What is a sworn oath? Does it have any value?
A friend of mine helped his Boy Scout Troop with a voter registration booth in the local shopping mall. We talked about it in relation to the current registration drives being run by various groups around the country. He said that every adult who handled registration forms was required to swear an oath before participating. They swore to follow the legal directives, and handle the applications properly, and to do nothing to influence people in their party choice or voting options.
He followed the rules completely, and couldn’t understand why anyone wouldn’t. “We had to take an oath! We swore to do it properly.”
For this man, the value of his word is inestimable.
Neal Boortz has a lot to say about this election. In particular, he’s been discussing voter fraud this week–and DNC plans to cause some if it doesn’t appear on its own:
In a Drudge exclusive, the 66-page Democratic mobilization plan says “If no signs of intimidation techniques have emerged yet, launch a ‘pre-emptive strike.'”
I would like to now point out something we all need to consider. I seem to remember that one of our Presidents was impeached for lying under oath. His entire Party rallied behind him, including all of their Senators and Congressmen. Lying under oath was no big deal. We needed to move on. A sworn oath really wasn’t all that important.
Those supporters are many of the same ones who are now out registering people to vote. They are swearing an oath to follow the laws.
Can we really believe they take that oath seriously?
Boortz believes, as I do, that there are still people in this country who value their own oath:
George Bush takes seriously the oath he took when he was sworn in, an oath to “protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.” To protect the Constitution is to protect our country. George Bush believes that the Constitution and his oath of office is all the permission he needs to defend America.