Pledge to America Preamble

America is more than a country.

America is an idea -- an idea that free people can govern themselves, that government's powers are derived from the consent of the governed, that each of us is endowed by their Creator with the unalienable rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. America is the belief that any man or woman can -- given economic, political, and religious liberty -- advance themselves, their families, and the common good.

America is an inspiration to those who yearn to be free and have the ability and the dignity to determine their own destiny.

Whenever the agenda of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to institute a new governing agenda and set a different course.

These first principles were proclaimed in the Declaration of Independence, enshrined in the Constitution, and have endured through hard sacrifice and commitment by generations of Americans.

In a self-governing society, the only bulwark against the power of the state is the consent of the governed, and regarding the policies of the current government, the governed do not consent.

An unchecked executive, a compliant legislature, and an overreaching judiciary have combined to thwart the will of the people and overturn their votes and their values, striking down long-standing laws and institutions and scorning the deepest beliefs of the American people.

An arrogant and out-of-touch ruling class of a few makes decisions, issues mandates, and enacts laws without accepting or requesting the input of the many.




Rising joblessness, crushing debt, and a polarizing political environment are fraying the bonds among our people and blurring our sense of national purpose.

Like free peoples of the past, our citizens refuse to accommodate a government that believes it can replace the will of the people with its own. The American people are speaking out, demanding that we realign our country's compass with its founding principles and apply those principles to solve our common problems for the common good.

The need for urgent action to repair our economy and reclaim our government for the people cannot be overstated.

With this document, we pledge to dedicate ourselves to the task of reconnecting our highest aspirations to the permanent truths of our founding by keeping faith with the values our nation was founded on, the principles we stand for, and the priorities of our people. This is our Pledge to America.

We pledge to honor the Constitution as constructed by its framers and honor the original intent of those precepts that have been consistently ignored -- particularly the Tenth Amendment, which grants that all powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people.

We pledge to advance policies that promote greater liberty, wider opportunity, a robust defense, and national economic prosperity.

We pledge to honor families, traditional marriage, life, and the private and faith-based organizations that form the core of our American values.
We pledge to make government more transparent in its actions, careful in its stewardship, and honest in its dealings.

We pledge to uphold the purpose and promise of a better America, knowing that to whom much is given, much is expected and that the blessings of our liberty buoy the hopes of mankind.

We make this pledge bearing true faith and allegiance to the people we represent, and we invite fellow citizens and patriots to join us in forming a new governing agenda for America.

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[sk8rpunx1]

america is soooooo fucked up the hole entire first minute is no longefr true it was only true the first couple days of the start of america

[quack10]

I watched this video....then John Boehner is the only face that shows up after it. I'll pass. What a joke.

[tbaarr1]

@Gary91502 Hey repig .. where are the damn jobs your extended tax breaks were sopposed to make over 200 days ago.. hey repig why do your bums want to cut jobs in a recession. give up them tax breaks.. them rich punks aint using them to create jobs..hey repig pay for the recession your repig idiots caused again. just like reagen did..cause trickle down dont work..hey repig ..keep lying ..we dont believe your damn lies. vote obama and all the dems you can into office in 2012. VOTE FOR MAIN STREET

[tbaarr1]

another bunch of repig meaningless words.. their idea of the people is corps ref mit romney.. and eric cantor wants corps to get tax breaks to allow jobs ..but no jobs have been made.. but them damn repigs sure want to cut 50k jobs to pay for victim relief in a RECESSION.. VOTE THEM LYING SACKS OF TEA BAG LIARS OUT.. RECALL EM OR BOOT EM..THEY CAUSED THIS RECESSION..NOW PAY TO FIX IT REPIGS

[turquoiseknight]

You lost me at "traditional marriage". Where is that in the constitution? Oh yeah, I forgot, right after that bit about separation of church and state.

[dmunsen]

Same ol' crap...words mean notta when they aren't followed through on. "We pledge to advance policies that promote greater liberty, wider opportunity, a robust defense, and national economic prosperity". YEAH, great job so far; Obama's thugs have you right where they want you! "We the People" put you Repubics in the majority to carry thru with your promises. All I see is compromise with the LOSERS. You need a SPINE TRANSPLANT! MAYBE OBAMACARE CAN GIVE YOU ONE? You sir are a LIAR & TRAITOR!

[Gary91502]

To bad you do not know your American History and our foundation Kiss - I would suggest you go to Wall Buiders.com and learn your American History - The House Speaker is living up to his pledge. It is his majesty King Obama that is tearing down this country - also a progressive is nothing more than a new word for being a Communist - if you doubt that give me some of YOUR Obama money from YOUR wallet. Or keep your hands and others hands out of my wallet, and my neighbors wallet.

[KISSKeepItSimpleS1]

Shame on Boerhner, he is rude and uncivil toward the President. Since the President was elected by the people, he is essentially being rude to us all. How representative is that? He apparently is able to live up to this pledge, which is a pledge to no where, with no plan, no actionable nor deliverable items and just a lot of words without anything real to be accomplished. Hm.?. Beginning to sound very familiar with what is occurring now.

[amasra56]

Other than the first few paragraph, which are from the Declaration of Independence,(the most meaningful and beautiful document produced anywhere and anytime, in my view) are load of BS...This is similar to Gingrich's Contract w/ America document which thanks to Clinton never did hold the ground and eventually led to Democratic majority in the Congress. Most likely the same can happen next year as well, especially if the overreach and extremism of Republican Congress continues.

[calmat24]

Government fails when those in office forget why they are there. To be civil servants to the American people. They forget that they are regular human beings that are/were voted into and trusted by the people to do the right thing every single time. Even in my short life so far I know that greed and selfishness runs rampant from the bottom to the very top. And it is sad.