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For many years, the Republican Party platform supported adoption of the [[Equal Rights Amendment]] (ERA).  However, at the 1980 Republican National Convention a group lead by [[Phyllis Schlafly]] opposed the ERA, and the final platform qualified Republican support for that amendment.

For many years, the Republican Party platform supported adoption of the [[Equal Rights Amendment]] (ERA).  However, at the 1980 Republican National Convention a group lead by [[Phyllis Schlafly]] opposed the ERA, and the final platform qualified Republican support for that amendment.

At the 2012 Republican National Convention, a group of [[Ron Paul]] supporters advocated the inclusion of a plank calling for the audit of the [[Federal Reserve]].  The Romney campaign agreed, so a floor fight was avoided on the issue.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/21/us-usa-campaign-fed-idUSBRE87K16H20120821|title=Republicans make annual Fed audit part of election platform|work=Reuters|date=August 21, 2012|accessdate=September 18, 2012}}</ref>  However, the convention also adopted a plank calling for the prohibition of [[abortion]] in cases of rape or incest.  Mitt Romney, the eventual nominee had already taken the position that abortion should be permitted in such situations, but most convention delegates took the position that he was free to advocate views contrary to the platform.

At the 2012 Republican National Convention, a group of [[Ron Paul]] supporters advocated the inclusion of a plank calling for the audit of the [[Federal Reserve]].  The Romney campaign agreed, so a floor fight was avoided on the issue.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/21/us-usa-campaign-fed-idUSBRE87K16H20120821|title=Republicans make annual Fed audit part of election platform|work=Reuters|date=August 21, 2012|accessdate=September 18, 2012}}</ref>  However, the convention also adopted a plank calling for the prohibition of [[abortion]] in cases of rape or incest.  Mitt Romney, the eventual nominee had already taken the position that abortion should be permitted in such situations, but most convention delegates took the position that he was free to advocate views contrary to the platform.

At the 2012 Democratic National Convention, the party tried to pass a platform that removed all references to [[God]] and did not reference the fact that [[Jerusalem]] is the true capital of [[Israel]]. Both had been in the prior Democratic Party Platforms. Under pressure, the Democratic Party leadership rammed through an amended platform in a remarkably undemocratic fashion.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.c-span.org/DNC/Events/Platform-Amendment-on-Religious-Issues-Vote/C3872842/|title=Platform Amendment on Religious Issues Vote|date=September 5, 2012|work=C-Span|accessdate=September 18, 2012}}</ref>

At the 2012 Democratic National Convention, the party tried to pass a platform that removed all references to [[God]] and did not reference the fact that [[Jerusalem]] is the true capital of [[Israel]]. Both had been in the prior Democratic Party Platforms. Under pressure, the Democratic Party leadership rammed through an amended platform in a remarkably undemocratic fashion.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.c-span.org/DNC/Events/Platform-Amendment-on-Religious-Issues-Vote/C3872842/|title=Platform Amendment on Religious Issues Vote|date=September 5, 2012|work=C-Span|accessdate=September 18, 2012}}</ref>