HI Billy, It is a nice sentiment. I'm not sure I'd vote for everyone who signed it.
If I trust their wisdom, then sure. But if I merely trust their political skill, I'd much rather they vote to make their constituents happy. Don't forgot, most politicians and judges who supported gay marriage in the early years did it because of *their* conscience, not because it looked good in the polls... -- Ernie P. On Jul 11, 2014, at 3:14 AM, BILROJ via Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community <[email protected]> wrote: > Pledge of Conscience > > > Idea for Radical Centrist candidates for elected office, > a pledge to the voters : > > > "I pledge to always vote my conscience, to vote the way I have promised > to the people who voted for me. There may be times when compromise is > necessary as I see things at the time, but I will only compromise when > doing so seems to me to be the very best option. Yet under no circumstances > will I compromise on basic morality. I will take full responsibility for any > compromises I may make and will do everything possible not to compromise > even though it is unrealistic to think that you should never do so. > > This is my promise to my constituents. I will keep my word. If this means > that I may not be re-elected that is the price I am willing to pay.. > If I do not vote my conscience what am I? > > I will also hold the promises of other legislators to the light > and will feel free to criticize them for abandoning their conscience > if that is what they end up doing. Government cannot work for > Americans unless legislators have a conscience that actually matters > to them, and this principle starts with me." > > > > Billy > > > > -- > -- > Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community > <[email protected]> > Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism > Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community <[email protected]> Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
