I read with interest the letter from Mr. Bednarski. He properly stated his and others desire to restore conservatism to the county.
However, he misses the largest problem conservatives have in returning their party and our country to a stable democracy. That is the growing use of the propaganda of hate, fear and division now being practiced by their leaders, particularly their former president. There was a time we had civil discourse to find consensus and common ground to achieve solutions to problems.
Now your party is “handcuffed” by those who seek an autocracy rather than a functioning democracy. For example, we try to protect our friends and relatives from physical and verbal sexual assault, yet we have a leader who brags about his conquests including the famous “grab them by the …” speech, as well as his many trials which he laughs off. He is a proven constant liar and con man who was had to disband his New York charity and university due to corruption and personal greed even before he entered politics.