal entitlements or creation of special status for homosexual behavior, regardless of state of origin, and we oppose any criminal or civil penalties against those who oppose homosexuality out of faith, conviction, or belief in traditional values. No one should be granted special legal status based on their LGBTQ+ identification.
They endorse “God’s biblical design for marriage and family between one biological man and one biological woman” and “oppose homosexual marriage, regardless of state of origin” — meaning even if you get married outside Texas, they still oppose your marriage. Don’t get creative with any domestic partnerships, civil unions, or other marriage equivalents; Texas won’t give “any unmarried person the legal rights or status of a spouse.”
As for straight people, they support covenant marriage, a six-month waiting period for divorce, and ending “unilateral no-fault divorce,” meaning they want to remove the right of one spouse to walk away from the marriage without having to prove in court that the other did something wrong.
Also: “We oppose any criminal or civil penalties against those who oppose nontraditional sexual behavior out of faith, conviction, or belief in traditional values.” Does this mean it isn’t a crime to be homophobic? Or does it mean that, if someone commits a crime against you, they get immunity if they cite their homophobia?
They endorse
“a traditional definition of family with only one biological man in the role of father and one biological woman in the role of mother. We are opposed to same-sex parenting, intentionally subjecting a child to the loss of their biological father or mother, and other non-traditional definitions of family.”
Contradicting that statement about avoiding the “loss” of a biological parent, elsewhere they say they want to “remove as many barriers to adoption as possible.”
They say that only “married or single heterosexuals” should be allowed to adopt; contradicting that statement, they want to “make the process less intrusive.”
Will any of this “destigmatize adoption”? It remains to be seen.
As for co-parenting between partners who’ve separated, they support “equivalent and consistent parenting (possession and access) for every child, when both parents, one biological man and one biological woman, are fit, willing, and able.” What if the legal parents are gay? What if they’re trans? Is their child just taken away from them? No answer.
Therapists should be allowed to give “authentic reparative therapy” (i.e., conversion therapy) to people who supposedly have “identity disorder or unwanted same-sex attraction.”
Under another section called “Obscenity Exemption,” they mysteriously say they want to “repeal all laws based on the fraudulent research by Dr. Alfred Kinsey.”
They want to repeal all hate crime laws.
And here:
Gender Identity in Schools: The official position of the Texas schools shall be that there are only two genders: biological male and biological female which are immutable and cannot be changed. We support the total prohibition of so-called social transitioning. We oppose transgender normalizing curriculum, library materials, and pronoun use. We support the passage of legislation that prohibits any course of instruction, unit of study, library materials, instructional materials, or any other curricular or extracurricular offering that adopts, supports, or promotes gender fluidity or transgender ideology in Texas government schools. We support the passage of legislation prohibiting school staff from engaging in sexualized drag activities, crossdressing, or transgenderism.
They say they oppose the “normalizing” of the fact that trans people exist. They will not allow a single library book that “adopts” the concept of being trans or “supports” the existence of trans people.
They won’t even recognize that “social transitioning” is a real phenomenon, something that a person can actually do; they append “so-called” before the term. Social transition simply means beginning to live one’s life in a different gender. This ban would apply to teachers as well as students, as the final sentence makes clear. They oppose teachers “crossdressing” — and they do not specify that they would regulate it only on school grounds. Looks like they’ll also be regulating what teachers wear when they’re at home or out to dinner.
In a later section, they say even “promoting” any sort of “gender affirming care for minors” should result in an adult being “criminally prosecuted for child abuse.”
They will protect children “until the age of consent is reached” by prohibiting Drag Queen Story Hours, social transitioning, and “the desensitization of children to sexual topics by exposure children to, or normalization of, sexual behavior of children” (whatever that means). They’ll inform parents if any of those “offenses” happen.
Oh, did they say “until the age of consent is reached”? They meant until age 26.
