Keeping the Promise?
The Oath of Office of the House of Representatives:
I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter, so help me God.This is the central commitment of every member of the United States House of Representatives: to support and defend the Constitution of the United States. Not to support and defend the American people. Not to support and defend the land itself. To support and defend the binding contract we Americans make with ourselves and each other, the American Constitution.
The Irregular Times Oath Of Office Index measures the extent to which our Representatives actually support and defend the Constitution in their legislative actions. Does your member of Congress support or oppose the central tenet of Americanism: support for the Constitution? Or in opposition to the Constitution has your Representative embraced an unAmerican agenda? Has your member of Congress been faithful to or broken his or her solemn oath of office? Check our index for the 110th Congress of 2007-2008 and find out.
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Extraordinary Support and Defense of the U.S. Constitution
The following members of Congress have earned an Oath of Office Index Score between 80 and 100.
Rep. Neil Abercrombie, Democrat, representing Hawaii District 1 . Oath of Office Index Score: 80/100. (Contact Rep. Abercrombie)
Rep. Thomas Allen, Democrat, representing Maine District 1 . Oath of Office Index Score: 100/100. (Contact Rep. Allen)
Rep. Michael Arcuri, Democrat, representing New York District 24 . Oath of Office Index Score: 80/100. (Contact Rep. Arcuri)
Rep. Tammy Baldwin, Democrat, representing Wisconsin District 2 . Oath of Office Index Score: 100/100. (Contact Rep. Baldwin)
Rep. Earl Blumenauer, Democrat, representing Oregon District 3 . Oath of Office Index Score: 100/100. (Contact Rep. Blumenauer)
Rep. Lois Capps, Democrat, representing California District 23 . Oath of Office Index Score: 100/100. (Contact Rep. Capps)
Rep. Michael Capuano, Democrat, representing Massachusetts District 8 . Oath of Office Index Score: 80/100. (Contact Rep. Capuano)
Rep. Russ Carnahan, Democrat, representing Missouri District 3 . Oath of Office Index Score: 80/100. (Contact Rep. Carnahan)
Rep. Julia Carson, Democrat, representing Indiana District 7 . Oath of Office Index Score: 100/100. (Contact Rep. Carson)
Rep. Yvette Clarke, Democrat, representing New York District 11 . Oath of Office Index Score: 80/100. (Contact Rep. Clarke)
Rep. Wm. Clay, Democrat, representing Missouri District 1 . Oath of Office Index Score: 80/100. (Contact Rep. Clay)
Rep. Steve Cohen, Democrat, representing Tennessee District 9 . Oath of Office Index Score: 100/100. (Contact Rep. Cohen)
Rep. John Conyers, Democrat, representing Michigan District 14 . Oath of Office Index Score: 80/100. (Contact Rep. Conyers)
Rep. Jerry Costello, Democrat, representing Illinois District 12 . Oath of Office Index Score: 80/100. (Contact Rep. Costello)
Rep. Joe Courtney, Democrat, representing Connecticut District 2 . Oath of Office Index Score: 80/100. (Contact Rep. Courtney)
Rep. Elijah Cummings, Democrat, representing Maryland District 7 . Oath of Office Index Score: 80/100. (Contact Rep. Cummings)
Rep. Danny Davis, Democrat, representing Illinois District 7 . Oath of Office Index Score: 100/100. (Contact Rep. Davis)
Rep. Susan Davis, Democrat, representing California District 53 . Oath of Office Index Score: 80/100. (Contact Rep. Davis)
Rep. Peter DeFazio, Democrat, representing Oregon District 4 . Oath of Office Index Score: 100/100. (Contact Rep. DeFazio)
Rep. Diana DeGette, Democrat, representing Colorado District 1 . Oath of Office Index Score: 100/100. (Contact Rep. DeGette)
Rep. Rosa DeLauro, Democrat, representing Connecticut District 3 . Oath of Office Index Score: 100/100. (Contact Rep. DeLauro)
Rep. Lloyd Doggett, Democrat, representing Texas District 25 . Oath of Office Index Score: 80/100. (Contact Rep. Doggett)
Rep. Michael Doyle, Democrat, representing Pennsylvania District 14 . Oath of Office Index Score: 80/100. (Contact Rep. Doyle)
Rep. Keith Ellison, Democrat, representing Minnesota District 5 . Oath of Office Index Score: 100/100. (Contact Rep. Ellison)
Rep. Anna Eshoo, Democrat, representing California District 14 . Oath of Office Index Score: 100/100. (Contact Rep. Eshoo)
Rep. Sam Farr, Democrat, representing California District 17 . Oath of Office Index Score: 100/100. (Contact Rep. Farr)
Rep. Chaka Fattah, Democrat, representing Pennsylvania District 2 . Oath of Office Index Score: 80/100. (Contact Rep. Fattah)
