tommy valentine from virginia. this is just a -- a minor rhetorical change removing. it is -- well, we're trying to make it not so much a defensive statement because the democrat party always calls the republican party extreme but we're not going to answer to them. we're going to state the fact that it is the democrat party that is extreatment as the youngest member of the platform committee i can attest that my generation is the most pro-life generation and quite some time. and i think it's high time that the republican party calls out the democratic party for their extremism on abortion and that we stop running away from our pro-life position and we embrace it because young people are with us. i hear all the time every day republican party needs to attract young people. let's change our position on this. let's change our position on that. how about we look at the positions we already have. young people support us and young people are pro-life and i encourage everybody to read the full paragraph. thank you. >> there's a motion and a sec d second. >> the gentleman fro

>> tommy valentine from virginia. i was on the constitution subcommittee and i just want to further clarify my understanding after reading these first couple amendments is that these are amendments -- this is language that we adopted and the constitution subcommittee and that was in the committee report. but for whatever reason, it is not in your binder. so these are not really substantive amendments. they're just making sure everybody has the language. >> we have a motion and second. all those in favor say aye. those opposed say ney? the motion carries. thank you very much. the second amendment will be by the attorney general again. it will be on page 8, line 21 and 22. attorney general? >> yes, ma'am, thank you, madam chair. move to strike the language as you see on the screen where it says beginning with the constitution after the text or to the people, strike that entire sentence and to replace it with the constitution gives the federal government very few powers and they're enumerated. states retain authority ove

i will turn over to tom and downtime -- tommy valentine. you are from virginia. >> i came here as a delegate for ted cruz. steve: what happened last night? >> i thought it was shameful the way the convention treated ted cruz. and ted cruz we have a guy who i spent his entire life when he for conservative values and principles, he is taken personal and professional and political hits for the stances he is taken. and people are billing him because he did not bow before a person who spent his entire life donating to democrats and advocating liberal values and who just recently decided he is to come hijack our party for his own benefit. just the way people turned on him was shameful. steve: you do not sound like a donald trump supporter. >> it is hard not to be smiling after you have thousands of balloons dropping off to come up with the speech was barack obama 2008 all over again. it was buzz words empty promises, platitudes. no specifics. believewe will do this, me, we will do this. we will do this and that. nothing about how we will do it. n

. >> thank you, tommy valentine from the virginia. i echo the concerns of others.courage but doesn't salvage the amendment. the first sentence makes it sound like sexual assault is a matter that can be settled on campus. it must be prosecuted. i oppose this amendment. >> the delegate from south carolina. the question has been called. is there a second? all hose in favor of voting immediatelily, please say aye. no, nay? we'll vote immediately. all those in favor of the amendment from the delegate from massachusetts, signify by saying aye. opposed nay. the amendment is defeat. the next we very justin everest before an amendment from the state of colorado. on page 1 and 3 and 4. well. >> should we just severe all three amendments, mr. chair? >> probably simpler for the purposes of turning the pages and understanding what's up first. >> the first one is page 1, line 27. it says children raised in a two-parent household i want to insert before 2 traditional. that's been a generally theme we've seen interest both the constitutional government committee and i think from t