In case you think they’re only worried about minors: “We oppose all efforts to validate transgender identity,” and thus they oppose any “attempt to engage in so-called ‘gender affirming’ medical or mental health intervention for persons between the ages of 18 and 26.” That includes “opposite sex hormones,” “any surgery on healthy body parts,” and “assigning name and/or pronoun changes.” Yes, they would ban legal name changes for 26-year-olds, and they would ban everyone who knows that 26-year-old from referring to them with certain pronouns.
In fact, until the age of 26, they’d be allowed to sue any healthcare provider who helped them transition while they were a minor. (“We support detransitioners and desisters in their pursuit of establishing a healthy lifestyle after being harmed by the gender identity industry.”)
Also, adults wouldn’t be allowed to use “insurance” or “probate” funds for their own gender transitions, nor to use taxpayer funds.
Also, “all public and private restroom, changing facilities, showers, etc., [must] be segregated based on biological sex.” So if your business only has one bathroom, you’re required to build another.
They want to “protect privacy in public schools and government buildings by ensuring that multi-use facilities, including showers, changing rooms, and bathrooms, are designated for and used only by persons based on the person’s biological sex.” Pro tip: Government stepping in to verify the “biological sex” of people using a shower does not in fact “protect privacy.”
They would institute a small/large gamete definition of “biological sex”.
Not only would they incarcerate people according to their “biological sex,” but they’d make it difficult for trans people to work in prisons, as guard/inmate matches would have to be single-sex. They “oppose permitting transgendered persons to serve in the military” too.
Texas GOP on Religion
Because “the Church is a God-ordained institution with a sphere of authority separate from that of civil government,” the Texas GOP seeks “the repeal of the Johnson Amendment, which assaults the free speech of pastors and religious organizations.”
“Schools, courthouses, and other government buildings” should have “affirmation of God, including prayer, the Bible, and the Ten Commandments.” In public schools, students and teachers should be allowed “to pray and engage in religious speech, individually or in groups,” and chaplains should be available with parental consent.
They don’t want atheists to sue over the Pledge of Allegiance (they support the Pledge Protection Act), and they would penalize flag desecration.
Where “the Ten Commandments and other religious symbols” currently stand, there they should stay.
Tecas GOP on Law Enforcement
“Properly applied capital punishment is legitimate.” Enough said.
As for no-knock warrants: “We call upon the Texas Legislature to improve no-knock warrant procedures to protect law enforcement and the community.” That’s it. That’s all they have to say. They promise to “improve” in unspecified ways for unspecified reasons.
Texas GOP on Guns
The state of Texas should no longer restrict anyone’s ability to carry a gun, except (apparently) that people do need a license to conceal a gun. If they have that license, they can bring a gun to “public sporting venues” and “all school campuses.”
“There shall be no gun free zones in Texas.” One way they suggest enforcing this: If a business or a public-access property owner doesn’t allow people to bring guns onto its premises, it becomes legally responsible for protecting them and liable for any violence they may suffer on its premises (since they were deprived of the means of self-defense).
The Texas GOP wants cops to train teachers how to use guns.
Texas GOP on Racial and Cultural Identity
The U.S. Constitution should specify that English is the official language of all states. U.S. territories and possessions would be permitted one (and only one) other official language in addition to English.
“The Alamo should be remembered and not ‘reimagined,’” and “custodians must affirm the significance of the 1836 battle.”
They want to restore “plaques honoring the Confederate widows’ pension fund.” They will “publicly honor the southern heroes and rescind all name changes of our military bases.”
Texas GOP on Freedom of Speech
They make it clear that “diversity” should privilege conservatives: “We believe colleges and universities should reject diversity as understood by the Left and instead promote diversity of thought in order to reverse the Left-wing politicization of higher education.”
Businesses cannot be required to perform specific “expressive work, or to enter into a contract or be coerced into any speech that is not their own.” Specifically, they can’t be forced to “profess, espouse, or adopt specific views on sex, sexuality, gender, or gender identity” except that they must not “deny access to public accommodations” based on someone’s “views and positions on these matters.” (I don’t suppose they mean we can use the bathroom according to our views on our own genders.)