Rep. Bob Filner, Democrat, representing California District 51 . Oath of Office Index Score: 100/100. (Contact Rep. Filner)
Rep. Barney Frank, Democrat, representing Massachusetts District 4 . Oath of Office Index Score: 100/100. (Contact Rep. Frank)
Rep. Raul Grijalva, Democrat, representing Arizona District 7 . Oath of Office Index Score: 100/100. (Contact Rep. Grijalva)
Rep. Luis Gutierrez, Democrat, representing Illinois District 4 . Oath of Office Index Score: 80/100. (Contact Rep. Gutierrez)
Rep. John Hall, Democrat, representing New York District 19 . Oath of Office Index Score: 80/100. (Contact Rep. Hall)
Rep. Jane Harman, Democrat, representing California District 36 . Oath of Office Index Score: 80/100. (Contact Rep. Harman)
Rep. Maurice Hinchey, Democrat, representing New York District 22 . Oath of Office Index Score: 80/100. (Contact Rep. Hinchey)
Rep. Mazie Hirono, Democrat, representing Hawaii District 2 . Oath of Office Index Score: 100/100. (Contact Rep. Hirono)
Rep. Paul Hodes, Democrat, representing New Hampshire District 2 . Oath of Office Index Score: 80/100. (Contact Rep. Hodes)
Rep. Rush Holt, Democrat, representing New Jersey District 12 . Oath of Office Index Score: 100/100. (Contact Rep. Holt)
Rep. Michael Honda, Democrat, representing California District 15 . Oath of Office Index Score: 100/100. (Contact Rep. Honda)
Rep. Jay Inslee, Democrat, representing Washington District 1 . Oath of Office Index Score: 80/100. (Contact Rep. Inslee)
Rep. Steve Israel, Democrat, representing New York District 2 . Oath of Office Index Score: 80/100. (Contact Rep. Israel)
Rep. Jesse Jackson, Democrat, representing Illinois District 2 . Oath of Office Index Score: 100/100. (Contact Rep. Jackson)
Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee, Democrat, representing Texas District 18 . Oath of Office Index Score: 100/100. (Contact Rep. Jackson-Lee)
Rep. Henry Johnson, Democrat, representing Georgia District 4 . Oath of Office Index Score: 100/100. (Contact Rep. Johnson)
Rep. Stephanie Jones, Democrat, representing Ohio District 11 . Oath of Office Index Score: 80/100. (Contact Rep. Jones)
Rep. Steve Kagen, Democrat, representing Wisconsin District 8 . Oath of Office Index Score: 80/100. (Contact Rep. Kagen)
Rep. Dennis Kucinich, Democrat, representing Ohio District 10 . Oath of Office Index Score: 100/100. (Contact Rep. Kucinich)
Rep. Rick Larsen, Democrat, representing Washington District 2 . Oath of Office Index Score: 80/100. (Contact Rep. Larsen)
Rep. John Larson, Democrat, representing Connecticut District 1 . Oath of Office Index Score: 80/100. (Contact Rep. Larson)
Rep. John Lewis, Democrat, representing Georgia District 5 . Oath of Office Index Score: 100/100. (Contact Rep. Lewis)
Rep. David Loebsack, Democrat, representing Iowa District 2 . Oath of Office Index Score: 80/100. (Contact Rep. Loebsack)
Rep. Zoe Lofgren, Democrat, representing California District 16 . Oath of Office Index Score: 100/100. (Contact Rep. Lofgren)
Rep. Carolyn Maloney, Democrat, representing New York District 14 . Oath of Office Index Score: 100/100. (Contact Rep. Maloney)
Rep. Edward Markey, Democrat, representing Massachusetts District 7 . Oath of Office Index Score: 80/100. (Contact Rep. Markey)
Rep. Doris Matsui, Democrat, representing California District 5 . Oath of Office Index Score: 100/100. (Contact Rep. Matsui)
Rep. Betty McCollum, Democrat, representing Minnesota District 4 . Oath of Office Index Score: 100/100. (Contact Rep. McCollum)
Rep. Jim McDermott, Democrat, representing Washington District 7 . Oath of Office Index Score: 80/100. (Contact Rep. McDermott)
Rep. James McGovern, Democrat, representing Massachusetts District 3 . Oath of Office Index Score: 100/100. (Contact Rep. McGovern)
Rep. Michael McNulty, Democrat, representing New York District 21 . Oath of Office Index Score: 80/100. (Contact Rep. McNulty)
Rep. Brad Miller, Democrat, representing North Carolina District 13 . Oath of Office Index Score: 80/100. (Contact Rep. Miller)
Rep. George Miller, Democrat, representing California District 7 . Oath of Office Index Score: 100/100. (Contact Rep. Miller)
Rep. Dennis Moore, Democrat, representing Kansas District 3 . Oath of Office Index Score: 80/100. (Contact Rep. Moore)
Rep. James Moran, Democrat, representing Virginia District 8 . Oath of Office Index Score: 100/100. (Contact Rep. Moran)
Rep. Christopher Murphy, Democrat, representing Connecticut District 5 . Oath of Office Index Score: 80/100. (Contact Rep. Murphy)
Rep. Jerrold Nadler, Democrat, representing New York District 8 . Oath of Office Index Score: 100/100. (Contact Rep. Nadler)
