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I think it is a valid point. But if a conservative doesn’t want to trust the party, they should join another party, and not vote in the republican primary.

If Newt Gingrich had won, I would have expected the delegates at the convention to honor their commitment, and I’d expect the RNC and the other GOP organizations to get behind him. If they didn’t, then we’d know not to trust them.

Of course another thought might be the path I have chosen since 1998. That is as a conservative citizen without affiliation to any political party. After all that is what our founding fathers, at least some of them to include George Washington had in mind. In fact President Washington in his farewell address went to great length to warn about political party's and the problems that would happen. All his predictions have come true.

I normally don't vote in primary elections. However, this year I had to declare as Republican so I could vote for Ted Cruz here in Texas.

Unfortunately, at present, Constitutional Conservatives don't have a political party that either represents their views or really wants them around.

I am not naive enough to think that much can be done about the death lock the two major political party's have on our political system.

But as an aging citizen of the Republic I can, as each citizen should, vote their conscience. John Quincy Adams had some great advice about that topic.

Thank you for your measured response. It is good to see that at least some folks here on FreeRepublic can still exchange thoughts without invective.

God Bless you and yours and may God Bless American!