...diversity of viewpoints, open debate and the exchange of beliefs and ideas...Are you advocating a one-party political system? Your suggestions seem to be the antithesis of the above quote. If you "get rid" of the Dems and all the moderate Republicans, who is left to present a diversity of viewpoints?
Where conservatives like myself start getting a little edgy is when we allow Democrats to run our whole goverment. I think the reasons are pretty obvious. I see nothing wrong with a split of power or for that matter any other party running Washington. I do however have a problem with giving both houses of Congress and the White House all to Democrats like what happened in 92 through 94. This party has shown far more contempt for the Constitution than anyone else. Anything else would be just fine by me. If we have one party running Congress and another running the White House than it would mean that nothing gets done.
President Bush should IMHO have the power to overrule Daschele and pardon the newspaper person if he does get put in jail if he doesn't have one. Clearly the authority of the Democrats in Washington needs to be undermined for the sake of this country.
Regards.