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Representative Rigell (R- VA2) has not
renewed the pledge, and conservative Representatives Allen West and Reid Ribble
have refused to re-sign it. They understand that while it may appear to
give constituents a sense of comfort, it actually provides their opponents and
the liberal media with one more weapon to use against them and one less chip to
negotiate with on behalf of their constituents. If a pledger cuts spending by a
trillion dollars, but then supports a bill that closes tax loopholes raising
taxes by a million dollars, does that break the pledge? I think not. Rep.
Rob Woodall (R-Ga) put it succinctly, “True tax reform cannot be achieved until
we are willing to abandon the current tax system in favor of something that is
fair for all Americans.”
The only pledge that matters to me is Rep.
Rigell’s oath as an elected representative to
support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies,
foreign and domestic; to bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and to
take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of
evasion; and to well and faithfully discharge the duties of his office … so help him God.
Performance is preferable to pro forma pledges.
