Maybe the ubiquitous, and generally societally-ignored breaches of this oath are representative of the document's contemporary utility?
Honest elected officials would say "I took an oath of office to preserve, protect, & defense the Constitution, and to safeguard your rights. I think I have to violate that oath now, for the greater good, for these reasons.'
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I see what you did there lol. It's a good point.
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A virus and a libertarian walk into a bar...
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File this under: No good deed such as this would go unpunished.
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No. There is a solution that complies with the Constitution. The solution is literally within the Constitution.
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An honorable one would then abdicate their position once the crisis had passed for said violation.
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