American Freedom Agenda

The American Freedom Agenda (AFA) was a United States organization established in 2007 by disaffected libertarian-oriented conservatives demanding that the Republican Party return to its traditional mistrust of concentrated government power.

It described itself as "a coalition established to restore checks and balances and civil liberties protections under assault by the executive branch."

It was founded by Bruce Fein (chairman), Bob Barr, David Keene and Richard Viguerie.

[1][2] The group labeled presidential candidate Mitt Romney "unfit to serve as president" when he failed to sign the pledge.

The measure, which was co-sponsored by Congressmen Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) and Peter Welch (D-Vermont), was referred to several House committees but never received a floor vote.