Yes, I realize that is very true. My thought was ... if you don't swear an oath to the Constitution, are you more or less likely to follow it than someone who does?
One who swears falsely isn't going to follow it unless he develops a conscience that hurts or is paid enough to be motivated. A person might follow it, or not, based on their reasoning of whether it served a purpose to do so regardless of whether he swore or not: some people eschew oaths. As Jesus said, paraphrasing, don't swear by God or your beard or whatever, just say "yes" or "no" sincerely. I would go by the principle of "by their works ye shall know them."
We should also remember that our Constitution, in fact ALL LAWS are written to work in a community of good, ethical people. Without that, laws mean nothing.
Trust me, there are people who lie as they swear an oath.
Yes, I realize that is very true. My thought was ... if you don't swear an oath to the Constitution, are you more or less likely to follow it than someone who does?
One who swears falsely isn't going to follow it unless he develops a conscience that hurts or is paid enough to be motivated. A person might follow it, or not, based on their reasoning of whether it served a purpose to do so regardless of whether he swore or not: some people eschew oaths. As Jesus said, paraphrasing, don't swear by God or your beard or whatever, just say "yes" or "no" sincerely. I would go by the principle of "by their works ye shall know them."
Completely agree.
We should also remember that our Constitution, in fact ALL LAWS are written to work in a community of good, ethical people. Without that, laws mean nothing.
Kinda where we are now.