American Principles Project has joined together with Heritage Action for America, the action arm of the Heritage Foundation, and FRC Action, the legislative affiliate of the Family Research Council, to invite each of the candidates running for President to sign the following pledge:

If elected, I pledge to push for the passage of the First Amendment Defense Act (FADA) and sign it into law during the first 100 days of my term as President.

So far, six candidates have signed the pledge:

• Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas)
• Senator Marco Rubio (R-Florida)
• Dr. Ben Carson
• Carly Fiorina
• Former Senator Rick Santorum (R-Pennsylvania)
• Former Governor Mike Huckabee (R-Arkansas)

Four candidates did not sign the pledge but have expressed public support for FADA:

• Former Governor Jeb Bush (R-Florida)
• Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina)
• Senator Rand Paul (R-Kentucky)
• Donald Trump

Four candidates did not sign the pledge and did not respond to our request to indicate support for FADA:

• Governor Chris Christie (R-New Jersey)
• Governor John Kasich (R-Ohio)
• Former Governor George Pataki (R-New York)
• Former Governor Jim Gilmore (R-Virginia)

The text of the letter sent to the candidates requesting support for FADA is below:

FADA protects supporters of natural marriage from punishment by the Federal government or its regulatory arms, including the IRS: “the Federal Government shall not take any discriminatory action against a person, wholly or partially on the basis that such person believes or acts in accordance with a religious belief or moral conviction that marriage is or should be recognized as the union of one man and one woman, or that sexual relations are properly reserved to such a marriage.”

Read the article “Six Candidates Pledge to Sign First Amendment Defense Act Within First 100 Days” on thepulse2016.com.