Grover Norquist Anti-Tax Pledge Signers Want Their Names Removed Republican Lawmakers Want Out
A growing number of House lawmakers want out of an Americans For Tax Reform President Grover Norquist's pledge in which they vowed to never raise taxes.
The website still lists members who signed the pledge years, or even more than a decade, ago.
"My driver's license expires. The milk in my refrigerator expires. My gym membership expires, and I find the website to be a little deceptive," Rep. Steven LaTourette (R-Ohio) said, according to The Hill. The representative's name is still listed on the website as signing the pledge, though he last signed in 1994.
Rep. Robert Andrews (D-N.J.) told The Hill that he signed the pledge in 1992 and wants out. "I'm married to Camille Andrews, not Grover Norquist. I promised her to be faithful until death do us part, and I mean it. I did not promise him to oppose tax increases until death do us part," he said. Several other House members said that they wanted out from the pledge, often when they had refused to sign the pledge again before their re-election campaigns.
I'm sure Grover will be more than happy to remove their names.
His list has helped many to get elected by identifing politicians who are against raising our taxes even more- especially in this bad economy- and it will help many voters like me avoid voting for big government politicians.