They want to “limit the ability of online social media platforms to censor the speech of citizens” yet also take away “Section 230 immunity from sites that knowingly publish obscene and indecent material.” They will completely ban the production of pornography and also “expand protective measures to block incidental or unwanted exposure” to it. Minors will not be allowed to access websites that might “contain…any sexually explicit material.” (So much for Amazon and YouTube.)
However, businesses should be penalized if they “lead or participate in boycotts against Texas,” specifically expressing disapproval of certain Texas legislative initiatives. They’re complaining about those who oppose their efforts to:
“protect the rights of Texans to decline vaccination, protect the unborn, stop the teaching of Critical Race Theory in schools, compete in sports with only those of their own biological gender, or to protect children and juveniles against sexual organ mutilation, hormones, and puberty blockers designed to fake transition from one gender to another.”
(Yes, you see that correctly: “transition from one gender to another” is “fake.” I don’t see an age restriction there. If they believe it’s fake for children, they also believe it’s fake for adults. So they won’t cover trans people and allies under their conception of freedom of speech, believing that trans experiences and perceptions are simply false.)
But students should have “the right to display patriotic items” at school.
Any non-citizen who participates in a protest that turns violent should be expelled from school without a tuition refund, deported, and declared “inadmissible” to prevent them from ever again entering the country. (In this imaginary incident, they do not say who is responsible for the fictitious violence, only that the immigrant is the one who will be punished.)
Texas GOP on Health
I would like to point out that, in 2023, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton subpoenaed the medical records of trans kids. So, when this Texas GOP platform says “our personal healthcare decisions are private,” they of course mean to add: unless you’re trans. “We oppose any state or federal medical record computer database that stores personal identifiable records on citizens without their written consent” — unless you’re trans.
They want people “to have access to experimental or off-label medications and procedures that can potentially be lifesaving or improve quality of life.” Yet they don’t want you to transition, not even “socially,” because they’ve decided for you that your choices about your body and your gender don’t even “potentially” improve your quality of life.
“All humans are endowed by their Creator with sovereign rights of ownership of their person” — unless you’re trans.
Medications should ideally be manufactured in the United States, and yet more ideally, in Texas. They should be labeled with the country of origin. If a drug hasn’t “completed human trial studies,” it is to be considered “potentially harmful.” (Consider this statement’s role in fomenting vaccine hesitancy.)
Or consider this statement’s role in vaccine hesitancy: They want to “investigate and prosecute any and all participants for treason and murder with biological weapons and or vaccines that knowingly cause harm.”
They want Texas to leave Medicaid. They want the federal government to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Governments shouldn’t be able to require “mass lockdowns,” decide what businesses are “essential” or “non-essential,” or perform “contact tracing.” Everyone has a “natural, inalienable right to refuse vaccination,” and furthermore vaccination shouldn’t be a requirement for school or work. No one can require masks, and businesses shouldn’t be liable for anyone who “test[s] positive for a contagious illness” after visiting. They want to ban “mRNA technology for vaccines” along with banning “gain-of-function research.”
Texas GOP on Drugs
Hemp can be used as an “agricultural commodity,” but cannabis will remain a Schedule 1 controlled substance. There will be “zero-tolerance” for illegal drug manufacturers and drug dealers. They will encourage “faith-based” rehab but not harm reduction initiatives like needle exchange or supervised consumption.
Texas GOP on Land
The Texas Commission of Environmental Quality shouldn’t sit on land it has permitted for landfills if it’s not using them as landfills; this threatens “property development rights.” Similarly, buying active agricultural land and not using it to produce food is “treason,” and the government should seize the land.
People who immigrate legally are free to buy “one single family residential property and/or small business,” but no more than that until they’re U.S. citizens. People who aren’t U.S. citizens and aren’t staying in Texas “will be required to sell their property and vacate immediately.”
