Presidential Pledges
pledge (plej)n. 1.A formal promise to do something, as the performance of an obligation or duty, or to refrain from doing something.
Below are my pledges/promises to the American Taxpayers as someone who is running for president for the 2008 election:
- I promise that I will not take our country into any offensive war campaign unless the American Taxpayers ask for it and the Congress approves it. [See also my proposed plan for world peace which I call the "Brotherhood of Nations" program. It's in Index 1.]
- I promise that I will not view myself as or act as the president of the world. I do not have all of the answers for the world's problems. Other nations have their own leaders to deal with their own problems. I will be putting all of my efforts into resolving domestic problems. When the other nations of the world realize that the U.S. no longer has any interest in solving their problems and that the financial feeding trough has dried up they will adapt accordingly. Some nations will not like this new foreign policy while others will be elated. Whatever the case, my administration will be focused on domestic issues.
- To go along with the above promise, I am pledging to the American Taxpayers that I will not leave the United States during my four years. My four years will be a time for the whole country to focus on and deal with our internal problems via my "Meet and Vote" program. I will appoint the Secretary of State and others to deal with all of the foreign matters as I will not have the time nor the desire to do it. I will be too busy with the "Meet and Vote" program, and keeping in constant contact with the American Taxpayers over all of these issues that they want settled.
- I promise that if we, the United States of America, are drawn into a defensive war during my presidency to protect our homeland, the American Taxpayers will not spend one dime to rebuild the nation(s) that attacked us. That nation brought it's own destruction upon itself when it attacked us. It is not the responsibility of the American Taxpayers to pay for the rebuilding of that nation with their hard earned tax money. Those days are over. Tax money that the American Taxpayers provide is meant for their benefit, not to be used to benefit nations that foolishly attack us. I will not succumb to United Nations pressure over this matter.
- I promise that I will not accept the normal presidential salary during my presidency until the national debt/deficit is completely erased. If it is never erased I will never receive a salary. I will also ask the vice President and the Congress to match my commitment to the American Taxpayers. This is one small step toward showing the American Taxpayers that their leaders are in Washington to serve and are serious about getting the U.S. out of debt, and that we do indeed understand how much each tax dollar means to the people who supply it to keep the federal government afloat. Some legislators may not be able to completely eliminate their salary due to their financial status and their obligations to their family. In these cases I'm sure the American Taxpayers will understand.
- I promise that the American Taxpayers are going to see real change, feel real hope for our future and feel more represented in Washington - and feel like they actually know what's going on there. This will be accomplished through the "Meet and Vote" program which will keep me in constant contact with the people and will force the will of the people on our elected representatives. [You cannot understand how I will govern unless you understand the "Meet and Vote" program, explained in detail elsewhere on this website; see Index 1.]
- I promise that I will respect leaders of foreign nations and not bully them or call them out as evil even though I may not agree with their form of government. That would be unwise. Though we are an intelligent and educated society, we do not understand other cultures as much as we think we do. We do not have the answers for all of the world's problems and it's better if we mind our own business in most cases. This especially applies to the Muslims in the Middle East. Leaving them alone to live as they want will save the American Taxpayers a lot of money and headaches.
- I promise that the White House will be used in accordance with the "Enjoy the White House" program as described on this website [see Index 1]. You paid for it so you might as well use it.
- I promise that my speeches will be written only by me and that all communication with the American Taxpayers will be honest, truthful, and simplified so that all can understand. It doesn't work to anyone's favor to have someone else write the words that come out of my mouth.
- I promise to bring all military troops home from every foreign nation if the American Taxpayers will allow me to. This is subject to approval by the people. [See Index 2 - Military Deployment, for further explanation.] The premise behind this is that the American Taxpayers are losing millions of tax dollars and hundreds of thousands of jobs each year because of the perpetual deployment of our military personnel. The American Taxpayers will be allowed the opportunity to vote on each nation (where troops are currently deployed) individually once they are properly informed by their leaders about why we should or why we shouldn't have a military presence in that nation. However it works out, this should be a signal to the rest of the world that the U.S. is not looking to dominate the world, calming the fears of many who have become suspicious of us.
