The "People's" government is being held hostage by the Republicans in Congress who obstruct the People's work from getting done because they signed a "I hate the Government" Pledge that was literally written by a 12 year old.
Maybe everyone reading already knows this, but in February 2012, Grover Norquist admitted to Samantha Bee (the Daily Show) that he wrote the GOP Pledge when he was 12 years old.
The thing more puzzling to me is that Republican members of Congress actually signed and are happily beholden to a GD Pledge written by a 12 year old.
February 2012 interview with Samantha Bee:
NORQUIST: My team is winning and it can be taught to Harry Reid. He wanted a $2.5 trillion tax increase last year and he didn't get it.The Pledge sure looks like is was written by a 12 year old:BEE: Your team is winning? It's like you came up with this whole idea when you were twelve.
NORQUIST: It was something I came up with when I was twelve, to get a teacher to...
BEE: I'm sorry, what did you say? You came up with this idea when you were...
NORQUIST: Seventh grade.
BEE: ...in seventh grade?
BEE (off camera): Yes, the entire federal government is paralyzed because of a document, written by a twelve year old, in 1968.
I, __, pledge to the taxpayers of the __ district of the state of __ and to the American people that I will: One, oppose any and all efforts to increase the marginal income tax rates for individuals and/or businesses; and Two, to oppose any net reduction or elimination of deductions and credits, unless matched dollar for dollar by further reducing tax rates.The other day on CNN, Grover equated those who signed his Pledge as being Married to him, Grover:
NORQUIST: "The pledge is not for life, but everybody who signed the pledge, including Peter King, who tried to weasel out of it. 'Shame on him,' as the New York Sun said today. I hope his wife understands that commitments last a little longer than two years or something,"He then went on to equate signing his Pledge to signing other legal documents:
GROVER: "You don't tell the bank 'oh, the mortgage, wasn't that a long time ago.' If you make a commitment you keep it."I guess the Republicans who signed Grover's Pledge are "the brides of Norquist." hmmm ... does that must mean the Republicans, and Grover, are gay polygamists?