I am so sick of the phrase "new ideas". All "new ideas" ever turn out to be are new ways to use the constitution of the United States as toilet paper, and it doesn't seem to matter which party they come from. Here is a new idea for you. Rather, it's an old idea - the constitution, liberty, and a republican form of government.
AMEN!
Let us forget the new ideas and go back to the old tried and true that bring prosperity and liberty - Ideas like: the smallest possible government, a moral people who fear God, a strong defense, but not to be used as the world's police force. Ideas like elimination of most of the government's bureaucracies, property tax, estate taxes and while we are at it income tax. What you tax you get less of and what we would wish to encourage is more income not less. Party planks should unabashedly support the outlawing of abortion, homosexuality and adultery. A moral people is a free people and an immoral people will come to ruin. Work for less regulation on the small business - encourage entrepreneurial risk and protect the small guys from the corporate predators. GO after corruption in the government to restore morality and respect from the nation. Most of the career and union government workers should be laid off and the state department in particular needs a shift change. Judaical appointments should always be strict constitutionalists (the constitution is the litmus test). Personally I think Ginsburg should be impeached for her work on the Kelo case and Lawrence not to mention her use of international law for president. The old ideas are what is best for the country and are winners if only we have the leadership and candidates to run on them.