The only concern I have is that I don’t see the names of anyone in leadership anywhere on the links. So, a couple of questions..

• Have you discussed this with anyone in the Leadership?
• If Yes, who?
• If No, why not?
• If you have, what has their response been?

The Republican Party needs something like this to nationalize the ’10 election. While I’m willing to quibble over the details, this is a very good place to start, but it will only matter if all Congressional Republicans buy into it, at least conceptually, and run on it.

Oh, and have you spoken to anyone in the Senate about signing on?

I’ll always remember you as the candidate that won because of the candidate and the message, rather than the one that was able to buy a seat in Congress. Good luck with your re-election run, I’m sure you will be a winner once again. Hopefully your Contract for the American Dream will resonate with many other House Republicans, and, of course with the American public.

12 action items:
1. Narrow the scope of the proposal to how your own Party will behave. make it a promise to yourself; The American People are too keen to believe in promises right now. the party can only commit itself on how it behaves, not Congress.
2. Change the Name to Republicans Creed of Behavior or some such. Congresses in-house behavior has nothing to do with my dreams.
3. Establish the #4 person in the House as the “Ombudsman for Republican Integrity” on this Pledge. Have him in charge of a interactive website so each state’s constituents can notify the Ombudsman of breach of the Pledge. The site can also track how well the Pledge is being kept. The Ombudsman would have the power to approach the congressman on transgressions. Campaign money should be distributed in relation of to integrity to the Pledge.
4. Keep in mind the interests of each State do not match the interests of the National ambitions.

Congressman I concur with the others here that this is a good start.

I think with your Balanced Budget Amendment you recognize that some changes must be systemic. I think a few more are in order.

Term Limits 3 for house 2 for senate.
Repeal the 16th and specifically bar federal income tax. It is not needed or wanted.
Repeal the 17th and restore states rights.
Right to Work including repeal of all federal laws that interfere with private employment contracts.
Require due consideration of legislation. Make it mandatory every bill be read with a quorum present and require two “pass” votes at least two weeks apart in each chamber.

The biggest flaw with the original Contract with America was that even the things that did get done were undone as soon as the left retook control.

Make it permanent, make it constitutional.

See AmericanAmendment.com for more ideas.

I think in addition to the bar on pass throughs to for-profits, there needs to be much more stringent auditing of the non-profits that do business with the government or perform services for the government. Many, perhaps most, of them are merely fronts for the Democrat Party or Democrat aligned interest groups. I did a diary on the Democrat fronts awhile back here: http://www.redstate.com/achance/2009/09/15/feeding-the-hand-that-bites-us/

A solution to the omnibus bill issue is to adopt a rule requiring single subject bill titles. It is possible to game it somewhat but when the single subject bill title gets to be two paragraphs long, people do notice.

0% cap gain, not temp, but forever. That would generate buzz and good feelings.

100% cash expensing would be nice. What would I have to do to convince yall to put that into the contract. Balanced budget legislation is nice. Bushes tax cuts could be brought back, although youd need a smarty lawyer to write that in a way as not to get the crazies riled up.

LOVE LOVE LOVE “Go Big or Go Home”. Enough of this half hearted ish that gets our soldiers killed.

Personally, Im for romanesque land pensions for our soldiers, but honouring what theyve been promised is an ok start.

GET YOUR PEOPLE TO GET YOU ON KUDLOW; DRILL DRILL DRILL

He reads the comments and engages RedStaters (this is an exceedingly productive thing – just ask Rubio).

Congressman Chaffetz, thanks for putting that out there, and I’m going to study those carefully later (tonight is Brown victory night and I’m not really in the mode of actual study). But I can tell you right now, nationalizing this election is a big winner.

Too many districts think ‘every other Democrat congressman but MINE is a jerk’.

I agree about changing the name. Think of something more original. Maybe too late for that.

One other point– Simply “no earmarks” is easier to understand and more inline with the constitution.

I’ll support you.