Because Power Belongs to the People — Not the Officeholders

Public office in Texas is not an honor bestowed by party elites, donors, or incumbency.
It is a delegated trust from the People.

Before anyone asks for your vote, your time, or your silence, they should be willing to answer plain, constitutional questions — on the record.

That is why Accountability Matters has issued the Candidate Constitutional Questionnaire.

This is not a survey.
This is not a branding exercise.
This is not a loyalty test.

It is a public record of intent.

Why This Questionnaire Exists

Texas voters are flooded every cycle with mailers, slogans, and “values” language that is never followed by action.

But real governing requires answers, not marketing or branding.

This questionnaire asks candidates to state, clearly and publicly:

• What they believe government is allowed to do,

• What they believe government is forbidden from doing, and

• Whether they understand that the Constitution limits their power, even when it is politically inconvenient.

No hypotheticals.
No trick questions.
No consultant language.

Just “yes,” “no,” or “decline” — with explanations where clarity is owed.

Why Answers Matter

— And Silence Does Too

When a candidate answers these questions, voters gain clarity.

When a candidate refuses to answer, voters gain something else:
information.

Silence is not neutral.
Evasion is not principled.
Declining to answer is itself an answer.

The People are entitled to know whether a candidate is willing to be accountable before election day, not only after.

What This Is — And What It Is Not

This questionnaire is:

• Voluntary

• Public

• Preserved verbatim

• Issued by citizens, not government

• Grounded in constitutional limits and party principles

This questionnaire is not:

• A contract

• A loyalty oath

• A campaign endorsement

• A threat or condition

• A substitute for voting

It is simply the People asking questions of those who want power over them.

The Optional Pledge

Candidates may also choose to sign an Accountability & Constitutional Fidelity Pledge.

The pledge does not bind future votes.
It does not create legal obligations.
It does not require ideological conformity.

It does one thing only:
It places a candidate’s own words and intent into the public record — voluntarily.

Voters may weigh that record as they see fit.

What We Ask of the People

If you believe in limited government, constitutional restraint, and real accountability:

• Ask your candidates to answer

• Share this page

• Notice who responds — and who does not

• Remember the answers next cycle

Self-government does not survive on trust alone.
It survives on memory, records, and accountability.

Download & Share

• 📄 Republican Candidate Constitutional Questionnaire (PDF) and Optional Accountability Pledge (PDF)

Completed forms may be submitted via email to Accountability2024@icloud.com
All responses received will be published without alteration.

A Final Word

In Texas, the People are sovereign.

Candidates are not rulers.
They are applicants.

And applicants should be willing to answer questions.