2020 Election - Thread #5

[robkelk]

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And back in the US, the Department of "Justice" is still saying a woman can't sue the former president for defamation, because Trump was the goverment and therefore it's fine if he lies about raping a woman.  ...

I think whoever said that needs to go back and re-read the oath he or she signed before being hired by the US Civil Service.

Here, I'll save folks the effort of looking up 5 USC 3331:

An individual, except the President, elected or appointed to an office of honor or profit in the civil service or uniformed services, shall take the following oath: “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.” This section does not affect other oaths required by law.

Note that nowhere in that oath is any mention made of covering your boss' ass. Your civil servants are sworn to defend the Constitution, not the person whose name happens to be in the box at the top of the org chart.