Rep. Grace Napolitano, Democrat, representing California District 38 . Oath of Office Index Score: 80/100. (Contact Rep. Napolitano)
Rep. Richard Neal, Democrat, representing Massachusetts District 2 . Oath of Office Index Score: 80/100. (Contact Rep. Neal)
Rep. James Oberstar, Democrat, representing Minnesota District 8 . Oath of Office Index Score: 80/100. (Contact Rep. Oberstar)
Rep. John Olver, Democrat, representing Massachusetts District 1 . Oath of Office Index Score: 100/100. (Contact Rep. Olver)
Rep. Frank Pallone, Democrat, representing New Jersey District 6 . Oath of Office Index Score: 80/100. (Contact Rep. Pallone)
Rep. Ed Pastor, Democrat, representing Arizona District 4 . Oath of Office Index Score: 80/100. (Contact Rep. Pastor)
Rep. Donald Payne, Democrat, representing New Jersey District 10 . Oath of Office Index Score: 80/100. (Contact Rep. Payne)
Rep. David Price, Democrat, representing North Carolina District 4 . Oath of Office Index Score: 100/100. (Contact Rep. Price)
Rep. Charles Rangel, Democrat, representing New York District 15 . Oath of Office Index Score: 100/100. (Contact Rep. Rangel)
Rep. Steven Rothman, Democrat, representing New Jersey District 9 . Oath of Office Index Score: 100/100. (Contact Rep. Rothman)
Rep. Bobby Rush, Democrat, representing Illinois District 1 . Oath of Office Index Score: 80/100. (Contact Rep. Rush)
Rep. Loretta Sanchez, Democrat, representing California District 39 . Oath of Office Index Score: 80/100. (Contact Rep. Sanchez)
Rep. Linda S�nchez, Democrat, representing California District 47 . Oath of Office Index Score: 80/100. (Contact Rep. S�nchez)
Rep. Janice Schakowsky, Democrat, representing Illinois District 9 . Oath of Office Index Score: 100/100. (Contact Rep. Schakowsky)
Rep. Allyson Schwartz, Democrat, representing Pennsylvania District 13 . Oath of Office Index Score: 80/100. (Contact Rep. Schwartz)
Rep. Robert Scott, Democrat, representing Virginia District 3 . Oath of Office Index Score: 80/100. (Contact Rep. Scott)
Rep. Jos� Serrano, Democrat, representing New York District 16 . Oath of Office Index Score: 80/100. (Contact Rep. Serrano)
Rep. Carol Shea-Porter, Democrat, representing New Hampshire District 1 . Oath of Office Index Score: 80/100. (Contact Rep. Shea-Porter)
Rep. Louise Slaughter, Democrat, representing New York District 28 . Oath of Office Index Score: 100/100. (Contact Rep. Slaughter)
Rep. Hilda Solis, Democrat, representing California District 32 . Oath of Office Index Score: 80/100. (Contact Rep. Solis)
Rep. Fortney Stark, Democrat, representing California District 13 . Oath of Office Index Score: 80/100. (Contact Rep. Stark)
Rep. Betty Sutton, Democrat, representing Ohio District 13 . Oath of Office Index Score: 80/100. (Contact Rep. Sutton)
Rep. Mike Thompson, Democrat, representing California District 1 . Oath of Office Index Score: 80/100. (Contact Rep. Thompson)
Rep. John Tierney, Democrat, representing Massachusetts District 6 . Oath of Office Index Score: 100/100. (Contact Rep. Tierney)
Rep. Edolphus Towns, Democrat, representing New York District 10 . Oath of Office Index Score: 80/100. (Contact Rep. Towns)
Rep. Chris Van Hollen, Democrat, representing Maryland District 8 . Oath of Office Index Score: 80/100. (Contact Rep. Van Hollen)
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Democrat, representing Florida District 20 . Oath of Office Index Score: 100/100. (Contact Rep. Wasserman Schultz)
Rep. Diane Watson, Democrat, representing California District 33 . Oath of Office Index Score: 80/100. (Contact Rep. Watson)
Rep. Melvin Watt, Democrat, representing North Carolina District 12 . Oath of Office Index Score: 80/100. (Contact Rep. Watt)
Rep. Henry Waxman, Democrat, representing California District 30 . Oath of Office Index Score: 100/100. (Contact Rep. Waxman)
Rep. Anthony Weiner, Democrat, representing New York District 9 . Oath of Office Index Score: 80/100. (Contact Rep. Weiner)
Rep. Peter Welch, Democrat, representing Vermont . Oath of Office Index Score: 100/100. (Contact Rep. Welch)
Rep. Robert Wexler, Democrat, representing Florida District 19 . Oath of Office Index Score: 80/100. (Contact Rep. Wexler)
Rep. Lynn Woolsey, Democrat, representing California District 6 . Oath of Office Index Score: 100/100. (Contact Rep. Woolsey)
Rep. David Wu, Democrat, representing Oregon District 1 . Oath of Office Index Score: 80/100. (Contact Rep. Wu)
Relatively Strong Support of the Constitution:
The following members of Congress have earned an Oath of Office Index Score between 60 and 79.
