Time to "Make the Pledge."

There comes a time when "We, the People" see what is needed, and it's something that we'll have to do ourselves. This is one of those times.
The "Oath of Office" is now being proven to be little more than a bad joke. Open abrogation of, and even more open calls for the wholesale abridgment and abolition of the United States Constitution have been ( and are being ) suggested by even the highest office holders of this land.

Some time ago, a discussion was started on my.Central Valley Tea Party.com about having a "Candidates Pledge."

Here's some of the discussion, and what's being done to make "the Pledge" a reality.

Bill said:

A few other things I would like to see enacted.
1. When a politician votes on a bill, they must sign that the read it and it will be a matter for record as to how they voted.
2. One bill, one vote, no riders.
3. All laws have a 5 year experation date. If they end up as a good law, then they can be continued. If they turn out to be bad, we aren't saddled with them for eternity.
4. End the cycle of welfare dependence. When you are born you get a total of 2 years in your lifetime to collect welfare and only 2 years. This way it is a helping hand and not a hand out.
5. Only US citizens may collect aid paid for by the taxpayer.
6. Put Sheriff Arpaio in charge of homeland security Which comes toprison reform. Prisoners are not entitled to TV and other luxuries.
7. Government employees (all of them) are held to the same laws that everyone else must follow. Congress cannot exempt themselves. Whats good for the goose is good for the gander.

Mike said:

I agree with these and so many of the other comments. My only problem with a pledge is that they do not follow the pledge to protect and defend the US Constitution as it is. We should impeach those that do not follow their pledge and some need to be tried for Treason.

Mike, the pledge that they now take has become easy for them to ignore, since their "Peers" and the Judiciary are the only judges of whether they keep it or not. We will give a Pledge to EVERY Candidate that they will ignore at their own

It can't be a "legally binding" pledge, since the Lawyers now make all of the rules, and will find an out. It must be a pledge that say's "If you break this Pledge, every Citizen whose name is assigned to it will work against you, and campaign against your reelection. if you refuse to sign it, we will campaign against you even harder, for you will have said that you're plainly against us."

It will require that every Citizen who wishes to have a hand in making the final Pledge draft also be willing to sign their name to it. This will be our guarantee, our promise, OUR PLEDGE.

We ALL must say "We've signed this Pledge. If you sign it, and KEEP it, we will support you. If you refuse to sign it, we will work against your election or re-election. If you break it, we will work even HARDER for your neutralization and ultimate defeat."

I have put my name to this effort, and will sign the Pledge that we craft.

If you wish to join in, sign on, and commit, come to Make the Pledge and help to craft the Pledge.

The ideas that have been put forward here will be posted in the next week, and considered first. There will be meetings of Pledgers announced as soon as we have a warm, committed venue, and will be on Saturday afternoons.

I've also started this my.CVTP Group, "Make the Pledge" - Beyond the Party System, Choosing Great Candida... to give Tea Party Patriot Members a chance to have a pivotal role in crafting this message.

My thanks go to all who've put their word in here, and all who decide to come & "Make the Pledge!"

Kris Rowe, Editor of The NObama County Register, Tea Party Patriot, Pledger