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We the people ask the federal government to Call on Congress to act on an issue:

Make Candidate’s Campaign Promises Legally Enforceable Under Contract Law

Created by B.B. on September 13, 2016

We live in a Republic where voters elect those candidates who promise to do what the majority of the voters want to have done. Unfortunately, once they are elected, there is no mechanism to force candidates to do what they promised to do in order to get elected.

The election process meets the criteria of contract law:
1. Candidates say that they will do certain things if they are elected (the Offer)
2. Voters accept the candidates’ offers and vote for them (Acceptance)
3. Voters give their vote (Consideration)
4. Both parties understand and agree to the terms of the contract (Mutuality)

Should elected candidates ignore their obligations under this contract, they should be open to lawsuits to enforce the contracts they entered into and if found guilty, be immediately removed from office.

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