To Laws, Not Office Or Individuals

It is significant that we take an oath to support and defend the Constitution and not an individual leader, ruler, office, or entity.  This is true for the simple reason that the Constitution is based on lasting principles of sound government that provide balance, stability, and consistency through time.  A government based on individuals — who are inconsistent, fallible, and often prone to error — too easily leads to tyranny on the one extreme or anarchy on the other.  The founding fathers sought to avoid these extremes and create a balanced government based on constitutional principles.
[This quote is taken from an FBI web page (https://www2.fbi.gov/publications/leb/2009/september2009/oath.htm) which explains the Oath taken by FBI Agents on their first day of work.   Actually the same oath is taken by all U.S. Federal employees (other than the President) when they start work.
The following is the “actual” Oath of Office:
I [name] 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.
And, yes, I too have taken this oath  —  on entering the military and later civilian service.    —    kmab]
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