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From the Snitker Campaign for Senate, via PRLog:

Libertarian Alexander Snitker is urging his political rivals for Florida’s U.S. Senate seat to join him in signing the 10th Amendment Pledge. But, so far, Snitker is the only active candidate to sign the pledge.

The pledge, created by the Tenth Amendment Center, includes affirmations like “I do, and will continue to, oppose any and all efforts by the federal government to act beyond its Constitutional authority,” and “I will only vote in favor of a bill that I have thoroughly read, considered and understood.”

According to Andrew Nappi, the Florida state coordinator for the Tenth Amendment Center, all of the major U.S. Senate candidates have been invited to sign the pledge, but so far, only Snitker has done so. Candidates Charlie Crist and Kendrick Meek have not responded to the center’s requests.

Nappi says he contacted the Marco Rubio campaign three times about the pledge before getting any response. In December 2009, a Rubio staffer told Nappi that he would “consider” signing the pledge, however, Rubio has yet to do so.

“I’m surprised that any candidate would refuse to sign this pledge. But I’m most disappointed with Marco Rubio’s failure to sign it,” said Snitker. “How can you call yourself a Constitutional conservative, and then refuse to sign a pledge to uphold the Constitution?”