Rep. Gary Ackerman, Democrat, representing New York District 5 . Oath of Office Index Score: 60/100. (Contact Rep. Ackerman)
Rep. Robert Andrews, Democrat, representing New Jersey District 1 . Oath of Office Index Score: 60/100. (Contact Rep. Andrews)
Rep. Brian Baird, Democrat, representing Washington District 3 . Oath of Office Index Score: 60/100. (Contact Rep. Baird)
Rep. Shelley Berkley, Democrat, representing Nevada District 1 . Oath of Office Index Score: 60/100. (Contact Rep. Berkley)
Rep. Howard Berman, Democrat, representing California District 28 . Oath of Office Index Score: 60/100. (Contact Rep. Berman)
Rep. Rick Boucher, Democrat, representing Virginia District 9 . Oath of Office Index Score: 60/100. (Contact Rep. Boucher)
Rep. Robert Brady, Democrat, representing Pennsylvania District 1 . Oath of Office Index Score: 60/100. (Contact Rep. Brady)
Rep. Bruce Braley, Democrat, representing Iowa District 1 . Oath of Office Index Score: 60/100. (Contact Rep. Braley)
Rep. Kathy Castor, Democrat, representing Florida District 11 . Oath of Office Index Score: 60/100. (Contact Rep. Castor)
Rep. Joseph Crowley, Democrat, representing New York District 7 . Oath of Office Index Score: 60/100. (Contact Rep. Crowley)
Rep. William Delahunt, Democrat, representing Massachusetts District 10 . Oath of Office Index Score: 60/100. (Contact Rep. Delahunt)
Rep. John Dingell, Democrat, representing Michigan District 15 . Oath of Office Index Score: 60/100. (Contact Rep. Dingell)
Rep. Rahm Emanuel, Democrat, representing Illinois District 5 . Oath of Office Index Score: 60/100. (Contact Rep. Emanuel)
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, Democrat, representing Arizona District 8 . Oath of Office Index Score: 60/100. (Contact Rep. Giffords)
Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand, Democrat, representing New York District 20 . Oath of Office Index Score: 60/100. (Contact Rep. Gillibrand)
Rep. Charles Gonzalez, Democrat, representing Texas District 20 . Oath of Office Index Score: 60/100. (Contact Rep. Gonzalez)
Rep. Al Green, Democrat, representing Texas District 9 . Oath of Office Index Score: 60/100. (Contact Rep. Green)
Rep. Gene Green, Democrat, representing Texas District 29 . Oath of Office Index Score: 60/100. (Contact Rep. Green)
Rep. Phil Hare, Democrat, representing Illinois District 17 . Oath of Office Index Score: 60/100. (Contact Rep. Hare)
Rep. Alcee Hastings, Democrat, representing Florida District 23 . Oath of Office Index Score: 60/100. (Contact Rep. Hastings)
Rep. Darlene Hooley, Democrat, representing Oregon District 5 . Oath of Office Index Score: 60/100. (Contact Rep. Hooley)
Rep. William Jefferson, Democrat, representing Louisiana District 2 . Oath of Office Index Score: 60/100. (Contact Rep. Jefferson)
Rep. Marcy Kaptur, Democrat, representing Ohio District 9 . Oath of Office Index Score: 60/100. (Contact Rep. Kaptur)
Rep. Patrick Kennedy, Democrat, representing Rhode Island District 1 . Oath of Office Index Score: 60/100. (Contact Rep. Kennedy)
Rep. Barbara Lee, Democrat, representing California District 9 . Oath of Office Index Score: 60/100. (Contact Rep. Lee)
Rep. Sander Levin, Democrat, representing Michigan District 12 . Oath of Office Index Score: 60/100. (Contact Rep. Levin)
Rep. Nita Lowey, Democrat, representing New York District 18 . Oath of Office Index Score: 60/100. (Contact Rep. Lowey)
Rep. Stephen Lynch, Democrat, representing Massachusetts District 9 . Oath of Office Index Score: 60/100. (Contact Rep. Lynch)
Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, Democrat, representing New York District 4 . Oath of Office Index Score: 60/100. (Contact Rep. McCarthy)
Rep. Jerry McNerney, Democrat, representing California District 11 . Oath of Office Index Score: 60/100. (Contact Rep. McNerney)
Rep. Martin Meehan, Democrat, representing Massachusetts District 5 . Oath of Office Index Score: 60/100. (Contact Rep. Meehan)
Rep. Kendrick Meek, Democrat, representing Florida District 17 . Oath of Office Index Score: 60/100. (Contact Rep. Meek)
