Exactly.
Even Newt's Contract with America didn't mention abortion, gay marriage or guns.
Bring back the platform of lower taxes, less goverment, strong national security, and personal freedom and responsibility.
Ensuring personal FREEDOM requires eternal vigilance by the CITIZENS (NOT merely depending on the government, since history shows us that sometimes, government can be the enemy) of this great country, and that is hand-in-hand with protecting, supporting, and revering our 2nd Amendment RIGHTS.
Personal RESPONSIBILITY includes EXERCISING those rights, when necessary, to PROTECT our personal freedom.
If our 2nd Amendment rights are not mentioned in our party platform, in any "contract" with Americans, or by politicians running for office, does NOT mean they shouldn't be, because THEY SHOULD be - LOUDLY and PROUDLY.
We should also be LOUD & PROUD about being a party that values and defends LIFE also, especially INNOCENT life.
Sounds like Giuliani's positions.
It seems to me that the other big question is whether FR is about to jettison it's long-held opposition to the Clintons.
Is that part of the platform missing? The Republican party platform has contained a pro-life plank in every presidential election since Roe. There's nothing to bring back, only positions to remove if the checkered pants crowd has their way.
Bring back the platform of lower taxes, less government, strong national security, and personal freedom and responsibility.
YES!
There is a problem with social conservatism (sanctioning the government to promote the 'public good'). The problem is what happens when the opposing party (the Democrats) gain office? They've been sanctioned to use government to promote their version of the 'public good'. Suddenly, instead of promoting straight marriage, abstinence, pro-life causes, they're using the government to promote all of the opposite, and they're just as justified as Republicans would be in doing so.