Repeal Grover Norquist's tax pledge

Grover is president of Americans for Tax Reform (ATR), a taxpayer advocacy group he founded in 1985 at President Reagan’s request. ATR is a coalition of taxpayer groups, individuals and businesses opposed to higher taxes at the federal, state and local levels. ATR organizes the TAXPAYER PROTECTION PLEDGE, which asks all candidates for federal and state office to commit themselves in writing to oppose all tax increases. In the 112th Congress, 238 House members and 41 Senators have taken the pledge. On the state level, 13 governors and 1249 state legislators have taken the pledge. The pledge has given Republican legislators across the country to enact legislation to cut taxes for special interests and passing the tax burden to the middle class and poor. This is the same approach that Boehner and McConnell are using in the U.S. Congress to pass similar legislation in the House and to block all attempts to pass bills in the U.S. Senate.
Furthermore I believe the pledge is a form of blackmail. If you don't sign, then My, Grover's backers, will not contribute to your campaign as well as the other Republican donor organizations. Doesn't have to be said, just implied.
Please sign my petition to "repeal" Grover and show the Republicans that we renounce this tactic and will do whatever we can to elect legislators that also renounce the "pledge".

To sign my petition at whitehouse.gov: http://wh.gov/Tya

To read more about Americans for Tax Reform and Grover (ATR has also pledged to erect a statue of Reagan in every county in the US, ugh!): http://www.atr.org/about-grover#ixzz1bvnd5f3x