This pledge is for all candidates for legislative offices, such as US Senate, US House of Representatives, State Senate, State House of Representatives, County Commission, City Commission or City Council, and the like. Taking the Candidate’s pledges is free.

Legislative Candidate’s Pledge

1. I pledge allegiance to the Constitution of the United States of America, to the sovereign Republic established thereby, and to the just and equitable Rule of Law thereunder.  I affirm for the People all the liberties guaranteed therein; for the People and the States, all the powers reserved thereby; and for the Federal Government, all the limitations guaranteed therein.
2. I admit and affirm that the powers of the office I am seeking, and of the legislative body in which that office resides, are strictly limited to those authorized by the Constitution or Charter that established the office.*
3. I pledge that if I am elected, I will not act outside the limited powers of the office, even if the Legislative or Judicial branches, or the people themselves, or any interest, whether foreign or domestic, should insist that I can or should do so.  I will obey the Constitution or Charter that created my office, and not the rule of popular opinion.  Should that Constitution or Charter prove inadequate or unjust, I will work to amend it lawfully as needed, but shall obey it strictly until it is lawfully changed.
4. I pledge to make the fullest lawful use of the “checks and balances” powers of the office I am seeking, as set forth in the Constitution or Charter, in order to see to it that the rest of the government is also held strictly accountable to the Rule of Law.  If I am vested with powers of confirmation, I will confirm only such candidates for appointment as genuinely share the spirit of this pledge.  If I am vested with powers of impeachment, trial of impeachment, censure, or punishment or expulsion of other members of the body in which I serve, I will aggressively endeavor to use these powers to oppose all those whom I find to be in bad behavior while in office, voting solely on the basis of the law, and without prejudice or partiality.  If I am vested with investigative powers, I shall endeavor to use them to the fullest possible effect in routing out governmental disobedience to the Constitution or Charter.
5. I pledge that I will never vote in favor of a law that I have not first read in its entirety.
6. I affirm that I have read the U.S. Constitution at least once in its entirety in the last year.   If the office I am seeking is in State government, I affirm that I have also read my State’s Constitution at least once in its entirety in the last year, as well as the U.S. Constitution.  If the office I am seeking is in the county or city government, I pledge that I have read the Charter of that government at least once in its entirety in the last year, as well as the U.S. Constitution and my State’s Constitution.

*(For any elected official of the Federal Government, this would be the Constitution of the United States.  For any elected official of a state, it is the State’s own Constitution.  For any elected official of a county, parish, city, town, or township, the founding charter is the generally called a charter.)

WARNING: Do not take this pledge if you do not intend to abide faithfully by it.  ROLR plans to track the behavior in office of all ROLR Candidate Pledgees.  Violations of the pledges will be thoroughly documented in a persistent record.

To maintain the credibility of the ROLR, it is necessary to validate the identity of the candidates.  If you are a candidate who would like to take the pledge, simply follow the directions here. We will publish your name, location, the office your are seeking, and a copy of your signed pledge.

This pledge is for all candidates for executive offices, such as US President or Vice President, State Governor or Lieutenant Governor, State Cabinet positions (they are elected in some states), County Mayor, City Mayor, and the like.   Taking the Candidate’s pledges is free.

Executive Candidate’s Pledge

1. I pledge allegiance to the Constitution of the United States of America, to the sovereign Republic established thereby, and to the just and equitable Rule of Law thereunder.  I affirm for the People all the liberties guaranteed therein; for the People and the States, all the powers reserved thereby; and for the Federal Government, all the limitations guaranteed therein.
2. I admit and affirm that the powers of the office I am seeking are strictly limited to those authorized by the Constitution or Charter that established the office.*
3. I pledge that if I am elected, I will not act outside the limited powers of the office, even if the Legislative or Judicial branches, or the people themselves, or any interest, whether foreign or domestic, should insist that I can or should do so.  I will obey the Constitution or Charter that created my office, and not the rule of popular opinion.  Should that Constitution or Charter prove inadequate or unjust, I will work to amend it lawfully as needed, but shall obey it strictly until it is lawfully changed.
4. I pledge to make the fullest lawful use of the “checks and balances” powers of the office I am seeking, as set forth in the Constitution or Charter, in order to see to it that the rest of the government is also held strictly accountable to the Rule of Law.  I shall seek to appoint to official positions only such people as share the spirit of this pledge.
5. If the office that I seek is vested with veto powers, I shall veto any legislation that I know or believe to be unauthorized under, or in violation of, the Constitution or Charter.  Further, I pledge never to sign into law a bill that I have not first read in its entirety and if I cannot read the bill before the period of veto has passed, I will veto it on principle.
6. I affirm that I have read the U.S. Constitution at least once in its entirety in the last year.   If the office I am seeking is in State government, I affirm that I have also read my State’s Constitution at least once in its entirety in the last year, as well as the U.S. Constitution.  If the office I am seeking is in the county or city government, I pledge that I have read the Charter of that government at least once in its entirety in the last year, as well as the U.S. Constitution and my State’s Constitution.

