Comments on: The Definition of Party Unity http://www.rlc.org/the-definition-of-party-unity/ The Conscience of the Republican Party Fri, 26 Apr 2013 21:19:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: TMLutas http://www.rlc.org/the-definition-of-party-unity/comment-page-1/#comment-6542 TMLutas Fri, 15 Oct 2010 01:47:40 +0000 http://www.rlc.org/?p=3158#comment-6542 I'm the chairman of the Lake County Indiana RLC and I believe that party loyalty does require a certain amount of mature nose holding to create and sustain a majority for our principles to be re-enshrined in law. If party unity is a two-way street and the less small government elements of the Republican coalition help us to pass more of our agenda than we otherwise could, that's all well and good. In a healthy GOP, loyalty is a two way street. The freedom agenda that the RLC stands for gets its best chance working inside the GOP. But the GOP is not entirely healthy. The childish defections of major players like Governor Christ and Senator Murkowski as well as stabs in the back by establishment players who close their wallets and keep their footsoldiers on the sidelines of the general election when their favorite doesn't win the primary is a serious issue for the GOP. This is why we need to take a long march through this GOP institution to clean out the rot. But let me be clear. The rot isn't that somebody is heterodox on one issue or another. The rot is in those who demand loyalty but do not give it and only grudgingly give lip service to principles that are at the heart of the GOP platforms from the national party down to the most local organizations. I’m the chairman of the Lake County Indiana RLC and I believe that party loyalty does require a certain amount of mature nose holding to create and sustain a majority for our principles to be re-enshrined in law. If party unity is a two-way street and the less small government elements of the Republican coalition help us to pass more of our agenda than we otherwise could, that’s all well and good.

In a healthy GOP, loyalty is a two way street. The freedom agenda that the RLC stands for gets its best chance working inside the GOP. But the GOP is not entirely healthy. The childish defections of major players like Governor Christ and Senator Murkowski as well as stabs in the back by establishment players who close their wallets and keep their footsoldiers on the sidelines of the general election when their favorite doesn’t win the primary is a serious issue for the GOP.

This is why we need to take a long march through this GOP institution to clean out the rot. But let me be clear. The rot isn’t that somebody is heterodox on one issue or another. The rot is in those who demand loyalty but do not give it and only grudgingly give lip service to principles that are at the heart of the GOP platforms from the national party down to the most local organizations.

]]> By: Andrew Nappi http://www.rlc.org/the-definition-of-party-unity/comment-page-1/#comment-6540 Andrew Nappi Thu, 14 Oct 2010 23:14:16 +0000 http://www.rlc.org/?p=3158#comment-6540 We are working on a coalition united around the return to the Founders federalism and constitutional principles. Party loyalty oaths have no place in such an exercise. The party agenda has long ago replaced the constitution. For a century and a half this has been the direction of our politics, and hence our government. We wont get it back overnight, but we will get it back make no mistake. We are working on a coalition united around the return to the Founders federalism and constitutional principles. Party loyalty oaths have no place in such an exercise.
The party agenda has long ago replaced the constitution. For a century and a half this has been the direction of our politics, and hence our government.
We wont get it back overnight, but we will get it back make no mistake.

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