I'm not sure I really agree there, but for our purposes here I'm attempting to define what seperates us and what unites us, so that we can come together to form a consensus on what we decide we all do agree on. Maybe I'm on the wrong track, I'm not sure. It just seemed like something that might be worth trying.
So please forgive me if I venture away a little bit from the beaten path. :-)
This is exactly where the wheels are going to come off your whole effort! Most Conservatives of the Ronald Reagan/Maggie Thatcher variety don't believe in concensus at all! In fact, Maggie said that "Consensus is the abscence of all leadership!"
Consensus and "coming together," are strictly Liberal ideas/concepts and will probably never be fully accepted by Conservatives of any flavor, unless they'r CINO's.(Conservatives In Name Only)(Of which we have a rapidly growing number of on FR!!!)(much to my dismay)