There should be “barriers, a border wall, and/or fence everywhere along the border where it is feasible and useful,” and Texas should have “a Border Protection Unit with the authority to repel illegal crossings and deport apprehended illegal aliens.” They use the language of “border invasion.” Texas should be empowered to take “any and all appropriate measures the sovereign state defines as necessary to defend from such assaults.”
Texas GOP on Money
Gold and silver should be legal tender, valid for “everyday transactions.”
Texans have a “natural right” to “store their wealth” as “digital currency,” but that currency should not be considered legal tender that’s valid for settling debts. (In other words, in Texas, you have a right to be scammed.)
Banks shouldn’t make value-based assessments under the “Great Reset” or “Environmental, Social, Governance” (ESG); they should lend based only on “financial concerns.”
They want to abolish the Federal Reserve.
Texas GOP on War
They want the US to “cease all military engagements” in Ukraine.
In Israel, they oppose any negotiated “two-state solutions” (e.g., a “Land for Peace” deal) and would outright prohibit any creation of a Palestinian state. They also “oppose the relocation of Gazans to United States.” They say they want “normalization of relations between Israel and Arab states, which is essential for regional stability and peace,” while also insisting that Israel is built on “land that God gave to the Jewish people, as referenced in Genesis.”
Texas GOP on Space War
They have a section on “Unidentified Aerial Phenomena.” This is truly special. Please see: The Texas Republican Party Believes in UFOs But Not in Trans People.
Texas GOP on Environment
They “oppose anti-car measures” that discourage single-occupancy vehicles or “force deference to pedestrian, bike, and mass transit options.” There should be a Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Carbon dioxide should not be classified as a pollutant, there should not be a carbon tax, and “all ‘climate justice’ initiatives” should be opposed.
They are, however, worried about “flood threats to public and private property,” the possibility of someone “usurp[ing] Texas’s original tideland boundaries,” and neighbors fighting over groundwater. I wonder what’s causing flooding.
The Environmental Protection Agency should be abolished, along with the Department of Energy and about a dozen other large federal agencies.
The Endangered Species Act should be repealed.
Texas GOP on Business
Anti-trust law should “prohibit collusion between woke corporations to cancel/drive others out of business.” (Are “woke” and “cancel” legal terms?)
Unions should not be funded by taxpayer dollars, nor should dues be collected through payroll deduction of government employees. The union will be responsible for obtaining a member’s consent for their dues to be used for “political purposes.”
There is “financial pressure by globalist institutions that seek to destroy everything Texans hold dear.” (“Globalist” is often used as a derogatory word that implies “Jewish” and invokes conspiracy theories.) Such “‘globalist’ agents” exist, we are warned, “both within and outside our borders.” The Texas Republicans “reject any assertion of authority over our nation or its citizens” made by the “World Economic Forum, World Health Organization, and the United Nations. We stand firmly against the concept of a One World Government or The Great Reset.”
Any organization that gives “material aid or benefit” to people who are in the US illegally should lose its federal or state funding, tax exempt status, or business license.
Texas GOP on Its Own Power
If a county district attorney won’t enforce a particular law (let’s say, oh, against gay people? I’m speculating!), the Attorney General of Texas would be permitted to step in and take care of it.
Any elected official in Texas can be recalled “for misconduct while in office, or failure to properly represent their constituents.” That sounds to me as though they can be recalled for non-reasons.
Texas can ignore any executive order issued by any elected official at any level if Texas says they lack the “executive authority” to make it.
If another country has laws that “violate fundamental constitutional rights” — which I suppose means that their values are different from U.S. values — Texas doesn’t have to honor any contract or judgment they issue — and I suppose that means things like a marriage, divorce, or conclusion of a civil or criminal case.
You Can Read It For Yourself
Again, it’s here: “Temporary Platform and Resolutions as Amended and Adopted by the 2024 State Convention of the Republican Party of Texas” (PDF).
This poorly written, self-contradictory document was actually approved as the platform of a major U.S. political party. You can vote for this party in 2024, but I don’t know why anyone would.
