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Fairfax GOP Stands Up to State Party on Abortion and Gender

Last week, Big-Tentism slithered into the Fairfax County GOP meeting and tempted us to silence in the face of Democrat attempts to enshrine abortion, gay marriage, and transgender ideology in the Virginia state constitution.

Here is what happened.

Among the many slimy things Virginia Democrats did when they assumed power was to pass a slate of constitutional amendments to be put before the voters. The first was the gerrymandering power grab. The others include amendments to enshrine the high holy sacraments of the Left: late-term abortion and gay marriage.

Abortion on demand is already legal in this state, as is gay marriage. Neither of the Democrat amendments is necessary for the desires of the sexual left in Virginia. They already have all they desire. What these sneaky amendments do is turn the dial up to 11—remove parents altogether, add transgender ideology—and then ensure these divisive and controversial issues are taken as far out of the hands of Virginia voters as possible.

The amendments will be on the ballot in the fall, and the Fairfax GOP committee met to consider what its position would be in response to them. You’d think that would be easy: Oppose! But no—political........

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