Page 272 - Beers With Our Founding Fathers

Beers with our Founding Fathers

so divisive that this outburst was the first of such in history. It

should also be noted that concurrently, the president himself, also
for the first time in history, chastised the Supreme Court for a

decision that he disagreed with. There is no excuse for an anti-
constitutionalist – it is, bluntly, un-American and and treason; it is

time for them to move to a country more suiting to their tastes. The
history of the oath of public office is simple and important. Every

American citizen, and those proudly and honorably working towards
their citizenship, should have this oath in their blood.

In the First Congress of our Country, the oath of office for

president: "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, to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution
of the United States." For new members of Congress, it was

originally written as: "I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will
support the Constitution of the United States." Finally, the current

oath as enacted by Congress at President Lincoln’s request in April
1861, “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

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