Rep. Michael Michaud, Democrat, representing Maine District 2 . Oath of Office Index Score: 60/100. (Contact Rep. Michaud)
Rep. Alan Mollohan, Democrat, representing West Virginia District 1 . Oath of Office Index Score: 60/100. (Contact Rep. Mollohan)
Rep. Patrick Murphy, Democrat, representing Pennsylvania District 8 . Oath of Office Index Score: 60/100. (Contact Rep. Murphy)
Rep. David Obey, Democrat, representing Wisconsin District 7 . Oath of Office Index Score: 60/100. (Contact Rep. Obey)
Rep. Bill Pascrell, Democrat, representing New Jersey District 8 . Oath of Office Index Score: 60/100. (Contact Rep. Pascrell)
Rep. Jon Porter, Republican, representing Nevada District 3 . Oath of Office Index Score: 60/100. (Contact Rep. Porter)
Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard, Democrat, representing California District 34 . Oath of Office Index Score: 60/100. (Contact Rep. Roybal-Allard)
Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, Democrat, representing Maryland District 2 . Oath of Office Index Score: 60/100. (Contact Rep. Ruppersberger)
Rep. Tim Ryan, Democrat, representing Ohio District 17 . Oath of Office Index Score: 60/100. (Contact Rep. Ryan)
Rep. John Sarbanes, Democrat, representing Maryland District 3 . Oath of Office Index Score: 60/100. (Contact Rep. Sarbanes)
Rep. Brad Sherman, Democrat, representing California District 27 . Oath of Office Index Score: 60/100. (Contact Rep. Sherman)
Rep. Ellen Tauscher, Democrat, representing California District 10 . Oath of Office Index Score: 60/100. (Contact Rep. Tauscher)
Rep. Mark Udall, Democrat, representing Colorado District 2 . Oath of Office Index Score: 60/100. (Contact Rep. Udall)
Rep. Nydia Vel�zquez, Democrat, representing New York District 12 . Oath of Office Index Score: 60/100. (Contact Rep. Vel�zquez)
Rep. Maxine Waters, Democrat, representing California District 35 . Oath of Office Index Score: 60/100. (Contact Rep. Waters)
Rep. Albert Wynn, Democrat, representing Maryland District 4 . Oath of Office Index Score: 60/100. (Contact Rep. Wynn)
Moderately Pro-Constitution
The following members of Congress have earned an Oath of Office Index Score between 40 and 59.
Rep. Joe Baca, Democrat, representing California District 43 . Oath of Office Index Score: 40/100. (Contact Rep. Baca)
Rep. Xavier Becerra, Democrat, representing California District 31 . Oath of Office Index Score: 40/100. (Contact Rep. Becerra)
Rep. Marion Berry, Democrat, representing Arkansas District 1 . Oath of Office Index Score: 40/100. (Contact Rep. Berry)
Rep. Timothy Bishop, Democrat, representing Georgia District 2 . Oath of Office Index Score: 40/100. (Contact Rep. Bishop)
Rep. Rob Bishop, Democrat, representing New York District 1 . Oath of Office Index Score: 40/100. (Contact Rep. Bishop)
Rep. Allen Boyd, Democrat, representing Florida District 2 . Oath of Office Index Score: 40/100. (Contact Rep. Boyd)
Rep. Nancy Boyda, Democrat, representing Kansas District 2 . Oath of Office Index Score: 40/100. (Contact Rep. Boyda)
Rep. Corrine Brown, Democrat, representing Florida District 3 . Oath of Office Index Score: 40/100. (Contact Rep. Brown)
Rep. G.K. Butterfield, Democrat, representing North Carolina District 1 . Oath of Office Index Score: 40/100. (Contact Rep. Butterfield)
Rep. Dennis Cardoza, Democrat, representing California District 18 . Oath of Office Index Score: 40/100. (Contact Rep. Cardoza)
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, Democrat, representing Missouri District 5 . Oath of Office Index Score: 40/100. (Contact Rep. Cleaver)
Rep. James Clyburn, Democrat, representing South Carolina District 6 . Oath of Office Index Score: 40/100. (Contact Rep. Clyburn)
Rep. Norman Dicks, Democrat, representing Washington District 6 . Oath of Office Index Score: 40/100. (Contact Rep. Dicks)
Rep. Eliot Engel, Democrat, representing New York District 17 . Oath of Office Index Score: 40/100. (Contact Rep. Engel)
Rep. Baron Hill, Democrat, representing Indiana District 9 . Oath of Office Index Score: 40/100. (Contact Rep. Hill)
