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6. Of course there's enough - if only they can get over their cowardice and follow the Constitution they swore to

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Jun 2, 2025, 03:22 PM

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support and defend. In fact, if they all did that, the vote against the bill would be unanimous!

From the Senate web site:

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.

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