GOP must return to fundamental roots
T. Elliot Gaiser
Issue date: 11/5/09 Section: Opinion
That question is this: will Americans self-govern our society under the rule of laws founded in the enduring moral order - the self-evident "laws of nature and of nature's God" - or will we govern our nation on force and the whims of man, devoid of any transcendent truth? This question isn't a question that can be answered with a compromise. You can't agree with me on the answer to this question "70 percent of the time."
In my view, and I think in the view of those who bucked the GOP establishment and endorsed the conservative third party candidate, the issues of abortion, gay marriage and government dole-outs are the issues that most clearly frame that fundemental quesiton. If someone disagrees with us on these issues, when it really comes down to it, he or she doesn't share much common ground with us at all. Electing someone who disagrees here is anything but realistic or prudent toward Republican ends.
My hope is that between now and the 2010 congressional elections, the GOP will realize that who we are, and who we have been, is the party that first embraces the freedom of self-government under enduring, transcendent law. I hope we will begin setting up a diverse "big tent" that is staked emphatically on that firm, unifying foundation.
In my view, and I think in the view of those who bucked the GOP establishment and endorsed the conservative third party candidate, the issues of abortion, gay marriage and government dole-outs are the issues that most clearly frame that fundemental quesiton. If someone disagrees with us on these issues, when it really comes down to it, he or she doesn't share much common ground with us at all. Electing someone who disagrees here is anything but realistic or prudent toward Republican ends.
My hope is that between now and the 2010 congressional elections, the GOP will realize that who we are, and who we have been, is the party that first embraces the freedom of self-government under enduring, transcendent law. I hope we will begin setting up a diverse "big tent" that is staked emphatically on that firm, unifying foundation.
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