Small Government Pledgesm for Candidates
By Michael Cloud and Carla Howell
I believe that government is too big – that government spending, borrowing, debt, and taxes are too high.
As a candidate for public office:
- I promise to campaign for specific proposals to roll back and reduce total government spending, debt, liabilities, borrowing, and taxes – and to immediately give back 100% of these savings to the taxpayers.
- I promise to campaign to actively seek out and root out government waste, overspending, and non-essential spending.
- I promise to campaign to shrink or eliminate Big Government programs that do not work or that make things worse.
As an elected officeholder, I will keep my campaign promises, including:
- I promise to consistently support and vote for, or sign into law, measures that make government smaller than it is today.
- I promise to actively and ambitiously work to shrink the total size, power, scope, authority, liabilities, unneeded assets, debt and taxes of today’s Big Government.
- I promise to oppose and vote against, or veto, all measures that:
- increase total government spending or keep it at current levels
- introduce new government programs
- expand any government program
- increase taxes, including any fees or payments mandated by government
- increase government debt
- increase non-essential government assets, or
- expand government regulations or mandates.
- I promise to do everything in my power to open the government’s books to all voters and taxpayers.
- I promise to disclose and publish every vote I cast or fail to cast.
If you’re a small government candidate, the Center For Small Government invites you to apply for certification as a Signer of the Small Government Pledgesm for Candidates. Please see terms and conditions and take the Pledge.
Know any candidates who may qualify for the Small Government Pledgesm? Please send them to this web page and ask them to take the Pledge.