Rep. Tim Holden, Democrat, representing Pennsylvania District 17 . Oath of Office Index Score: 40/100. (Contact Rep. Holden)
Rep. Steny Hoyer, Democrat, representing Maryland District 5 . Oath of Office Index Score: 40/100. (Contact Rep. Hoyer)
Rep. Timothy Johnson, Republican, representing Illinois District 15 . Oath of Office Index Score: 40/100. (Contact Rep. Johnson)
Rep. Eddie Johnson, Democrat, representing Texas District 30 . Oath of Office Index Score: 40/100. (Contact Rep. Johnson)
Rep. Paul Kanjorski, Democrat, representing Pennsylvania District 11 . Oath of Office Index Score: 40/100. (Contact Rep. Kanjorski)
Rep. Dale Kildee, Democrat, representing Michigan District 5 . Oath of Office Index Score: 40/100. (Contact Rep. Kildee)
Rep. Carolyn Kilpatrick, Democrat, representing Michigan District 13 . Oath of Office Index Score: 40/100. (Contact Rep. Kilpatrick)
Rep. Ron Kind, Democrat, representing Wisconsin District 3 . Oath of Office Index Score: 40/100. (Contact Rep. Kind)
Rep. James Langevin, Democrat, representing Rhode Island District 2 . Oath of Office Index Score: 40/100. (Contact Rep. Langevin)
Rep. Tom Lantos, Democrat, representing California District 12 . Oath of Office Index Score: 40/100. (Contact Rep. Lantos)
Rep. Tim Mahoney, Democrat, representing Florida District 16 . Oath of Office Index Score: 40/100. (Contact Rep. Mahoney)
Rep. Gregory Meeks, Democrat, representing New York District 6 . Oath of Office Index Score: 40/100. (Contact Rep. Meeks)
Rep. Jeff Miller, Republican, representing Florida District 1 . Oath of Office Index Score: 40/100. (Contact Rep. Miller)
Rep. Harry Mitchell, Democrat, representing Arizona District 5 . Oath of Office Index Score: 40/100. (Contact Rep. Mitchell)
Rep. Gwen Moore, Democrat, representing Wisconsin District 4 . Oath of Office Index Score: 40/100. (Contact Rep. Moore)
Rep. John Murtha, Democrat, representing Pennsylvania District 12 . Oath of Office Index Score: 40/100. (Contact Rep. Murtha)
Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Democrat, representing California District 8 . Oath of Office Index Score: 40/100. (Contact Rep. Pelosi)
Rep. Ed Perlmutter, Democrat, representing Colorado District 7 . Oath of Office Index Score: 40/100. (Contact Rep. Perlmutter)
Rep. Nick Rahall, Democrat, representing West Virginia District 3 . Oath of Office Index Score: 40/100. (Contact Rep. Rahall)
Rep. Silvestre Reyes, Democrat, representing Texas District 16 . Oath of Office Index Score: 40/100. (Contact Rep. Reyes)
Rep. Adam Schiff, Democrat, representing California District 29 . Oath of Office Index Score: 40/100. (Contact Rep. Schiff)
Rep. David Scott, Democrat, representing Georgia District 13 . Oath of Office Index Score: 40/100. (Contact Rep. Scott)
Rep. Joe Sestak, Democrat, representing Pennsylvania District 7 . Oath of Office Index Score: 40/100. (Contact Rep. Sestak)
Rep. Christopher Shays, Republican, representing Connecticut District 4 . Oath of Office Index Score: 40/100. (Contact Rep. Shays)
Rep. Albio Sires, Democrat, representing New Jersey District 13 . Oath of Office Index Score: 40/100. (Contact Rep. Sires)
Rep. Adrian Smith, Republican, representing Nebraska District 3 . Oath of Office Index Score: 40/100. (Contact Rep. Smith)
Rep. John Spratt, Democrat, representing South Carolina District 5 . Oath of Office Index Score: 40/100. (Contact Rep. Spratt)
Rep. Bart Stupak, Democrat, representing Michigan District 1 . Oath of Office Index Score: 40/100. (Contact Rep. Stupak)
Rep. Bennie Thompson, Democrat, representing Mississippi District 2 . Oath of Office Index Score: 40/100. (Contact Rep. Thompson)
Rep. Peter Visclosky, Democrat, representing Indiana District 1 . Oath of Office Index Score: 40/100. (Contact Rep. Visclosky)
Rep. Timothy Walz, Democrat, representing Minnesota District 1 . Oath of Office Index Score: 40/100. (Contact Rep. Walz)
Rep. John Yarmuth, Democrat, representing Kentucky District 3 . Oath of Office Index Score: 40/100. (Contact Rep. Yarmuth)
Weak Support for the Constitution
The following members of Congress have earned an Oath of Office Index Score between 20 and 39.
