Which Pledge? A Small Break in a United Front

US Congressional Republicans, the most outspoken being the freshman legislators, have made a small break with Grover Norquist and Americans for Tax Reform's pledge to never vote to raise taxes. This is well reported in a post from Politico. Signing the pledge has been a must for winning a Republican primary, and ATR has supported internecine warfare against pledge violators.

On my prior subject of which oath is more important, I note that at least one Republican House freshman emphasizes his oath of office to uphold the Constitution. From the Politico post:

And a spokesman for Rep. Trey Gowdy, one of the most conservative House freshmen, emphasized that, first and foremost, Gowdy has “taken an oath to uphold the Constitution,” though the congressman isn’t backing away from the pledge.

Pledge or no pledge, none of these solons are likely to vote for a tax increase. They do seem more interested in governing than in litmus tests, however.

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