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

For those who still respect the Constitution ....

While listening to Glenn Beck today, I heard about this strikingly ethical organization that puts their oath where their mouth is ...
In their own words;
"Oath Keepers is a non-partisan association of currently serving military, reserves, National Guard, veterans, Peace Officers, and Fire Fighters who will fulfill the Oath we swore, with the support of like minded citizens who take an Oath to stand with us, to support and defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic, so help us God. Our Oath is to the Constitution:
Our motto is "Not on our watch!"

There is a great deal of fear among the Conservatives of our Nation, having seen the "whatever it takes!" mentality and blatant use of Progressive & radical Socialist tactics such as were described by Saul Alinsky in "Rules for Radicals",  that the present Administration will find excuse to declare martial law and circumvent the Constitution in it's present push to overwhelm, "re-form & remake" America. The stated purpose of Oathkeepers is dedicated to thwarting any attempt to circumvent our Constitution by such illegal and intentionally precipitated means.

While we're truly skeptical of "conspiracy theories" here at the NObama County Register, we have our eyes wide open. We've seen moves that are straight out of Alinsky, are constantly bombarded with overreaching attempts to usurp Constitutionally delegated powers & destroy the Middle Class, and are lectured as to how we must "get out of the way" so the President can create his Utopia of "fairness & economic redistribution."

Friends, it's weird and getting steadily weirder. It's time for every single individual Citizen to stand and say their peace. Here's mine:

"I support and will defend with my life, my blood and my treasure, the Constitution of the United States of America.
I will fight, with words and deeds, any and all who would deprive Americans of our Constitutionally defined Rights, Rights which have been conferred upon us by God.
I will raise my voice, and encourage others to do the same, in defense of our Constitution.
I will fight those who would require, for their own selfish purposes, the abridgment of any American Citizen's Constitutionally guaranteed Rights."

I'm sick and tired of being urged to give up my Rights, especially for some illusion of security such as "Universal Health Care." Government Health Care Insurance is not "single payer." It will be paid for by everyone, and subject all to an unequal level of deprivation. It will, despite all protestations to the contrary, require rationing and imposition of artificial controls upon the market. and Politicians will build in exceptions that will make some unequal by dint of age, sex, color or philosophy.

So, despite my strong urge to disbelieve, I see the evidence of the Obama Administration's willingness to actually do anything that will gain themselves more and more power. If they will deny us water, they will deny you water. If they demonize Fox News, they will not hesitate to demonize or deny the Rights of you or I.

Do you remember the last President to openly demonize "the Press?" Does the phrase "Nattering Nabobs of Negativism!" mean anything to you?
Richard Nixon and Spiro Agnew committed these acts and said that phrase. It begs the question: Why demonize when you can simply ignore? Is what Fox is reporting the Truth, or too close to the Truth?

And, in the light of the past, what is the Obama Administration in need of hiding? They openly lie, so what more could they possibly be trying to pull on us?

The only thing I'm absolutely sure of is that I don't have proof of anything positive where Mr. Obama is concerned, and plenty of proof of negatives. I don't trust him, his Czars, or his associates.

I'm not yet sure whether I will join the Oathkeepers, but I applaud their determination and guts. And we here at the NObama County Register support their Right to defend themselves and all Americans, from those who would usurp the Constitution.



For more commentary on Oathkeepers, check out Examiner.com "Oath Keepers vs. oath breakers"