The Oath of Office

[Keith Broaders]

The Oath to Defend the Constitution is a Solemn Promise

As a condition of employment every government employee at the city, county, state or Federal level is to take an oath to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution for the united States of America. When those have taken the oath fail  to keep their promise, they violated the "Supreme Law of the Land" and terminated their right to serve in any office of public trust.

In Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment mandates that whenever anyone who has taken an oath to defend the Constitution fails to do so they forfeit the  right to service in a public capacity.

It is the responsibility of "We the People" that are responsible to determine when a public official has violated their oath. In order to hold government employees accountable, the people must understand the nature of the promise made by government officials.

In order to expect the oath takers to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution, "We the People" we must first must know when the Constitution is being violated. We can not expect our servants to keep their promise if we fail to hold them accountable.

Every two years, we have a responsibility to vote our of office any Congressman or state representative who has violated their oath of office. We can not expect our public servants to comply with the Constitution, if we fail to hold the violators accountable, we have no one to blame, but ourselves.

A responsible citizen must be educated on the principles of the Constitution and must evaluate the job performance of our employees. 

The vast majority of the American voters and  don't  even know the names of their  city, county, state and national representatives. Whenever an employee given the authority to do whatever they want, should you be surprised when they abuse that power.

When an apathetic people are collectively ignored and uninformed they can not prevent the powerful few from exploiting the many.

Fourteenth Amendment, Section 3:

No Person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice-President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any State, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any State legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any State, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. But Congress may by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability.

[Keith Broaders]

Current law requires teachers and other school employees paid from public school funds to swear that they will support and defend the U.S. Constitution and the Nebraska Constitution and that they do not advocate—and are not a member of any political party or organization that advocates—the overthrow of the U.S. or ...Feb 25, 2020

[Keith Broaders]

The U.S. Supreme Court has since held that public employees cannot be required to sign or take oaths as a condition of employment and that attempting to mandate the personal beliefs of teachers and students violates the Constitution, she said.Feb 25, 2020

[Keith Broaders]

“The Senators and Representatives, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious Test shall ever be required as a ...

[Keith Broaders]

Every new Federal employee, including the President, is required by law to take an oath to support and defend the Constitution. The Oath of Office will be administered on your first day of employment.