Pledge for the Taxpayers

A little while ago, I sent out this note to all of the Assembly Republicans:

Dear Fellow Republicans,

As you all are painfully aware, the budget season is upon us.  To date the Republicans on the Joint Finance Committee have been unsuccessful in stopping the massive spending and tax increases that Governor Doyle wants to foist on the overburdened taxpayers of Wisconsin. 

The taxpayers have a single hope, and that is the Assembly Republicans.  It is with each of you that the responsibility for protecting the taxpayers rests.  At Convention a week ago, Speaker Huebsch said, “we will stand in the way of Jim Doyle and his tax increases, you can count on that.”  Well, we are counting on it.  Indeed, we are insisting on it. 

I am asking each of you to pledge that you will not vote for a budget that includes any tax increases or any fee increases that aren’t directly related to the cost of delivering the service.  If this leads to no budget being passed any time soon, then so be it.  The Republican Party should be proud to be the party that obstructs tax and fee increases - especially on people who are already overburdened by the cost of their government. 

I intend to publish the names of each one of you who will pledge to oppose any budget that increases our taxes and fees.  The grassroots of the Republican Party, including myself, and the vast majority of taxpayers will stand in unity with those of you who stand up for us. 

Please reply to this email if the taxpayers of Wisconsin can count on you to be their advocate in the State Capitol.

I look forward to sharing your response with my readers.

A Humble Taxpayer,

Owen B. Robinson
www.bootsandsabers.com

My effort is not to call out those Republicans who would vote for tax increases.  That will come in due course.  My effort is to let good Republicans know that if they are willing to stand up for us, we will stand up for them. 

As I receive affirmative responses, I will be posting them.  I encourage all of you to make every effort to support those who are willing to support us.