Which should be the more binding?

Congressional Oath of Office

http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/oathoffice.aspx

"I, _______________, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God."

Taxpayer Protection Pledge

http://www.atr.org/taxpayer-protection-pledge

"I, _______________, pledge to the taxpayers of the state of _______________,  and to the American people that I will:

ONE, oppose any and all efforts to increase the marginal income tax rates for individuals and/or businesses; and

TWO, oppose any net reduction or elimination of deductions and credits, unless matched dollar for dollar by further reducing tax rates."

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The "supercommittee" has failed in it's effort to reach an agreement on a deficit reduction plan.

The Supercommittee Collapses

NY Times Editorial, November 21, 2011

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/22/opinion/the-deficit-supercommittee-collapses.html?hp

Supercommittee Failure Threatens Recovery as Rating Affirmed

By Heidi Przybyla, Business Week,November 22, 2011

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-11-22/supercommittee-failure-threatens-recovery-as-rating-affirmed.html

For Deficit Panel, Failure Cuts Two Ways

By Binyamin Appelbaum and Annie Lowrey, NY Times, November 21, 2011

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/22/us/politics/behind-deficit-panels-failure-a-surprise.html?hw

 

So the 'Super Committee' Failed. How Will That Affect You? - Debt panel's failure could hit millions of Americans in the pocketbook, but picture won't be clear until 2013
By Alex M. Parker, US News & World Reports, November 21, 2011

http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2011/11/21/so-the-super-committee-failed-how-will-that-affect-you

Pete Stenson