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Originally Posted by Charlatan
Completely unviable. What person in their right mind would make an oath to do/not do something in the unknown future.
Sure it's easy to vow you will/won't raise taxes... that is until reality smacks you upside the head.
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The idea is to force them to stop making promises they have no intention of keeping. So, in the tax hypothetical, a candidate couldn't say "I won't raise taxes" unless he or she was committed to that 100% no matter what happens.