Did you know that many of our Founding Fathers were scholars of government, history, philosophy, and human nature?
They sacrificed and suffered for eight indescribable years to win our independence from Great Britain, and they prepared themselves to create a government that would preserve the liberty they worked so hard to gain.
They diligently studied important principles of liberty and government. They discussed, debated, and refined their ideas, and memorialized them in the United States Constitution.
The Constitution requires officials in the Federal Government to take an oath of office and swear to uphold the Constitution.
Over the years, many government officials have honored their oath to uphold the Constitution, and liberty has thrived in America. But we live in a day where many officials do not keep their oath of office, and liberty in America is in jeopardy.
As American citizens, we need to know what the Constitution says and why it's important, and require officials to honor the oath they made or replace them with officials who will.
Below are the oaths of office for each of the three branches of Government.
President of the United States (Executive Branch)
"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."
Vice President of the United States (Executive Branch)
"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 I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God."
Members of Congress (Legislative Branch)
"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."
Supreme Court Justices (Judicial Branch)
"I, [NAME], 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 [TITLE] under the Constitution and laws of the United States. So help me God.''
Learn More: The Oath of Office
They sacrificed and suffered for eight indescribable years to win our independence from Great Britain, and they prepared themselves to create a government that would preserve the liberty they worked so hard to gain.
They diligently studied important principles of liberty and government. They discussed, debated, and refined their ideas, and memorialized them in the United States Constitution.
The Constitution requires officials in the Federal Government to take an oath of office and swear to uphold the Constitution.
Over the years, many government officials have honored their oath to uphold the Constitution, and liberty has thrived in America. But we live in a day where many officials do not keep their oath of office, and liberty in America is in jeopardy.
As American citizens, we need to know what the Constitution says and why it's important, and require officials to honor the oath they made or replace them with officials who will.
Below are the oaths of office for each of the three branches of Government.
President of the United States (Executive Branch)
"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."
Vice President of the United States (Executive Branch)
"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 I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God."
Members of Congress (Legislative Branch)
"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."
Supreme Court Justices (Judicial Branch)
"I, [NAME], 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 [TITLE] under the Constitution and laws of the United States. So help me God.''
Learn More: The Oath of Office
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