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'''Contract From America''' first emerged at CPAC 2010 and is a grassroots agenda for America, devised by the [[Tea Party Movement]] to recognize limited government, liberty, and free-market principles. Ryan Hecker, a 29-year old Texas attorney, is recognized as the creator of this project <ref>[http://newsmax.com/InsideCover/tea-party-contract-from/2010/04/01/id/354491 Tea Party Unveils 'Contract From America' Planks, NewsMax, April 1, 2010]</ref> which has the backing of the following groups; Tea Party Patriots, [[FreedomWorks]], Liberty Central, National Taxpayers Union, The Liberty Lab, American Solutions, Let Freedom Win, Fair Tax, Regular Folks United, The Heartland Institure and The Next Right. The plank uses its' inspiration from the 1994 ''Contract With America'' proposed by-then House Speaker [[Newt Gingrich]]. Hecker says the ultimate objective is to influence the outcome of the midterm elections.

'''Contract From America''' first emerged at CPAC 2010 and is a [[grassroots]] agenda for [[United States|America]], devised by the [[Tea Party Movement]] to recognize limited government, [[liberty]], and free-market principles. Ryan Hecker, a 29-year old Texas attorney, is recognized as the creator of the Contract from America,<ref>[http://newsmax.com/InsideCover/tea-party-contract-from/2010/04/01/id/354491 Tea Party Unveils 'Contract From America' Planks, NewsMax, April 1, 2010]</ref> which has the backing of the following groups: Tea Party Patriots, [[FreedomWorks]], Liberty Central, National Taxpayers Union, The Liberty Lab, American Solutions, Let Freedom Win, Fair Tax, Regular Folks United, The Heartland Institure and The Next Right. The ''Contract From America'' was motivated by the inspirational ''Contract With America'', a [[conservative]] agenda proposed by-then House Speaker [[Newt Gingrich]] in 1994. Hecker says the ultimate objective is to influence the outcome of the [[2010 midterm elections]] and, if successful, the [[2012 United States Presidential Election]].

{{cquote|''We, as citizens of the [[United States of America]], in order to preserve the liberties the United States Constitution was created to protect, call upon those seeking to represent us in public office to sign this Contract and by doing so commit to upholding the principles herein and bringing to a vote in the first year the agenda set forth.'' <ref>[http://www.contractfromamerica.com/ An American Agenda: Your Priorities for 2010 and Beyond, Contract From America, January 22, 2010]</ref> }}  

{{cquote|''We, as citizens of the [[United States of America]], in order to preserve the liberties the United States Constitution was created to protect, call upon those seeking to represent us in public office to sign this Contract and by doing so commit to upholding the principles herein and bringing to a vote in the first year the agenda set forth.'' <ref>[http://www.contractfromamerica.com/ An American Agenda: Your Priorities for 2010 and Beyond, Contract From America, January 22, 2010]</ref> }}