Future of the Republican Party

Open email to Political Advisers with copy to House Speaker Boehner:

Dear Political Advisers,
We have a report from one of the younger members of our Political Advisor Group, in which he paints a dire picture for the future of the Republican Party as follows:

" I realize I am likely in the minority on some issues, but if Republicans want to win elections and make real changes on a national level, we need to stop living in the past when it comes to social issues like gay marriage and marijuana use. I don't agree with either of those personally, but we have to separate personal opinion from law. The federal government should not be in the business of legislating morals. The evangelicals had their time influencing our party and now do more harm than good. They are not good for our party or our platform. How can the party of liberty and small government also be the party of telling people who they can marry and what they can put in their bodies? These inconsistencies are alarming to many voters. The future is true liberty-minded politics with a return to sound constitutional government. According to several recent polls, libertarian voters are the fastest growing segment in American politics and the Republican Party would be wise to listen to some of their ideas. They now make up 25% of the voting base overall, not just among registered Republicans. What people like me want to see from the Republican Party is a shift back toward the Constitution and individual liberty. If we don't get it from the Republican Party we will find it somewhere else. With the advent of the internet, knowledge is available to virtually everyone. Young voters are aware of the federal reserve and monetary policy and tax rates. Talking about being a good Christian family man is not reason enough to win my vote. I want to know that you will stand up and do the right thing in Washington and make real, painful, considerable cuts across the board. That includes social welfare programs, food stamps, farm subsidies, military industrial complex, the whole thing. 30% or more cuts across the board. Not 5% cut in proposed budget increases over the next 10 years."

As personal comment on the above, I see the danger of the shift of young knowledgeable people toward the Libertarian Party. If that occurs at the voting booth, it will split the non-Democrat vote, so that the Democrats will surely win, and the Republicans will be out, perhaps forever. Republican leadership must move now in the direction advised by our young Political Advisor or suffer the consequences.
Republican leadership in the House must move now in the direction of heavy budget cuts. While that would involve a theoretical risk of losing votes, because of subsidy and job cuts, those affected would mostly be voting Democrat anyhow. It is worth the risk, because Republicans will lose without it.