Council for National Policy
“”The media should not know when or where we meet or who takes part in our programs, before or after a meeting.
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Council for National Policy is a highly secretive umbrella organization of social conservative activists, described by ABC News as "the most powerful conservative group you've never heard of".[1] The full membership of the group is not known, but is estimated to be a few hundred.[2] Founded in 1981, the group has meet three times a year since, never disclosing the location before hand. The group has been accused of being a leader of the Dominionist movement.[3]
The CNP is largely believed to be behind the choice of Sarah Palin as vice-presidential nominee of the Republican Party in the 2008 Presidential Election,[4] after the CNP had considered running a third party candidate, viewing McCain as too pro-choice. In fall of 1999, George W. Bush spoke to the organization in secret in order to gain their support, promising only to appoint pro-life judges.
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- ↑ Inside the Council for National Policy ABC News, May 2.
- ↑ Club of the Most Powerful Gathers in Strictest Privacy - New York Times. August 28, 2004.
- ↑ Taking Over the Republican Party - Theocracy Watch.
- ↑ Secretive Right-Wing Group Vetted Palin - The Nation. September 1, 2008.
