Refocusing the Republican Party-Part I

Much is being said and written about the need of the GOP to "find it's soul." Efforts to find the "missing" soul include proposed cross-country meetings with focus groups, various books, and speeches by aspiring GOP presidential candidates.
I humbly suggest a simpler yet more challenging path to rediscovering our political soul- a return to a genuine love of the Declaration of Independence and the restorarion of its relevance in the everyday life of all Americans. "I have never had a feeling politically that did not spring from the sentiments embodied in the Declaration of Independence." A. Lincoln, Speech at Independence Hall, Philadelphia, PA, Feb. 22,1861, as reprinted in The Essential Lincoln: Speeches and Correspondence (ed. Orville Burton, Hill and Way 2009). Lincoln's political foundation was the Declaration. It was the core of his principles and focused his thoughts. It should be the core of our principles and focus our thoughts. We will discuss over the course of the next few weeks why and how this is critical not only to our party but, more importantly, to all Americans.