pledge's

In a ritual known as "the hot seat," a pillow case was placed over the pledge's nose and mouth while the pledge was forced to answer questions.

FAMU Hazing Scandal: Family Sues Bus Owner Over Band Hazing Death AP 2012

For all the fanfare and publicity that accompanied the pledge's release, relatively few Republican candidates nationwide appear to be adopting it as a guiding vision, much less incorporating it into their campaigns.

After fanfare, few Republicans campaigning on 'Pledge to America' Ben Pershing 2010

"We like to view it as a common-sense American plan," Rep. Jim Jordan R., Ohio, one of the pledge's first backers, said on "Fox News Sunday."

GOP Hopefuls Betting Voters Want Deep Cuts Jonathan Weisman 2011

In a ritual known as "the hot seat," a pillow case was placed over the pledge's nose and mouth while the pledge was forced to answer questions.

FAMU Hazing Scandal: Family Sues Bus Owner Over Band Hazing Death AP 2012

In a ritual known as "the hot seat," a pillow case was placed over the pledge's nose and mouth while the pledge was forced to answer questions.

FAMU Hazing Scandal: Family Sues Bus Owner Over Band Hazing Death AP 2012

Here's one part, though, of the pledge's preamble, that struck me as a little odd:

The Family Leader Drops Controversial Section Concerning Slavery From 'Marriage Vow' Pledge The Huffington Post News Editors 2011

In a ritual known as "the hot seat," a pillow case was placed over the pledge's nose and mouth while the pledge was forced to answer questions.

FAMU Hazing Scandal: Family Sues Bus Owner Over Band Hazing Death AP 2012

In a ritual known as "the hot seat," a pillow case was placed over the pledge's nose and mouth while the pledge was forced to answer questions.

FAMU Hazing Scandal: Family Sues Bus Owner Over Band Hazing Death AP 2012

Rep. Mike Simpson R., Idaho also dismissed the pledge's significance.

Activist's Antitax Pledge Looms Large in Debt Talks Naftali Bendavid 2011

In a ritual known as "the hot seat," a pillow case was placed over the pledge's nose and mouth while the pledge was forced to answer questions.

FAMU Hazing Scandal: Family Sues Bus Owner Over Band Hazing Death AP 2012