{"id":7047106,"date":"2026-08-25T08:33:33","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T08:33:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/alabama\/the-oath-is-to-the-constitution\/"},"modified":"2026-08-25T08:33:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T08:33:33","slug":"the-oath-is-to-the-constitution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7047106","title":{"rendered":"The oath is to the Constitution"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The oath of a commissioned officer is not a promise of personal loyalty.<\/p>\n<p>It is a pledge to support and defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic\u2014and to place fidelity to law above loyalty to any president, party or political movement.<\/p>\n<p>In this episode of \u201cThis Matters,\u201d Bill Britt examines why commissioned officers must obey lawful orders, why disagreement and peaceful dissent are not disloyalty, and how the oath keeps military power from becoming an instrument of personal rule.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to \u201cThis Matters with Bill Britt\u201d on\u00a0<a class=\"link__link_abe90\" title=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/097KxTTIcxI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a>,\u00a0<a class=\"link__link_abe90\" title=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/43JJjGiyRCkL87Eai1Ysx6?si=8da1094513fa41a0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Spotify<\/a>,\u00a0<a class=\"link__link_abe90\" title=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/this-matters-with-bill-britt\/id1883499941\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Apple<\/a> or anywhere you get your podcasts.<\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 -->\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The oath of a commissioned officer is not a promise of personal loyalty. 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