Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The law regarding, and the wording of, the oath is given in 5 U.S. Code § 3331. It is also not limited to just Congress: An individual, except the President, elected or appointed to an office of honor or profit in the civil service or uniformed services, shall take the following oath: “I, AB, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support ...
With the current situation in the USA, I had a look at the wording of the Oath of Office the US president takes, and was surprised to see that the oath is to "preserve, protect and defend the Constitution". Why is the oath worded to the constitution, and not the people of the USA? From Comments and additional Context for future readers: From @vsz :
This oath is taken by newly-elected United States Senators: I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and
Yesterday was Jan 3, when Session 1 of the 117th Congress began, meaning that the new Representatives are now technically in office, minus the oath. Per the House website, the order of the new House is thus. Representatives usually take their oath during the first day of a new Congress, when the House organizes itself.
Before he enter on the Execution of his Office, he shall take the following Oath or Affirmation:—"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 Senators and Representatives before mentioned, 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 qualification to any office or ...
In theory failure to uphold the oath of office to "faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States" could be considered a high crime and lead to articles of impeachment, and impeachment in the Senate as proscribed in Article II of the US Consitution. But that would require congress to take action on the failure.
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 ...
Congress can likewise declare that an office doesn't need impeachment for the occupant to be removed for misconduct; in fact, that's the case for every office except the President, VP, and life-tenured federal judges. Every other officer can be fired for misconduct in office by the executive or judicial branch without Congressional involvement.
1621 is perjury, i.e. lying under oath, the same as in a judicial trial. As for why are Congressmen given such wide latitude in their own statements, notwithstanding free speech later granted to everyone in the US in most contexts (1st Amendment) the US Constitution (Article I) is simply reflecting the more general common law idea of ...