We had a Good Run,,,
It ain't over yet. 04 July 2006 will be the 250th anniversary of 04 July 1776. I'm not yet so old and tired that I can't keep up the fight for another seven years.
When I was 18 years old, I gave my word that 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.
There was no expiration date on it. The exact wording of the oath changed over the years as I transitioned from a young enlisted tank gunner, to a Department of the Army Civilian, then transferred to the Navy, Took a renewed Oath as an officer, and finally, as a Dep't of Defence Civilian employee doing things a good and honorable officer shouldn't do, lest it set a bad example for his/her troops.
And if I have to go and stand by my word again in the next seven years, you ain't seen nothing yet...