An obscure policy within the House of Representatives could prevent those aligned with the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) from being sworn in to Congress. Conservatives are arguing that any member-elect can challenge another member-elect’s ability to be sworn in if there is evidence to believe the individual would not uphold their oath to the Constitution, Fox News reports.
“You cannot swear an oath to support and defend the Constitution while actively working to destroy it. The oath of office is not just words you say at a ceremony. It is a belief. It is an oath to our country and our fellow countrymen,” Rep. Keith Self (R-TX) told the outlet. “The House has both the authority and the duty to ensure that anyone who takes that oath does so in good faith, without mental reservation or purpose of evasion. As DSA candidates and the Red-Green Alliance gain ground, we must enforce the Constitution as written or risk allowing people committed to replacing it to take seats of power under false pretenses.”
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“Anyone who has personally embraced the destruction of the Constitution has no business being sworn in to uphold it,” Self added.
According to the Center for Renewing America, the objecting member “should place the documentary record before the House, and the House should debate whether that evidence establishes that the member-elect remains committed to destroying the constitutional order.” The House would then vote on a resolution finding that “the record establishes the member-elect’s commitment to destroying the constitutional order, that this commitment is incompatible with an oath to ‘support and defend the Constitution’ and bear ‘true faith and allegiance’ to it, and that the member-elect therefore cannot undertake the oath in good faith but could take it only pro forma.” Should the House pass the resolution, it would find whether or not the member-elect can conclude the oath requirement.
This article originally appeared on American Faith and is reposted with permission.
