NC GOP Platform

Report of Platform Committee, North Carolina Republican Party

Adopted in Convention on June 3, 2011,  Wilmington, NC

Article I: Family

1. Our nation’s strength lies with the family. It is the first school of good citizenship, the engine of economic progress, and a haven of security and understanding.

2. The ideal environment for raising children is a two-parent family. We support policies that encourage a husband and wife to live in harmony in one home. We recognize that single parents often succeed and that two-parent families sometimes fail. We praise the efforts of single parents who work to provide stable homes.

3. Government cannot legislate compassion. It should not preempt parental responsibility. Government should protect children from abuse and neglect, balancing parental rights with the protection of a child’s health and safety. We support private initiatives that provide services to dysfunctional families. Taxpayers should not fund benefit plans for unmarried partners.

4. We support federal and State constitutional amendments to limit marriage to the union of one man and one woman. We oppose adoption or foster parenting by same sex couples.

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