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 calculation—the Big Tent—reared its ugly head.
Under consideration were the following: support the amendments, oppose the amendments, or take no position on the amendments.
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Up to the meeting last Tuesday, we had heard nothing from the Republican Party of Virginia, only whispers that the “leadership” wanted the Fairfax GOP to remain neutral on these controversial issues.
Katie Gorka, the widely respected chairman of the Fairfax GOP, conveyed state party Chairman Jeff Ryer’s position that the local party is about electing candidates, not taking positions on policies like constitutional amendments. Where has Ryer been lately? Only last month, the Fairfax GOP and all other local Republican committees took strong, vocal positions in opposition to the Democrat amendment on redistricting—and on other amendments before it.
The room was very tense. What kind of rabbit would the state party pull out of its hat?
It turns out it was the surprise appearance of former Attorney General Jason Miyares, somebody loved by all conservatives, fresh off his boffo appearance before the U.S. House Committee on the issue of Virginia becoming a sanctuary state for illegal alien murderers.
Miyares gave a rousing speech against Gov. Abigail Spanberger and then turned to the amendments. He said that individuals can and should oppose these amendments personally, “in their own spheres,” but that the party needed to expand and the tent needed to be bigger and therefore the Fairfax GOP ought to be neutral. We were shocked.
It was hard to believe. Miyares was arguing the Teddy Kennedy position on abortion: Personally opposed, but …
The final vote was decisive. Ninety-one voted outright to oppose the amendment on abortion. There was only one vote to be neutral.
On gay marriage and gender ideology, there were 86 votes to oppose, and six recommending gutless neutrality. There were zero votes to support either amendment.
Since the vote, there are new whispers that Miyares was only playing devil’s advocate and does, indeed, want local committees to oppose these Democrat amendments. That was certainly not his message to us that night. Maybe our resounding vote changed his mind.
Here’s what we know: Life and family, butchering gender-confused kids, and boys in girls’ locker rooms—these are not issues that Republicans can or should ever waver on.
The message is loud and clear: Republicans in Fairfax County—yes, even liberal Fairfax County—are ready to fight the Democrats on abortion, on marriage, and on biological reality.
The Fairfax GOP spit the proffered lukewarmness right out of our mouths.
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