Posted on 08/30/2009 7:49:12 PM PDT by TNoldman
Here is a copy of Glenn Beck's "5 Pledges" from his 8/28/09 TV Show. Use it by copy/paste for emails,etc.
"We are sending you "The 5 Pledges" from the Glenn Beck TV Program that we endorse and want you to endorse. We support the concept that unless you are "IN" on these concepts we will work so that you are "OUT" in 2010 or your next Re-Election Run.
......to Congress,
** 5 PLEDGES **
1. I believe in a balanced budget and therefore will vote for a freeze in government spending until that goal is realized.
2. I believe government should not increase the financial burden on the citizenry during difficult economic times therefore I will oppose all tax increases until our economy has rebounded.
3. I believe more than four decades of U.S. dependence on foreign oil is a travesty therefore I will support an energy plan that calls for immediately increasing usage of all domestic resources including nuclear energy, natural gas, (of course OIL), and coal as necessary.
4. I believe in the sovereignty and security of our country and therefore will support measures to close our borders except for designated immigration points so we will know who is entering and why and I will vehemently oppose any measure giving another country, the United Nations, or any other entity (including CZARS - unapproved by Congress), power over U.S. citizens.
5. I believe the United States of America is the greatest country on earth and therefore will not apologize for policies or actions which have served to free more and feed more people around the world than any other nation on the planet.
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Glenn Beck's Shows of MTWThF (8/24/09 week) are great!
Thanks for posting this. My mom was asking for the complete version of this.
is there anyway to get congress to just quit legislating for awhile....im tired and broke
Great list
Thanks for posting this.
I don’t believe tho a single one of them will sign it.
God help us.
“is there anyway to get congress to just quit legislating for awhile....im tired and broke”
Great point. Just cut it out for a while !!!
It’s really our secret to avoiding massive government intrusion here in Texas. Our Legislature is only in session for 5 months every 2 years.
Now if only we could get it down to 2 months every 5 years . . .
I already sent it to my State Senator via FB and will soon do so with my Congressman as soon as my friending has taken place. They both have believed in these principles and I told them they should be the first to let America know they’re IN! -— get credit for doing the right thing for so long before it was fashionable.
Fair enough.
ya....
Maby this one would be under #5, but another pledge, besides the 5, that all office seekers should take.
6. I believe that the United States must remain the strongest nation possible, to be able to protect itself and its allies. To this extent, the United States should maintain and upgrades its defenses and defend its allies to the greatest extent possible, and refuse any attempts to defuse, dismantle, or water down these defenses.
That's not good enough. A balanced budget helps for that one year. But it does nothing to pay down the national debt.
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