Contract From America Nearing Phase 2

During the past several months, hundreds of thousands of members of the free-market, limited government activist community has collected and debated hundreds of potential solutions to our nation’s most pressing problems at www.contractfromamerica.com. We thank you for all your help! The final date for submitting ideas on this site is January 24, 2010.

Right now, we are in the process of narrowing down all the ideas submitted, and we want you to be part of the process. Please go to www.spiritof94.org, and help us by taking the survey. This survey is the next step in a process that will help us identify 20 of the most important issues that resonate with the grassroots community. Following your help finalizing the list, an online vote will be held in February and March, with the final list of 10-12 ideas being unveiled at the April 15th rallies as the Contract from America.

This Contract from America will have a strong grassroots narrative and will create a reform-minded platform led by a broad-based coalition of grassroots activists, public policy organizations, and new media leaders.

Contract From America

Welcome!

Welcome to the Contract From America initiative, where you can join your fellow Americans in a collaborative grassroots effort to create a document that offers real change in Washington, D.C. and the state capitals. This website provides you with the opportunity to offer your innovative free market, limited government solutions to our nation’s pressing problems and to vote and comment on the ideas of others. We believe that the result of this grassroots-generated marketplace of ideas will be a document that not only represents the will of the American people, but promotes unique ideas that will breathe new life into the economic conservative movement. We will have a Contract From America for which we are all responsible and in which we feel a sense of ownership. And politicians will have a stark choice: accept and therefore be held accountable to the terms of the Contract From America, or face loss of their seat in 2010.

Getting Started

Here’s a step-by-step guide of how to get started and get your voice heard:

1. Sign in or Register: Click the Register button above, and fill out the quick form. If you have already registered for Tea Party Patriots, then you need not do so again. You will not be able to submit an idea, vote, or comment until you register. This is required not only to avoid spam, but to also be able to identify the individuals who submitted the winning ideas, so that they may be recognized if they wish.

2. Read the FAQs and Preamble: Read the FAQs and Preamble by clicking on the links above. The FAQs provide a more detailed description of the procedure that will be used to choose the ideas that will end up in the Contract. The Preamble should provide guidance about the principles underlying the Contract From America.

3. Click on a Category Below and Either Submit an Idea Or Vote on the Ideas of Others: The broad categories below reflect public policy issues we as a nation face today. When you click on one of the issues below you will be brought to a separate page where all ideas regarding the issue are grouped together. You will have the opportunity to view both the newest and most popular ideas in each category. You can also submit your own idea by clicking the Submit Idea link above.

4. Return Early and Often: For this grassroots project to succeed, we need your continued input and support. Please visit the site often to share your ideas and offer your thoughts about the ideas of others. Feel free to be critical and express strong opinions, but remember that we all want what’s best for America, so please try to be courteous and constructive with your comments.