Long thread:
I've been thinking a lot about government service and what it means in light of Trump's nominees for some of the most powerful positions in our nation. It led me to examine the oaths each member of the government takes (one for both the executive and legislative branches and one for 1/
I've been thinking a lot about government service and what it means in light of Trump's nominees for some of the most powerful positions in our nation. It led me to examine the oaths each member of the government takes (one for both the executive and legislative branches and one for 1/
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I know it seems like dark days ahead and it's tempting to become hopeless. However, remember there are hundreds of thousands of American patriots and professionals who will die before betraying their oaths 2/
Executive & Legislative Oaths 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 4/
"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will administer justice without respect to persons, and do equal right to the poor and to the rich, and that I will faithfully and impartially discharge and perform all the duties incumbent upon me as under the Constitution 6/