Should Elected Officials be Held Accountable to Their Sworn Oath of Office?
Published by Jamie Myles on April 6, 2010 in Opinions-
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I do solemnly swear 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.
Much controversy was generated when Congressman Phil Hare D-Illinois 17th Congressional District, publicly stated he doesn’t worry about the Constitution when it comes to health care reform. As a congressman, he should care about the Constitution regarding any legislation that He votes on. How many other politicians feel the Constitution is irrelevent? Mr. Hare and every other elected official need to keep the oath they have sworn to as they entered office. If they don’t. they should immediately be removed from office and lose all future benefits that are provided by the taxpayers. If they took the oath of office intending to disregard or go against the Constitution, they are guilty of perjury and should go to prison for the standard 5 year sentence. If they are trying to usurp or destroy our constitutional government, they should be put on trial for treason. This is what the law of the land prescribes. It should also be what the American people demand.
Congressional Oath of Office
I do solemnly swear 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 office on which I am about to enter;
SO HELP ME GOD!
Where in this oath does it state that their allegiance is to be to one political party and not to the Constitution. We need to start holding these politicians legally responsible for this violation of the oath of office.
The Constitution is a protection set up for the people against a tyrannical government. It has kept the United States stable for almost 250 years.The characteristic of the United States constitution that protects Americans from tyranny is Federalism. Federalism divides the power evenly between the National government and the State government. Then there is the Bill of Rights. These are the first ten amendments to the Constitution. These are to further protect “We The People” from a tyrannical federal government. Politicians have tried to stomp on both states and individual rights many times. They try to pack the Supreme Court with ideologues that will help them neutralize the Constitution. Many of those in power have broken the trust of the American people and We need to hold them accountable. If the politician knows there will be legal ramifications for the violation of the oath of office, maybe they will temper down the corruption and partisan politics and actually start working for the people again.
That is so funny Jamie…. I wrote an article on the same thing that was also published today. Great minds think alike:) Anyway, needless to say, I agree with ya.
You two have the simialr feeling of writing spirit. Great read, and I agree with you.
I agree, elected officials should be held accountable to the citizens who elected them. Partisan bickering is a waste of time and money, but it is a unfortunate by product of democracy.
Great article.
It seems like no one from politicians to policemen really follow the constitutions anymore.
Jamie, you have a well written article, though I hope the welfare of the people will always come before politics.
Thanks for the comments! I agree with the comments But am a bit confused by Ruby’s. Maybe she might have missed the point somewhat. What the article points out is that politicians should be accountable to the same laws that citizens are especially the Constitution. If they do not want to support and defend the Constitution, then don’t commit perjury by taking the oath.They should just go find a job elsewhere.
I feel that our rghts and freedom guaranteed under the Constitution have been bought and paid for with the blood of
Americas Heroes.Any body that would violate your rights
would also walk on the graves of Americas Heroes.
When I say anybody I mean from the bottom all the way to
the top. Pure Scum.
someone tell me when was the constitution was acturally followed ?………….fact :::: It was wrtitten by white men for white men. Blacks considered their slaves. Women could not even vote until around 1918………..blacks 1961. And now today everyone is talking about the constitution says this and that. Too me its just a piece of paper with words for white men to benifit anyway you look at it………..It needs to be re-written and include women and all “humans” from all walks of life. What a freaking hypocrite to write something that starts off with “all men are created equal”, and to have men back at their ranch held as slaves. This is worst than the cath-tho-lick church who covered for and shifted around all those preverts whom claim to be a preist but was acturally child molesters all those years. Really makes me puke to know some one hiding behind the cloth and right today still getting away with it. Let someone in the public do that and they have to register as child molester…not them. Then again it is funny they have choosen a pope who was in hitlers “youth army” to be there pope……..lol……….is that a slap in the face to the jews or what. I will stop throwing stones at glass houses because it may rain on my card board box.