The Republican National Committee's
(RNC) Resolution Committee is expected to consider a proposed
resolution affirming the GOP's opposition to gay marriage.
The committee opened its spring meeting
on Thursday.
National Committeewoman from Oklahoma
Carolyn McLarty is the chief sponsor of the proposal, which is part of a
package of resolutions that aim to “re-affirm conservative
principles” in the Republican Party.
“[T]he Republican National Committee
affirms its support for marriage as the union of one man and one
woman, and as the optimum environment in which to raise healthy
children for the future of America,” the
“Resolution for Marriage and Children 2013” reads. “And be
it further resolved, the Republican National Committee implores the
U.S. Supreme Court to uphold the sanctity of marriage in its rulings
on California's Proposition 8 and the Federal Defense of Marriage
Act.”
The resolution was denounced by Young
Conservatives for the Freedom to Marry, a group of mostly Republicans
who support marriage equality.
“As young conservatives, we call on
the members of the Republican National Committee to dismiss this
resolution out of hand and save the Party from further
marginalization,” the
group said in a letter to the RNC. “Instead, we should look to
the leadership of elected leaders like Senators [Rob] Portman and
[Mark] Kirk and Representatives [Ilena] Ros- Lehtinen and [Richard]
Hanna who are already leading the way to a stronger and more
consistent conservative movement.”