I took an oath to protect the Constitution, and protecting the Constitution means not letting the president bypass the separation of powers.
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The first thing in my oath is to uphold and protect the U.S. Constitution.
As to the Constitution and the Union, I have taken an oath to support the one, and I cannot do so without preserving the other, unless I commit perjury, which I certainly don't intend to do. We must cherish the Constitution to the last.
I can say that I have not done any culpable violation of the constitution.
I am charged with violating pledges which I never gave; and because I execute what I believe to be the law, with usurping powers not conferred by law; and above all, with using the powers conferred upon the President by the Constitution, from corrupt motives and for unwarrantable ends.
To paraphrase Winston Churchill, I did not take the oath I have just taken with the intention of presiding over the dissolution of the world's strongest economy.
As members of Congress, we take an oath to uphold the Constitution and bear true faith and allegiance to the United States, not the Republican or Democratic party. I have been willing to stand up to my own leadership when it's in the national interest.
When I was sworn in the Marine Corps in 1964, when I was sworn into Congress, I swore to uphold the Constitution against enemies, both foreign and domestic. We have a lot of domestic enemies of - of the Constitution, those who want to pervert it, those who want to change it.
You know I took an oath to tell the truth when I took the witness stand.
I took an oath of office to protect Arizona from all enemies, foreign and domestic.
I took an oath to protect the people of Arizona, and that's what I'm going to do. I'm going to keep pushing in that direction.