The
Right-Wing Christian should not support a third party even if that party
proves itself in winning local elections. The Christian Right Wing
of the Party has not the voting base by itself, to win elections.
The potential exists for a Christian third party but there are too many
who do not bother to vote, who believe against political participation,
or simply believe the misguided policies of the Left; one being that
government rather than the church should help the poor.
Just as many others have said before, a third party would only siphon
votes from the GOP resulting with the giving of elections to the
liberals. The Christian Right cannot, as yet, stand on its own
politically.
A third (Conservative) party's viability will only come (in today's
political climate) if it acts as a sub-party to the GOP, working within
the GOP to effect changes within the party.
The Democrat Party has been co-opted by the special interests, that
effectively work as individual sub parties within. They have co-opted the
Democrat Party away from opposing socialist policies. Co-operation
with compromise to gain the power to effect changes that will support
their agendas is the strategy of the far left factions.
As the Right Wing has compromised with the moderate Republicans on many
occasions, the moderates will compromise with the Right Wing faction if
pressured to do so. Tet for tat. The GOP need the Right
Wing
conservatives and the Right Wing needs the GOP, or our fight against the
liberals fail. Working within, to increase the power of the Christian
Right, to effect more conservative changes and perhaps again obtain control of
the GOP is the only hope we have to keep this country morally free for
our sons and daughters.
Such were the conditions after 1988 when the Right Wing Christians gained
a precedented large number of voters. Stronger language in GOP
platforms on moral issues resulted from the power of the coalition.
As Christian involvement waned the moderate wing of the party gained
back much of its power. Even so, neither faction can win elections
alone.
The Christian Right need more than just voters. The Christian
Right need voters who will also work within the party on the grassroots
level to provide the power to push the moderate faction into compromise.
Compromise without compromise of values to effect desired changes is a
strategy that works when a clear majority does not exist. In
cooperative diversity of ideas, there is power.
-
Roger W Hancock
