The GOP Rests on Ideologically Shaky Ground

History of the Republican Party I have already addressed what the history has to do with the resolution. If Pro would read my entire arguments, his questions would be answered. Pro has chosen to dismiss my arguments, rather than address them; if he would actually bother to read them, he would not have so many questions. Limited Government Pro’s only rebuttal to my argument was a typo. The typo was a result of contracting 4 sentences into 1, in order to get under the character limit. Ad Hominem Attacks Pro has the BOP in this debate, yet he seems more focused with attacking me than he is in affirming the resolution. Rule of Law & Majority Rule Majority Rule is not the same thing as a majority vote. Once again, Majority rule means the only limitations on government is the majority. Rule of Law is not the same as having laws; rule of law means the government is subject to legal restrictions. The constitution is an example of rule of law; if the constitution says you cannot infringe on the right to bear arms, than rule of law dictates that all infringements on that right is unconstitutional. Democrats believe the constitution is “subject to the times”, as they believe the in majority rule rather than rule of law. My Graphs I gave justification for my graphs in my arguments, yet pro decided to focus on the graphs. Republicans favor Republicanism When parties name their party, they usually choose a name that represents the core beliefs of their party. The Libertarian Party advocates Liberty, the Conservative Party advocates maintaining the status quo, the progressive party advocates reform, the German Workers Party advocated National Syndicalism, the Labour Party advocates worker’s rights, the Federalist Party advocated a stronger federal government, the Anti-Masonic Party was against free masonry, and the Nullifier Party supported nullification. Coalition Parties Pro has completely dropped this argument. Republicans and Democrats are like the Court and Country Parties of the 18th century. The Court Party believed the Government should serve the interests of the King and Parliament, while the Country Party believed government should serve the interests of its citizens. The Court and Country Party were both comprised of Whigs and Tories, but Tories tended to favor the Court Party and Whigs tended to favor the Country Party. Tories believed Parliament should be subordinate to the King, while Whigs believed the King should be subordinate to Parliament. Likewise the Republican Party and Democratic Party are both comprised of Progressives and Conservatives, but Conservatives tend to favor the Republicans and Progressives tend to favor the Democrats. The Republican Party is a coalition party, uniting people with conflicting policy ideologies with a common constitutional ideology. Conclusion Pro has failed to affirm the resolution. He has barely refuted my arguments, relying mostly on petty attacks. Pro’s only argument was the unfounded assertion that conservatives are classic liberals. This was a complete stretch, as I have pointed out. The Republican Party is a coalition party. They unite various conflicting ideologies, such as conservatives, progressives, classic liberals, and nationalists, with republican principles. Republicans advocate strict constitutionalism, rule of law, and the sovereignty of the people over the government. The ideologies of the Republican party is not based on the policy of the state, it is based on the sovereignty over the state.