TheAmerican Freedom Agenda (AFA) was aUnited States organization established in 2007 by disaffectedlibertarian-orientedconservatives demanding that theRepublican Party return to its traditional mistrust of concentrated government power. It described itself as "a coalition established to restorechecks and balances andcivil liberties protections under assault by the executive branch." It was founded byBruce Fein (chairman),Bob Barr,David Keene andRichard Viguerie.[1]
The ten points of the American Freedom Agenda pledge were:
On March 20, 2007,Ron Paul became the first presidential candidate to sign the American Freedom Agenda Pledge.[1][2] The group labeled presidential candidateMitt Romney "unfit to serve as president" when he failed to sign the pledge.[3]Steve Kubby, a former candidate for theLibertarian Party nomination for president, has also signed the pledge.
On October 15, 2007, Paul introduced legislation, the "American Freedom Agenda Act of 2007" (H.R. 3835) before Congress,[4] which sought to legislate the aims of the American Freedom Agenda. The measure, which was co-sponsored by CongressmenDennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) andPeter Welch (D-Vermont), was referred to several House committees but never received afloor vote.[4]