# Texas Republican platform proposals are radical **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [June 20, 2022, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-republican-platform-proposals-are-radical/966503 "2022-06-20T14:09:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 1
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2022, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-republican-platform-proposals-are-radical/966503/1 "2022-06-20T14:09:46Z")
The Texas Republican convention is on track to adopt a radical, anti-civil rights, anti-United States platform. I wonder if this might have some unintended impact on the next couple of elections. Could it discourage Texas Republicans from participating in federal elections at all? On the table: - Referendum to secede from the United States - Repeal of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the most effective civil rights law ever enacted - Declaration that Joe Biden was not legitimately elected - Declaration of homosexuality as “abnormal lifestyle choice” - Equal protection rights for the “preborn” - Teaching of Texan superiority in schools - Ban on teaching sexual choice or sexual identity It’s a huge document, with dozens of policy proposals. Shocking reading > **[6-Permanent-Platform-Committee-FINAL-REPORT-6-16-2022.pdf](https://texasgop.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/6-Permanent-Platform-Committee-FINAL-REPORT-6-16-2022.pdf)** --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-republican-platform-proposals-are-radical/966503)._