Honest Ones
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In my opinion, most Federal elected officials are in it to benefit themselves more than the people they are supposed to represent. Have you recently heard of a poltician who is worse off, financially, when they leave Washington than when they arrived?
Honest Ones
By Franklin Price
06/10/2020
What happened to the honest ones?
Ones who'd rather die than lie.
Been replaced by the dishonest
Makes the truthful want to cry
The rich, the high, the mighty
Use their bucks to buy the power
Power produces liars
We see it happen every hour
If life is power/money,
Those who have it, still have need
If lying gets them more of it
They must lie to feed the greed
Some who have the riches
Feel impelled to heed the call
To represent their countrymen.
At the top, to lead us all
The U.S. is based on freedom
Common good for everyone
With morals based religions
Truth when all is said and done
No oath that is taken,
By those who run this land,
Requires that the truth be told.
I find that hard to understand
Our founders were remiss, I think,
When the Constitution was all set
They left out mention of the truth
Not their mistake, I'd bet
They knew that politicians lie
It's the nature of the beast
No matter where they came from
North and South, and West and East
If lying gives them power
To move them farther up the line
Then lying is allowable
In fact, it's more than fine
If you see their lips are moving
There is more than just a chance
They're stretching out the truth a bit
To do a side-step dance
PS
In the event you think I'm lying,
About the oaths these people take,
Read the following attached,
It's the truth, for goodness sake.
There is no law that requires honesty, just upholding the Constitution.
IN A TIME OF UNIVERSAL DECEIT TELLING THE TRUTH BECOMES AN ...
endofthefreeworld.wordpress.com/2011/08/15/in-a...
Aug 15, 2011 · in a time of universal deceit telling the truth becomes an act of rebellion. -George Orwell This is my act of rebellion. I would like to bring you the truth. My goal is to unravel the thick web of lies you are being fed by all four branches of the US government (the.4th being mainstream…
The presidential oath of office is required by Article 2, Section 1 of the Constitution, which deals with the executive branch and outlines how the president is elected. In part, it reads:
Before he enter on the Execution of his Office, he shall take the following Oath or Affirmation:--"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) 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."
The Congressional Oath of Office:
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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