Posted on 12/31/2014 10:39:34 AM PST by Oldpuppymax
After months of campaigning, the winners are eager to get on with the political art of ruling. The weeks after the election often include wild and debauched celebrations, promises broken and calling in chips and favors. So much to remember with a fuzzy brain as the euphoria wears off.
Like fasting before receiving Communion, the oath taker should be in a sober and solemn state of mind. The responsibilities to the people and the Constitution that protects them are onerous at worst and joyful at best. The demands of the electorate, especially those who expect monetary gain or special treatment over others are fraught with temptation and frustration.
So what is the oath? – A solemn promise or a rite of passage to the exercise of power and greed?
Since lying has become an acceptable art form, we must hold the solemn oath takers to protect and defend the Constitution as their pledge of honor and responsibility. Judging by the actions of elected officials of both parties today, the idea of committing treason over intentional failure to uphold the Constitution doesn’t stir the soul scarred with a seared conscience.
The oath to be taken by the President on first entering office is specified in Article II, Section 1, of the Constitution:
“I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States.”
The Constitution (Article VI, clause 3) requires that Senators and Representatives take an oath of office to...
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There are consequences to swearing a solemn oath with no intention of upholding it.
Our Founders took their solemn oaths very seriously. In fact, they got their ideas about it from the Book of Deuteronomy Chapter 28, which speaks of Blessings and Curses.
When someone takes a solemn oath they are forcing God to listen to their lie.
The person is immediately cursed.
To understand how our Founders believed this to be so please go through the instruction in my tagline.
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