Shouldn’t all elected politicians be 24/7 sworn in to the oath?

[OddBeMe]

So they can be charged with perjury if they are found lying.

Witnesses at congressional hearing under oath…not Congress

Yes

No

[loveslongnails]

As far as Congressional reps go, it's a rather general affirmation that goes something like this: “I, Marjorie Taylor Greene. do solemnly swear or affirm (as the case may be) that I will support the Constitution of the United States.”

So when you are actively involved in plots to circumvent the Constitution and the peaceful transfer of power, and to prevent the certification of said election with no proof of foul play, you've broken your oath. Same thing goes for the President. It should trigger an immediate hearing to see if you get removed from office. Obviously, it's not quite that simple.

[msc545]

No politician takes an oath seriously.

[OddBeMe]

True, but perjury is illegal.

[msc545]

It is very difficult to prove and almost never prosecuted.

[OddBeMe]

It provides incentive enough for court.

[msc545]

Not in the US.

[SotiCoto]

I thought that said "Shouldn't all elected politicians be 24/7 burnt to death" ... and the answer is yes. Yes they should be burnt to death.

[OddBeMe]

I still think my option could be feasibly done.

[Juxtapose]

Then they could be found guilty for perjury simply for saying "no honey your ass doesn't look fat in that" or the like if it could be proven they lied.

I dislike most politicians but they have to work under reasonable conditions with proper incentivea.

[Juxtapose]

*incentives

[OddBeMe]

No, perjury has quite a few specifics, like who is asking the questions, the subject matter, etc. But I can’t remember that last time a sitting elected politician was sworn in.

[BetaBucks]

What if it were only for when they are in official government meetings? Like for votes or hearings.

[OddBeMe]

@BetaBucks again better than what we have now? Why are witnesses sworn not to lie but congressmen aren’t?

[BetaBucks]

Completely agree. It's a dumb double standard. But even with stuff like public city/county council meetings, the council members should get sworn in too. No reason not to in my opinion

[OddBeMe]

@BetaBucks agreed

[BetaBucks]

Yes. Hell yes. And:

Ban financially donating to politicians
Ban inside trading
Require bodycams on politicians except when they're at home or in the bathroom.

[OtterMan68]

I'd say if they are at a committee meeting or on the floor of the legislature, then yes. I hate watching politicians grill people who are under oath. The politicians can lie their butts off with impunity knowing they can while accusing the witnesses of perjury.

[CaptainSmartass]

If you did that, the entire political crowd would be in jail. Personally I think its worth a shot...

Simples...

[genericname85]

well considering who decides what law changes will be written into law, that's probably the least likely result that politics will ever produce.

[DarkLegacy]

Yes and then we can put all politicians in jail. Im in the UK and politicians use clever trickery to get around not lying. You never get a Yes or NO answer to anything from a politician.

[goaded]

I like your thinking! It would give tremendous advantage to people who haven't been elected yet, though, if they can freely lie.

[noohair]

Sounds good to me but it will be selectively enforced.

[exitseven]

Yes but the law must be applied equally among the candidates.

[Sevenpointfive]

it's easy to swear when you work for satan

[Alex-Snow]

Trump would not last 1 minute with this

[Fireguy17]

Good luck with that!