Listed below, in italics, is the oath taken by the enlisted military soldier. You will note that the oath is basically a promise to 'support and defend' the Constitution of the United States. It is NOT an oath to the president, anyone in Congress, or to any group or individual. This military oath next demands the soldier to have faith in the Constitution. Again, this is not the president or any member of Congress. Next, the oath demands ALLEGIANCE to the Constitution (much as we used to swear allegiance to the flag - a symbol of the country). Finally, the oath wraps up by explaining that the soldier will obey the ORDERS from the Commander in Chief (and those orders from higher ranking officers) ONLY IF THOSE ORDERS ARE IN ACCORDANCE to regulations and the UCMJ. If the orders do NOT follow the Constitution and regulations, then the man in the White House can pound salt!
A soldier does NOT swear an oath of fealty to the president or the individual in the oval office.
Oh, and as for that "domestic enemies" part? The soldier promises to defend the Constitution against enemies that may be here, in our own country , or possibly even in our own government.
This is the oath:
"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; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God."
(Title 10, US Code; Act of 5 May 1960 replacing the wording first adopted in 1789, with amendment effective 5 October 1962).
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The Tenth Amendment
The Tenth Amendment re-emphasizes the Constitution's Federalist principles providing that the federal government's powers are limited to the enumerated powers. If a power is not specifically identified as belonging to the national government (nor prohibited to the states) then it is SPECIFICALLY reserved for the states or the people. The Constitution limits the federal government to the enumerated powers (Article 1,8). Everything and anything else the federal government does is unconstitutional. If it specifically isn't in this list then they cannot do it. Click Here
The Oath of the President
"I do solemnly swear 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 Cause of the Great Depression
We can't over-emphasise that the Great Depression did not become "great" due to the economic problems signaled by the 1929 stock market crash, but, instead, due to government policies undertaken to counteract the economic problems. As Franklin Roosevelt's own Treasury secretary, Henry Morgenthau, lamented in an address to Congressional Democrats in May of 1939:
The Tenth Amendment
The Tenth Amendment re-emphasizes the Constitution's Federalist principles providing that the federal government's powers are limited to the enumerated powers. If a power is not specifically identified as belonging to the national government (nor prohibited to the states) then it is SPECIFICALLY reserved for the states or the people. The Constitution limits the federal government to the enumerated powers (Article 1,8). Everything and anything else the federal government does is unconstitutional. If it specifically isn't in this list then they cannot do it. Click Here
The Oath of the President
"I do solemnly swear 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 Cause of the Great Depression
We can't over-emphasise that the Great Depression did not become "great" due to the economic problems signaled by the 1929 stock market crash, but, instead, due to government policies undertaken to counteract the economic problems. As Franklin Roosevelt's own Treasury secretary, Henry Morgenthau, lamented in an address to Congressional Democrats in May of 1939:
"We have tried spending money. We are spending more than we have ever spent before and it does not work. And I have just one interest, and if I am wrong ... somebody else can have my job. I want to see this country prosperous. I want to see people get a job. I want to see people get enough to eat. We have never made good on our promises ... I say after eight years of this Administration we have just as much unemployment as when we started ... And an enormous debt to boot!"
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