For Democrats who think all Republicans are nasty and uneducated and incapable of a civil discussion, watching the Republican Platform Committee discuss amendments might be a hopeful contrast to the way Republicans often appear on television and on the internet. Even on Republican websites.
I found these videos yesterday when trying to find a copy of the draft Republican Platform. I clipped a copy of the discussion of an amendment to recognize civil unions - same sex as well as one man/one woman - and allow marriage to be a religious sacrament.
The amendment didn't pass, but the fact that it was proposed and discussed without acrimony may come as a shock to some. For that reason alone, it's worth watching. I apologize for not quite mastering the trick of making clips from C-span videos. I cut out a minute or so from the beginning.
[I thought it would play here, but if you click on the upper right corner - more info - it will take you to the clip on C-span.]
You can see the complete video (there are two days of videos) of this and other discussions by the Republican platform committee. From the hour or so that I watched, I'd say that not too many amendments seemed to pass.
Saturday, August 25, 2012
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The No Abortion, No Exceptions, passed with flying colors. That says it all.
ReplyDeleteBefore I forget, you told me to inform you earlier if a presidential candidate's name means something in Hungarian because I "translated" Sarah Palin and Barack Obama too late.
ReplyDeleteMitt Romney means "What?? Romney". Mit? means what in Hungarian and when you stress t a bit more it is a sign of shock.