The Campaign to End Violent Political Rhetoric

We, the undersigned, deplore the continued erosion of civility that has too often characterized politics in the 21st century. We call upon all politicians and political leaders, regardless of party, to cease and desist in the use of violent imagery and rhetoric in the domestic political sphere.

We hereby call upon political office-holders and candidates to refrain from the following practices: using guns, wanted-style posters, firearm imagery (including but not limited to gun sights, targets, bullet holes, etc), or inferring that violence is an acceptable solution to domestic political differences or problems. We call for a halt in the use of imagery or language that could, in any way, be interpreted as physically intimidating or threatening in political ads and campaign materials. We also call upon office holders, candidates for office, and those working for them or in support of them to refrain from comparing their opponents to Nazis, fascists, communists, red coats, or other historical wartime adversaries of the American people.

To show just how strongly we feel about these things, we pledge to with-hold our support from any politician who fails to hold to these principles, no matter how much we may agree with them on any individual issue. We also call upon our political leaders to sign on to this pledge, and to not waiver from it.