The State Central Committee of the Republican Party of Virginia is meeting Saturday morning in Fredericksburg to consider whether to oppose or remain neutral on three highly controversial proposed Democratic amendments to the Virginia Constitution.

The amendments cover abortion, same-sex marriage and gender identity, and voting rights for those convicted of felonies.

The abortion amendment would expand the already existing right to abortion in Virginia and allow nonmedical personnel to perform them. It would also allow minors to seek abortions without parental knowledge or approval.

Same-sex marriage is already legal across the nation because of the Supreme Court Obergefell decision, but the Democratic amendment in Virginia would place same sex marriage in the Virginia Constitution. This would ensure that if Obergefell were ever overturned—as was Roe V. Wade—same-sex marriage would still be the law in Virginia.

Additionally, the proposed amendment would insert gender ideology into the constitution. This would mean boys in girls’ sports, boys in girls locker rooms, and mutilating surgery for gender-confused kids.

The third amendment would allow those convicted of felony crimes to vote. A mainstay of American jurisprudence has been the removal of this right from those who commit serious or violent crimes. The Democrats, it seems, speculate that their numbers increase when convicted criminals are added to the voter rolls.

These Democratic amendments have flummoxed some Republican leaders. A month ago, the issue arose in the Fairfax GOP when former Attorney General Jason Miyares intervened in the local Fairfax meeting and urged members to vote neutral. It was reported that this was the wish of the new chairman of the state party, Jeff Ryer, though this is now disputed.

The Fairfax GOP voted nearly unanimously to oppose the amendments.

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