Oath of President of the United States of America

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.

Oath of Members of the Senate of the United States of America

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.

Oath of Enlistment, United States Armed Forces

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; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God.”

Oath of Central Intelligence Agency

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.”

Above is a display of a few of the oaths that must be recited by various elected officials, commissioned officers of the armed forces, and hundreds of others. Notably, one common phrase, “the Constitution”, stands out above all others followed by the phrase “against all enemies, foreign and domestic”. Clearly, the most important task of any president, vice-president, senator, member of the House, member of any of the armed forces, governors of the individual states, and hundreds and thousands of others is to defend the Constitution against any and all enemies. The oath states that most important task for the official and informs him/her against whom the…