*(For any elected Executive  of the Federal Government, this would be the Constitution of the United States.  For any elected Executive  of a state, it would be the State’s own Constitution.  For any elected Executive of a county, parish, city, town, or township, the founding charter is generally called a charter.)

WARNING: Do not take this pledge if you do not intend to abide faithfully by it.  ROLR plans to track the behavior in office of all ROLR Candidate Pledgees.  Violations of the pledges will be thoroughly documented in a persistent record.

To maintain the credibility of the ROLR, it is necessary to validate the identity of the candidates.  To maintain the credibility of the ROLR, it is necessary to validate the identity of the candidates.  If you are a candidate who would like to take the pledge, simply follow the directions here. We will publish your name, location, the office your are seeking, and a copy of your signed pledge.

This pledge is for all candidates for judicial offices, whether by election or by appointment.  This includes the Supreme Court of the United States, as well as any other Federal Court, State Court, District Court, County Court, Municipal Court, and the like.   Taking the Candidate’s pledges is free.

Judicial Candidate’s Pledge

1. I pledge allegiance to the Constitution of the United States of America, to the sovereign Republic established thereby, and to the just and equitable Rule of Law thereunder.  I affirm for the People all the liberties guaranteed therein; for the People and the States, all the powers reserved thereby; and for the Federal Government, all the limitations guaranteed therein.
2. I admit and affirm that the powers of the office I am seeking, and of the court in which that office resides, are strictly limited to those authorized by the Constitution or Charter that established the office.*
3. I pledge that if I am elected or appointed, I will not act outside the limited powers of the office, even if the Legislative or Executive branches, or the people themselves, or any interest, whether foreign or domestic, should insist that I can or should do so.  I will obey the Constitution or Charter that created my office, and not the rule of popular opinion.  Should that Constitution or Charter prove inadequate or unjust, I will work to amend it lawfully as needed, but shall obey it strictly until it is lawfully changed.
4. I pledge to make the fullest lawful use of the “checks and balances” powers of the office I am seeking, as set forth in the governing Constitution or Charter, in order to see to it that the rest of the government is also held strictly accountable to the Rule of Law.  I will do all within my lawful powers to ensure that official misconduct in office is prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law, and that the liberties guaranteed to the States or to the People by the US Constitution are retained in all cases. I will always rule against any governmental entity or act that exceeds the powers authorized to that government in the document that established it.
5. I affirm that I have read the U.S. Constitution at least once in its entirety in the last year.   If the office I am seeking is in State government, I affirm that I have also read my State’s Constitution at least once in its entirety in the last year, as well as the U.S. Constitution.  If the office I am seeking is in the county or city government, I pledge that I have read the Charter of that government at least once in its entirety in the last year, as well as the U.S. Constitution and my State’s Constitution.

*(For any justice or judge  of the Federal Government, this would be the Constitution of the United States.  For any justice or judge of a state, it would be  the State’s own Constitution.  For any judge  of a county, parish, city, town, or township, the founding charter is generally called a charter.)

WARNING: Do not take this pledge if you do not intend to abide faithfully by it.  ROLR plans to track the behavior in office of all ROLR Candidate Pledgees.  Violations of the pledges will be thoroughly documented in a persistent record.

To maintain the credibility of the ROLR, it is necessary to validate the identity of the candidates.  If you are a candidate who would like to take the pledge, simply follow the directions here. We will publish your name, location, the office your are seeking, and a copy of your signed pledge.

This pledge is for all eligible voters in the United States.  It is the “teeth” behind the Rule of Law Restoration because it boycotts candidates who won’t pledge to follow the law strictly.   Signing this pledge is like signing a nationwide petition.  Signing the pledge is free.

Voter’s Pledge

1. I pledge not to vote for any candidate for any office (whether federal, state, or local) if that candidate has not first taken the appropriate Candidate’s Pledge for the office he or she is seeking.
2. I further pledge never to vote for any candidate whom I know or believe to have taken a Candidate’s Pledge and subsequently violated it.
3. I affirm that I am legally eligible to vote in the United States of America, that I have not signed this pledge before, under my name or any other, and that the information I will list in my signature is true and accurate.

(When you sign the pledge, you will be asked only for your first name, last name, city, state, and zip code.  If you don’t have a free subscription to ROLR yet, you’ll have to sign up before you can take the pledge.  This requires that you provide us with a valid email address (which we will never share), in order to cut down on abuse of the system.  To sign, just click the link below, and if you haven’t subscribed yet, you’ll see a link on the sign-in page for registration.  It takes just a few seconds to register and to take the pledge.  After you have signed, you should see your name on the table of signers!)

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