When I was a child I came to believe that America was great because it was the marketplace of ideas. That was the #1 reason in my mind then, and I want it to be now.
Kennedy, Clinton, Schumer et. al. regulated the market with a power grab filibuster, and then the Gang of 7 gave them credibility, effectively closing the marketplace to anyone but those who escaped their definition of *extreme*.
If conservatives and the GOP don't get it soon, America will no longer be great.
Party or principle. Take your pick. It is that simple.