Brian Brown, president of the National
Organization for Marriage (NOM), has accused Democrats of attempting
to kill marriage with the inclusion of a gay marriage plank in their
party platform.
Over the weekend, the 15-member
platform drafting committee unanimously approved language in support
of gay nuptials. The full committee will finalize the platform at a
meeting next month in Detroit. Democrats meeting in Charlotte, North
Carolina will vote on the platform on September 3.
“The Democratic Party has been
captured by extremists from both coasts like Barney Frank and Nancy
Pelosi who are determined to redefine marriage in our nation,” said
Brown in a blog post. “It's ironic that they hope to kill off
the institution of marriage at their convention in Charlotte, because
North Carolina like 31 other states, just voted overwhelmingly in
favor of preserving marriage as the union of one man and one woman.
The marriage amendment passed with 61% of the vote in North Carolina
and enjoyed a plurality of support among Democrats and an
overwhelming support of African Americans. We will rally supporters
of traditional marriage to make sure they realize that the outcome of
the presidential election may determine the future of marriage in our
country.”
Brown went on to say that the adoption
of a gay marriage plank would turn the 2012 election into a
referendum on marriage.
“The DNC is leading Democrats off the
cliff,” Brown added. “Voters in virtually every one of the
presidential swing states have voted for marriage as the union of one
man and one woman. If the DNC gets its way the marriage amendments
adopted in Ohio, Virginia, Florida, Colorado, Nevada and elsewhere
will be overturned. That makes the definition of marriage a key
issue in these swing states, and we fully intend to make sure that
people realize that the outcome of the election is a proxy for the
survival of traditional marriage in our nation.”