Rep. Jason Altmire, Democrat, representing Pennsylvania District 4 . Oath of Office Index Score: 20/100. (Contact Rep. Altmire)
Rep. John Barrow, Democrat, representing Georgia District 12 . Oath of Office Index Score: 20/100. (Contact Rep. Barrow)
Rep. Melissa Bean, Democrat, representing Illinois District 8 . Oath of Office Index Score: 20/100. (Contact Rep. Bean)
Rep. Dan Boren, Democrat, representing Oklahoma District 2 . Oath of Office Index Score: 20/100. (Contact Rep. Boren)
Rep. Leonard Boswell, Democrat, representing Iowa District 3 . Oath of Office Index Score: 20/100. (Contact Rep. Boswell)
Rep. Dave Camp, Republican, representing Michigan District 4 . Oath of Office Index Score: 20/100. (Contact Rep. Camp)
Rep. Christopher Carney, Democrat, representing Pennsylvania District 10 . Oath of Office Index Score: 20/100. (Contact Rep. Carney)
Rep. Ben Chandler, Democrat, representing Kentucky District 6 . Oath of Office Index Score: 20/100. (Contact Rep. Chandler)
Rep. Jim Cooper, Democrat, representing Tennessee District 5 . Oath of Office Index Score: 20/100. (Contact Rep. Cooper)
Rep. Jim Costa, Democrat, representing California District 20 . Oath of Office Index Score: 20/100. (Contact Rep. Costa)
Rep. Robert Cramer, Democrat, representing Alabama District 0 . Oath of Office Index Score: 20/100. (Contact Rep. Cramer)
Rep. Henry Cuellar, Democrat, representing Texas District 28 . Oath of Office Index Score: 20/100. (Contact Rep. Cuellar)
Rep. Artur Davis, Democrat, representing Alabama District 7 . Oath of Office Index Score: 20/100. (Contact Rep. Davis)
Rep. Joe Donnelly, Democrat, representing Indiana District 2 . Oath of Office Index Score: 20/100. (Contact Rep. Donnelly)
Rep. Chet Edwards, Democrat, representing Texas District 17 . Oath of Office Index Score: 20/100. (Contact Rep. Edwards)
Rep. Brad Ellsworth, Democrat, representing Indiana District 8 . Oath of Office Index Score: 20/100. (Contact Rep. Ellsworth)
Rep. Bob Etheridge, Democrat, representing North Carolina District 2 . Oath of Office Index Score: 20/100. (Contact Rep. Etheridge)
Rep. Bart Gordon, Democrat, representing Tennessee District 6 . Oath of Office Index Score: 20/100. (Contact Rep. Gordon)
Rep. Stephanie Herseth, Democrat, representing South Dakota . Oath of Office Index Score: 20/100. (Contact Rep. Herseth)
Rep. Brian Higgins, Democrat, representing New York District 27 . Oath of Office Index Score: 20/100. (Contact Rep. Higgins)
Rep. Rub�n Hinojosa, Democrat, representing Texas District 15 . Oath of Office Index Score: 20/100. (Contact Rep. Hinojosa)
Rep. Walter Jones, Republican, representing North Carolina District 3 . Oath of Office Index Score: 20/100. (Contact Rep. Jones)
Rep. Mark Kirk, Republican, representing Illinois District 10 . Oath of Office Index Score: 20/100. (Contact Rep. Kirk)
Rep. Ron Klein, Democrat, representing Florida District 22 . Oath of Office Index Score: 20/100. (Contact Rep. Klein)
Rep. Daniel Lipinski, Democrat, representing Illinois District 3 . Oath of Office Index Score: 20/100. (Contact Rep. Lipinski)
Rep. Jim Matheson, Democrat, representing Utah District 2 . Oath of Office Index Score: 20/100. (Contact Rep. Matheson)
Rep. Charlie Melancon, Democrat, representing Louisiana District 3 . Oath of Office Index Score: 20/100. (Contact Rep. Melancon)
Rep. Solomon Ortiz, Democrat, representing Texas District 27 . Oath of Office Index Score: 20/100. (Contact Rep. Ortiz)
Rep. Collin Peterson, Democrat, representing Minnesota District 7 . Oath of Office Index Score: 20/100. (Contact Rep. Peterson)
Rep. Earl Pomeroy, Democrat, representing North Dakota . Oath of Office Index Score: 20/100. (Contact Rep. Pomeroy)
Rep. Ciro Rodriguez, Democrat, representing Texas District 23 . Oath of Office Index Score: 20/100. (Contact Rep. Rodriguez)
Rep. Mike Ross, Democrat, representing Arkansas District 4 . Oath of Office Index Score: 20/100. (Contact Rep. Ross)
Rep. John Salazar, Democrat, representing Colorado District 3 . Oath of Office Index Score: 20/100. (Contact Rep. Salazar)
Rep. Ike Skelton, Democrat, representing Missouri District 4 . Oath of Office Index Score: 20/100. (Contact Rep. Skelton)
Rep. Vic Snyder, Democrat, representing Arkansas District 2 . Oath of Office Index Score: 20/100. (Contact Rep. Snyder)
Rep. Zachary Space, Democrat, representing Ohio District 18 . Oath of Office Index Score: 20/100. (Contact Rep. Space)
Rep. John Tanner, Democrat, representing Tennessee District 8 . Oath of Office Index Score: 20/100. (Contact Rep. Tanner)
Rep. Gene Taylor, Democrat, representing Mississippi District 4 . Oath of Office Index Score: 20/100. (Contact Rep. Taylor)
Rep. Tom Udall, Democrat, representing New Mexico District 3 . Oath of Office Index Score: 20/100. (Contact Rep. Udall)
Rep. Joe Wilson, Republican, representing South Carolina District 2 . Oath of Office Index Score: 20/100. (Contact Rep. Wilson)
An Utter Lack of Support for the Constitution
The following members of Congress have been derelict of duty, managing an Oath of Office Index Score of less than 20.
