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Continuing its strong Pro Life support, the Prince William County Republican Convention passed the following resolution almost unanimously, again with only two dissenting votes, at the Convention on 14 March 2009. Resolution #4. March 14, 2009 RESOLUTION TO KEEP THE RIGHT TO LIFE PLANK IN THE REPUBLICAN PARTY PLATFORM Whereas, in the spirit of America's founding document, the Declaration of Independence, and as Delegates to the Prince William County Convention to the Republican Party of Virginia, we reaffirm the self evident truth that "all men...are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life..." Whereas, Thomas Jefferson wrote that, "The care of human life and happiness and not their destruction is the first and only legitimate object of good government." President George W. Bush in the proclamation for the National Sanctity of Human Life Day 2002 stated, "President Jefferson was righ...

In a strong showing of support for State Party Chairman Jeff Frederick, the Price William County Republican Convention passed the following resolution unanimously. Resolution (3) March 14, 2009 Resolution in support of RPV Chairman Jeff Frederick Whereas, the Prince William County Republican Convention believes that the strength of the Republican Party comes from the grassroots up, not the top down. Whereas, the Plan of Organization of the Republican Party of Virginia essentially dissolves the party organization every two or four years and reconstitutes all of its committees by the vote of each jurisdiction’s mass meeting or convention. Whereas, in May 2008, the Prince William County Republicans selected Jeff Frederick as their party chairman with 84 percent of the Prince William delegation’s vote. Now, Therefore, be resolved, that the Prince William County Republican Convention: 1. Fully endorses and supports the Republican Party of Virginia Chairman Jeff Frederick. 2. We ca...

The Prince William County Republican Convention further showed its strong support for life by again passing the following resolution almost unanimously, with only two dissenting votes at the convention held 14 March 2009. Resolution (2) March 14, 2009 RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF ETHICAL STEM CELL RESEARCH Whereas, the Prince William County Republican Convention believes that human embryos are complete human beings at the earliest stages of development and, as such, they deserve respect and protection. Whereas, human embryos are human subjects who, under the Nuremberg Code of medical ethics, may not be subjected to medical or scientific experiments unless those experiments will benefit them, and will not expose them to the threat of injury or death. Now, Therefore, be resolved, that the Prince William County Republican Party: 1. Appeal to the President and to Congress to institute a total ban on stem cell research that involves the killing of human embryos. 2. We also urge the Pr...

The following resolution was passed almost unanimously, with only two dissenting votes, at the Prince William County Republican Convention held in Manassas, VA on 14 March 2009. Resolution (1) March 14, 2009 RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE RIGHT TO LIFE UNDER THE U.S. CONSTITUTION Whereas, the Republican Party of Virginia believes that all human life must be respected and safeguarded from conception to natural death. Whereas, the members of the Prince William County Republican Convention agree, that upon conception a human being has been created and that an unborn child has a fundamental individual right to life as a human being Now, therefore, be it resolved, that as members of the Prince William County Republican Convention: 1. We support a human life amendment to the U.S. Constitution 2. We endorse legislation making clear that the Fourteenth Amendment's protections apply to all persons from conception until death. 3. We oppose the use of public revenues for abortion or organiz...