<div dir="ltr">I believe the contract is unenforceable for want of consideration. The voter does not have their future actions constrained in any way, and so suffers no detriment.<div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Joshua A. Katz<div>Westbrook CT Planning Commission (L in R seat)</div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Oct 22, 2016 at 11:41 AM, Arvin Vohra <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:votevohra@gmail.com" target="_blank">votevohra@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Hi all,<div><br></div><div>A few years ago, we started doing candidate pledges. We basically based them off the Norquist tax pledge, but made them about cutting government instead not just not growing it. Some include sponsoring legislation to cut spending to 1998 levels to eliminate the income tax, sponsoring legislation to cut military spending by 60 percent, sponsoring legislation to repeal the Patriot act, etc. The pledges are obviously voluntary.</div><div><br></div><div>I've been considering advancing this from a pledge to a (voluntary) contract. There are two versions I have considered so far:</div><div><br></div><div>1. The contract would be signed by the candidate, with any voter able to act as a cosigner. The voter would download a signed pdf, sign it, and that would put the contract into effect.</div><div><br></div><div>2. The contract would be between the candidate and the LNC.</div><div><br></div><div>Unlike the pledge, the contract would have clear, defined, monetary penalties. As in: "The candidate will oppose any tax increase for any purpose, unless it is accompanied by a larger simultaneous tax decrease, or will pay $10,000." Or something along those lines.</div><div><br></div><div>Looking for legal and other input.</div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><div><br></div><div>-Arvin</div><div><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="m_-7689876775698822068m_-1566128476304500641gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">Arvin Vohra<br><br><a href="http://www.VoteVohra.com" target="_blank">www.VoteVohra.com</a><br><a href="mailto:VoteVohra@gmail.com" target="_blank">VoteVohra@gmail.com</a><br><a href="tel:%28301%29%20320-3634" value="+13013203634" target="_blank">(301) 320-3634</a></div>
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