The oath to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution provides the foundation for the balance of power created in three branches of government. The Uniform Code of Military Justice requires members of the Armed Forces to only follow lawful orders and to disobey illegal orders.

The crimes important enough to be identified in the Constitution— "Treason, Felony and Breach of the Peace," are important enough to be prosecuted, punished, and prevented.

All it requires is for those who have taken their oaths of office to act on what they swore they would actually do.