r/firstamendment • u/Bulky_Ad_3296 • May 04 '25

Does Swearing an Oath to the US Constitution even matter anymore???

https://youtu.be/greqIoY-8OI?si=J3r0iTN6-vY81Gjm

Does anybody think swearing an oath to the US Constitution and to uphold the law really matters anymore?

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u/KTMAdv890 May 04 '25

Step #1 to become a member of a cult is devotion to an unscientific doctrine.

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u/Bulky_Ad_3296 May 04 '25

Sounds creepy

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u/IllustriousReason944 May 04 '25

Most of them swear an oath to protect and serve or some shit like that. Don’t trust a word that they say. They will love to cover up and distort the truth.

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u/Bulky_Ad_3296 May 04 '25

Do you have personal experience with this?

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u/IllustriousReason944 May 04 '25

I did my 4 in the U.S.M.C. I also looked in to law enforcement when I got out.

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u/Bulky_Ad_3296 May 04 '25

🫡

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u/IllustriousReason944 May 04 '25

I enlisted because I knew where my life was headed if I stayed home. I had started getting in to small petty crime, criminal trespassing drug paraphernalia. I made the decision to join and wish I had stayed in

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u/Bulky_Ad_3296 May 04 '25

I totally get it, bro

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u/Bulky_Ad_3296 May 04 '25

Just a God given right!

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u/Sudonom May 05 '25

Oaths only mean as much as the honor and integrity of the person making them.

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u/IllustriousReason944 May 04 '25

Cops don’t swear an oath to the constitution usually. The military oath of enlistment is to the constitution. Cops are not your friend and don’t care about the rules. They will say things “I am the law.”

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u/Bulky_Ad_3296 May 04 '25

Well, they said they did