There are responsible ways to consider the duty to “support and defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic”. \u00a0This is not one of them:<\/p>\n
Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., believes that his oath of office compels him to protect the country from “rabid” Tea Party congressmen because they qualify as “domestic enemies.”
\nhttp:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/house-democrat-calls-tea-party-lawmakers-domestic-enemies\/article\/2537434<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\nI would like to know what his standards are. \u00a0Probably not impressive when you see how he misconstrues the oath itself:<\/p>\n
“Really, you’ve got to think, we take an oath to protect this country from ‘all enemies, foreign and domestic,’ and these are the domestic enemies,” Cohen said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Except that even if he were right, he would still be wrong. \u00a0The oath is not about protecting the country; that’s the military’s day job, and is covered in the “duties of the office upon which I am about to enter” clause. \u00a0No, the part he is misinterpreting actually commands him to defend the Constitution, not the country.<\/p>\n
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Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., believes that his oath of office compels him to protect the country from “rabid” Tea Party congressmen because they qualify as “domestic enemies.”
http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/house-democrat-calls-tea-party-lawmakers-domestic-enemies\/article\/2537434<\/a><\/p>\nI would like to know what his standards are. \u00a0Probably not impressive when you see how he misconstrues the oath itself:<\/p>\n
“Really, you’ve got to think, we take an oath to protect this country from ‘all enemies, foreign and domestic,’ and these are the domestic enemies,” Cohen said.<\/p>\n
Except that even if he were right, he would still be wrong. \u00a0The oath is not about protecting the country; that’s the military’s day … Continue reading