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"This year’s election offers the chance… to bring to the House a new majority that will transform the way Congress works. That historic change would be the end of government that is too big, too intrusive, and too easy with the public’s money." "…we intend to act "with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right." To restore accountability to Congress. To end its cycle of scandal and disgrace. To make us all proud again of the way free people govern themselves." – The Republican "Contract With America"

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> "This year’s election offers the chance… to bring to the House a new > majority that will transform the way Congress works. That historic > change would be the end of government that is too big, too intrusive, > and too easy with the public’s money." > "…we intend to act "with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see > the right." To restore accountability to Congress. To end its cycle of > scandal and disgrace. To make us all proud again of the way free people > govern themselves." > – The Republican "Contract With America"

Wasn’t there also some wording in that contract stating that those who signed the document would retire from office if they did NOT fulfill the contract? Frickin’ liars.

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courageously avow: – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->> "This year’s election offers the chance… to bring to the House a new >> majority that will transform the way Congress works. That historic >> change would be the end of government that is too big, too intrusive, >> and too easy with the public’s money." >> "…we intend to act "with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see >> the right." To restore accountability to Congress. To end its cycle of >> scandal and disgrace. To make us all proud again of the way free people >> govern themselves." >> – The Republican "Contract With America" >Wasn’t there also some wording in that contract stating >that those who signed the document would retire from >office if they did NOT fulfill the contract? >No, but it’s fun watching you make it up as you go along.

It’s better than pictures of you wearing makeup >Frickin’ liars.

– Ken Wilson

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don’t make me post it. Term limits of 12 years is what they promised. Oh Newt where are thou? The Contract with America was a document released by the Republican Party of the United States during the 1994 Congressional election campaign. Largely written by Representative Richard Armey, and in part using text from former President Ronald Reagan’s 1985 State of the Union Address, the Contract detailed the actions that the Republicans promised to take if they became the majority party in the United States House of Representatives for the first time in forty years. Many of the Contract’s policy ideas originated at The Heritage Foundation, an influential conservative think-tank. The Contract with America was introduced six weeks before the 1994 Congressional election, the first midterm election of President Bill Clinton’s Administration, and was signed by all but two of the Republican members of the House, and all of the Party’s non-incumbent Republican Congressional candidates. The Contract’s actual text was a list of actions the Republicans promised to take if they were in the majority following the election. During the construction of the Contract, Gingrich insisted on "60% issues", meaning that the Contract avoided making promises on more controversial and divisive issues, such as abortion or school prayer. According to Lou Cannon, more than half of its text was taken verbatim from Reagan’s 1985 State of the Union Address. The promises were a conservative wish-list, made up of two parts. The text of the contract was mostly written by Congressman Dick Armey. [edit] Government reform On the first day of their majority, the Republicans promised to hold floor votes on eight reforms of government operations: require all laws that apply to the rest of the country also apply to Congress; select a major, independent auditing firm to conduct a comprehensive audit of Congress for waste, fraud or abuse; cut the number of House committees, and cut committee staff by one-third; limit the terms of all committee chairs; ban the casting of proxy votes in committee; require committee meetings to be open to the public; require a three-fifths majority vote to pass a tax increase; and implement a zero base-line budgeting process for the annual Federal Budget. The Contract had promised ten bills to implement major reform of the Federal Government. When the 104th Congress assembled in January 1995, the Republican majority sought to implement the Contract. In some cases (e.g. The National Security Restoration Act and The Personal Responsibility Act), the proposed bills were accomplished by a single act analogous to that which had been proposed in the Contract; in other cases (e.g. The Job Creation and Wage Enhancement Act), a proposed bill’s provisions were split up across multiple acts. Most of the bills died in the Senate…. – wiki As Republican Members of the House of Representatives and as citizens seeking to join that body we propose not just to change its policies, but even more important, to restore the bonds of trust between the people and their elected representatives. That is why, in this era of official evasion and posturing, we offer instead a detailed agenda for national renewal, a written commitment with no fine print. This year’s election offers the chance, after four decades of one-party control, to bring to the House a new majority that will transform the way Congress works. That historic change would be the end of government that is too big, too intrusive, and too easy with the public’s money. It can be the beginning of a Congress that respects the values and shares the faith of the American family. Like Lincoln, our first Republican president, we intend to act "with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right." To restore accountability to Congress. To end its cycle of scandal and disgrace. To make us all proud again of the way free people govern themselves. On the first day of the 104th Congress, the new Republican majority will immediately pass the following major reforms, aimed at restoring the faith and trust of the American people in their government: FIRST, require all laws that apply to the rest of the country also apply equally to the Congress; SECOND, select a major, independent auditing firm to conduct a comprehensive audit of Congress for waste, fraud or abuse; THIRD, cut the number of House committees, and cut committee staff by one-third; FOURTH, limit the terms of all committee chairs; FIFTH, ban the casting of proxy votes in committee; SIXTH, require committee meetings to be open to the public; SEVENTH, require a three-fifths majority vote to pass a tax increase; EIGHTH, guarantee an honest accounting of our Federal Budget by implementing zero base-line budgeting. Thereafter, within the first 100 days of the 104th Congress, we shall bring to the House Floor the following bills, each to be given full and open debate, each to be given a clear and fair vote and each to be immediately available this day for public inspection and scrutiny. To help you out, here are the names of the Representatives who made this promise: Charles Bass, NH-02 Steve Chabot, OH-01 Tom Davis, VA-11 Mark Foley, FL-16 Rodney Frelinghuysen, NJ-11 Gil Gutknecht, MN-01 Doc Hastings, WA-04 J.D. Hayworth, AZ-08 John Hostettler, IN-09 Walter Jones, NC-03 Sue Kelly, NY-19 Ray LaHood, IL-18 Tom Latham, IA-04 Steven LaTourette, OH-14 Sue Myrick, NC-09 Robert Ney, OH-18 Charlie Norwood, GA-09 George Radanovich, CA-19 John Shadegg, AZ-03 Mac Thornberry, TX-13 Todd Tiahrt, KS-04 Dave Weldon, FL-15 Jerry Weller, IL-11 Ed Whitfield, KY-01 Roger Wicker, MS-01 Here are the senators elected that year who made the same pledge: Mike DeWine, OH Jon Kyl, AZ Rick Santorum, PA Olympia Snowe, ME Craig Thomas, WY All of these Republican Contract With America candidates are seeking re