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No Panic. No Quit. | The Leaf: Blueprint Moment | 01.19.25

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The Oath Is Not a Suggestion

By Shaun A. Todd

"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"

This is not a tagline, this is not a tweet. This is the oath—the oath that is etched into our history, binding every person who dares to lead this republic. It's not open to interpretation, and it is not optional. It is not, as Donald J. Trump recently said on national television, a matter of "I don't know."

When asked point-blank by NBC's Kristen Welker whether he should be uphold the Constitution, the sitting President of the United States responded with "I don't know".

Not "yes."

Not even "of course."

He responded with uncertainty. A shrug. A shoulder roll heard around the world.

Let's be very clear: This was not a gaffe, it was a confession.

Mr. Trump has spent years treating the Constitution like an obstacle course instead of a moral compass. He has praised autocrats and touted "love letters" from North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un. He has dismissed court rulings and called for the impeachment of judges who rule against his administration. He has ignored subpoenas and encouraged political violence--all while pretending to be the keeper of American greatness. A man who cannot affirm the Constitution is not defending America, he is dismantling it.

Yet, too many have shrugged it off. The political class has stayed silent, including Republicans who repeatedly call themselves "constitutionalists." The pundits have pivoted, and the mainstream media buried it in a sea of other quotes as if a president casually disavowing his oath was just another soundbite in an endless news cycle.

We cannot afford to normalize this.

We cannot afford to excuse it.

We damn sure cannot afford to pretend that it's harmless.

This country has lost too many lives--soldiers, activists, and ordinary citizens--for us to sit silently while the presidency is wielded like a wrecking ball. John Lewis didn't get his skull cracked on the Edmund Pettus Bridge just so a president can say "I don't know" when asked whether he supports the very document that justifies his power.

The Constitution is not a menu. You don't get to pick and choose . You don't get to embrace the 2nd Amendment while shredding the 14th Amendment. You don't get to quote the founders in one breath and incite insurrection in the next. The oath is not about loyalty to party, it's about loyalty to principle.

If that oath means nothing to you, you do not belong in any elected office. And you damn sure don't belong in the Oval Office.

We are not playing politics here, we are defending the last line between civilization and collapse. Because once the oath becomes a joke, the presidency becomes a threat.

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