Oath to Nothing

"When a man takes an oath, he's holding his own self in his own hands like water, and if he opens his fingers then, he needn't hope to find himself again."
--Sir Thomas More (A Man For All Seasons)

If the supreme law of the land, the Constitution, is subject to myriad interpretations, then it is not law at all. Instead, it becomes a tool of discretionary rule, a tool of positivism.

Acting with pure pretense, people swear an oath to uphold and protect the Constitution, and then subsequently excuse seemingly illegal behavior by claiming, "Well, that is how I interpret the Constitution."

It is an oath to nothing.

To be effective, law must have only one meaning. That meaning must be durable. And that must be understood and acknowledged upfront by those interpreting the law in advance.