- I promise that the "Meet and Vote" program that has been designed to enact the will of the people will be implemented as quickly as is possible. I will not allow any legislators to use any loopholes in the law to thwart this effort to restore the government to the people. I will not allow them to get this program all tied up in court or use any method to postpone it. Legislators who do not like the idea of the people making the decisions have false motives and will be exposed. His constituents will be given the opportunity to recall him in favor of someone who has their best interests at heart. Within 3 days of taking office I will be contacting the various television networks to schedule a meeting concerning the beginning phases of the "Meet and Vote" program. Since the "Meet and Vote" program is the backbone of the American Taxpayer party movement it must be implemented very quickly lest the voters lose confidence.
- I promise that I will make it a priority to help the Congress understand how the working people see the waste of their tax dollars - since they have obviously lost touch with how the people think. I promise to remind them, constantly, that the American Taxpayers want taxes continually lowered, not continually raised (a new concept that will need to be repeated over and over before the Congress actually understands) and that other nations should raise their taxes on their own people rather than asking Washington for the tax money of the American Taxpayers to be given to them. These meetings will be televised.
- I promise to set up an easily understood website that is designed to inform anyone interested about all of the tax money being spent by every department of the federal government (that is updated monthly) so that the American Taxpayers can see where all of their tax money is going and who is spending it. This website will also be used to let the American Taxpayers know how fast the national deficit is being erased. This is appropriate for an administration that is determined to earn the trust of the people.
- This is more of a notification than a pledge. Since I am working for the American Taxpayers, taking the position to serve, it would only be appropriate for me to wear work clothes when I am doing my job. I will be replacing the usual coat and tie with a work uniform and work boots.
The "uniform of the day" will consist of a Navy blue work shirt and pants that are neatly fitted and sharp in appearance so that you can be proud of how your president looks. I will wear a white silk tie (at least in formal settings or when I am addressing your Congress) and polished black boots. On the shirt, embroidered in white above one of the pockets it will say "President Tony". On the back of the shirt, in larger white embroidery, will be a selected title for the day. One might be "Head Honcho". Another might be "Big Cheese", "Working American Taxpayer", or "Leader of the Free World". They will change on a daily basis depending on the mood and what I need to accomplish that day. We might as well have a little fun with this right?
At this time I don't think that you, the American Taxpayer, can understand the effect that this dress code will have on changing the atmosphere and lending a lighter mood to Washington - but you'll just have to trust me on this one. By the way, when I am acting as Commander-in-Chief, out inspecting the military (which will be much more often than any of my predecessors), I will be wearing my shirt with the "Commander-in-Chief" bars on the shoulders and a red "Commander-in-Chief" ball cap. Get it, red cap, white tie, blue uniform? Sort of a walking billboard for the greatest nation that has ever been! [And you think I'm kidding about all of this.]
On a more serious note, you might guess by now that I am not going to Washington to fit in. I'm going there to make the others fit into the thinking of the American Taxpayers. I'm going there to change the whole atmosphere in Washington. And don't think that I'm naive about what the media will be saying about this brash confidence of mine or what people in Washington are thinking about this whole idea.
I'm sure that they will be having a good laugh about this "foolish Midwestern working person" coming to Washington to change how things have been done for decades. After all, Bill Clinton came to Washington thinking that he was going to make a lot of changes in a swift manner and he left with his tail between his legs. But I don't have a personal agenda like Bill Clinton had and I have a different approach thanks to the "Meet and Vote" program.
I would warn the scoffers ahead of time that I will get my way in Washington because I will be doing what the American Taxpayers have been wanting for a long time, and will have them behind me all of the way (not to mention that leaders who have the best interests of the American Taxpayers at heart will be glad for the new changes and will find themselves working with the new administration rather than against it).
Let me put it this way - the game will be changing in Washington if the people elect me to be their president in 2008. Our leaders have been playing the game of solitaire, so to speak. In 2008 the game will change thanks to the "Meet and Vote" program and the American Taxpayers will be allowed to play. With a change of the game will be a change of the rules.
To current leaders I would say that if you want to see the new rules please go to Index 1 and click on "Meet and Vote" program and you will be ready for the new game. If you don't want to play the new game I will ask your constituents to recall you and replace you with someone who desires to represent them properly. Easy enough?
It will be much easier on the whole country if all elected representatives in Washington adopt a new mindset if I take the White House in 2008 and allow the government to return to the American Taxpayers. It is desirable that we all work together to return the government to the people so that they can tell us what they want rather than us telling them how it's going to be. [That sort of thinking is what got us in the mess we are in today and that is why we need change.] This will free the people up to have their way whether right or wrong.
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