Virginia GOP censures lawmaker who officiated gay wedding

[SpankMe]

Source: NBCNews.com

A Republican committee in Virginia unanimously passed a resolution censuring Rep. Denver Riggleman, R-Va., saying he betrayed the party's values when he officiated a same-sex wedding.

Other criticisms of the GOP lawmaker included his condemnation of President Donald Trump — along with the president's voter fraud claims — and his congratulations to President-elect Joe Biden.

"We will hold accountable all Republican elected officials to stand by the Virginia Republican Creed and National Republican Platform, and to support all our Republican nominees," the group commented in a follow-up statement on its Facebook post.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/virginia-gop-censures-lawmaker-who-officiated-gay-wedding-n1251524

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The most unbelievably backwards assholes on earth.

[underpants]

1. Riggleman has zero to give

Not that I’m a fan of his in general but since he lost the primary (or was it a Convention) he’s not hesitated at all calling out their BS.

[SunSeeker]

2. WTF. The Virginia GOP should be labeled a hate group.

[OAITW r.2.0]

3. What National Republican Platform?

[reACTIONary]

5. Exactly! nt

[OMGWTF]

7. There was NO platform at their 2020 CONvention other than "Whatever Trump Said."

[WinstonSmith4740]

4. Seriously...

Are they TRYING to chase people out of their party? Because they're getting really, really good at it. This guy should leave them in about a week or so, if not sooner. Steve Schmidt may just have opened the flood gates.

[OMGWTF]

6. Republican Values -- Rape, murder, kidnapping, assault, theft, hatred, lying, general asshattery.

[Cozmo]

8. Republicans? Values? What aN Oxymoron!

[Postal Grunt]

9. If money talks....

If money talks, what will be the VA GOPs response to the donations made by LGBTQ people?

[appleannie1]

10. Bigots to the very end.

[LiberalLovinLug]

11. Are the Log Cabin Republicans even a thing anymore?

[keithbvadu2]

12. Cult of personality rather than a party platform.

Cult of personality rather than a party platform.

The GOP Won't Introduce A New Party Platform For 2020. So What Does It Stand For?

https://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2020/08/25/gop-no-platform-2020-trump

Aug 25

The GOP will not roll out a new party platform ahead of the 2020 presidential race, instead opting to declare fealty to President Trump’s agenda. So, what does the Republican Party stand for now?
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On President Trump’s conversion of the GOP into a cult of personality

“The Republican Party is the very definition of a cult of personality: That it is not an entity built around ideas. It is not an entity built around, you know, philosophical principles. There is no great organizing principle of the party. The organizing principle of the party is fidelity to Trump.

[iluvtennis]

13. SMDH

[Evolve Dammit]

14. My God. These people are dangerously insane.

[CaptYossarian]

15. How did Scalia vote again?

Oh, yeah--the same way Nixon appointee Harry Blackmun was the deciding vote on Roe in 1973.

Their little state platform doesn't compare to the rulings of the US Supreme Court. At least unless Virginia is for haters.

[patphil]

16. This is more of a condemnation of the Virginia Republican Creed than of Rep. Riggleman.

I think this guy will be leaving the Republican party soon...seems like possible Democratic Party material to me.

[Nitram]

17. Virginia right wingers are a special breed. Specially horrid. But we've got a majority in both

houses of state government now, along with the governor's office, so things are getting better all the time.

[hibbing]

18. This again? n/t

[Karadeniz]

19. So much for separation of church and state...