Rep. Robert Aderholt, Republican, representing Alabama District 4 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Aderholt)
Rep. W. Todd Akin, Republican, representing Missouri District 2 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Akin)
Rep. Rodney Alexander, Republican, representing Louisiana District 5 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Alexander)
Rep. Michele Bachmann, Republican, representing Minnesota District 6 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Bachmann)
Rep. Spencer Bachus, Republican, representing Alabama District 6 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Bachus)
Rep. Richard Baker, Republican, representing Louisiana District 6 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Baker)
Rep. J. Gresham Barrett, Republican, representing South Carolina District 3 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Barrett)
Rep. Roscoe Bartlett, Republican, representing Maryland District 6 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Bartlett)
Rep. Joe Barton, Republican, representing Texas District 6 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Barton)
Rep. Judy Biggert, Republican, representing Illinois District 13 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Biggert)
Rep. Brian Bilbray, Republican, representing California District 50 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Bilbray)
Rep. Gus Bilirakis, Republican, representing Florida District 9 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Bilirakis)
Rep. Sanford Bishop, Republican, representing Utah District 1 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Bishop)
Rep. Marsha Blackburn, Republican, representing Tennessee District 7 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Blackburn)
Rep. Roy Blunt, Republican, representing Missouri District 7 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Blunt)
Rep. John Boehner, Republican, representing Ohio District 8 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Boehner)
Rep. Jo Bonner, Republican, representing Alabama District 1 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Bonner)
Rep. Mary Bono, Republican, representing California District 45 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Bono)
Rep. John Boozman, Republican, representing Arkansas District 3 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Boozman)
Rep. Charles Boustany, Republican, representing Louisiana District 7 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Boustany)
Rep. Kevin Brady, Republican, representing Texas District 8 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Brady)
Rep. Henry Brown, Republican, representing South Carolina District 1 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Brown)
Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite, Republican, representing Florida District 5 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Brown-Waite)
Rep. Vern Buchanan, Republican, representing Florida District 13 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Buchanan)
Rep. Michael Burgess, Republican, representing Texas District 26 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Burgess)
Rep. Dan Burton, Republican, representing Indiana District 5 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Burton)
Rep. Steve Buyer, Republican, representing Indiana District 4 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Buyer)
Rep. Ken Calvert, Republican, representing California District 44 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Calvert)
Rep. John Campbell, Republican, representing California District 48 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Campbell)
Rep. Chris Cannon, Republican, representing Utah District 3 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Cannon)
Rep. Eric Cantor, Republican, representing Virginia District 7 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Cantor)
Rep. Shelley Capito, Republican, representing West Virginia District 2 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Capito)
Rep. John Carter, Republican, representing Texas District 31 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Carter)
Rep. Michael Castle, Republican, representing Delaware . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Castle)
Rep. Steve Chabot, Republican, representing Ohio District 1 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Chabot)
Rep. Howard Coble, Republican, representing North Carolina District 6 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Coble)
Rep. Tom Cole, Republican, representing Oklahoma District 4 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Cole)
Rep. K. Michael Conaway, Republican, representing Texas District 11 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Conaway)
Rep. Ander Crenshaw, Republican, representing Florida District 4 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Crenshaw)
Rep. Barbara Cubin, Republican, representing Wyoming . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Cubin)
Rep. John Culberson, Republican, representing Texas District 7 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Culberson)
Rep. Geoff Davis, Republican, representing Kentucky District 4 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Davis)
Rep. Jo Ann Davis, Republican, representing Virginia District 1 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Davis)
Rep. Tom Davis, Republican, representing Virginia District 11 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Davis)
Rep. Lincoln Davis, Democrat, representing Tennessee District 4 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Davis)
Rep. David Davis, Republican, representing Tennessee District 1 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Davis)
Rep. Nathan Deal, Republican, representing Georgia District 9 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Deal)
Rep. Charles Dent, Republican, representing Pennsylvania District 15 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Dent)
Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, Republican, representing Florida District 21 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Diaz-Balart)
Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart, Republican, representing Florida District 25 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Diaz-Balart)
Rep. John Doolittle, Republican, representing California District 4 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Doolittle)
Rep. Thelma Drake, Republican, representing Virginia District 2 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Drake)
Rep. David Dreier, Republican, representing California District 26 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Dreier)
Rep. John Duncan, Republican, representing Tennessee District 2 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Duncan)
Rep. Vernon Ehlers, Republican, representing Michigan District 3 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Ehlers)
Rep. Jo Ann Emerson, Republican, representing Missouri District 8 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Emerson)
Rep. Phil English, Republican, representing Pennsylvania District 3 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. English)
Rep. Terry Everett, Republican, representing Alabama District 2 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Everett)
Rep. Mary Fallin, Republican, representing Oklahoma District 5 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Fallin)
Rep. Tom Feeney, Republican, representing Florida District 24 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Feeney)
Rep. Mike Ferguson, Republican, representing New Jersey District 7 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Ferguson)
Rep. Jeff Flake, Republican, representing Arizona District 6 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Flake)
Rep. Randy Forbes, Republican, representing Virginia District 4 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Forbes)
Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, Republican, representing Nebraska District 1 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Fortenberry)
Rep. Vito Fossella, Republican, representing New York District 13 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Fossella)
Rep. Virginia Foxx, Republican, representing North Carolina District 5 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Foxx)
Rep. Trent Franks, Republican, representing Arizona District 2 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Franks)
Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen, Republican, representing New Jersey District 11 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Frelinghuysen)
Rep. Elton Gallegly, Republican, representing California District 24 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Gallegly)
Rep. Scott Garrett, Republican, representing New Jersey District 5 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Garrett)
Rep. Jim Gerlach, Republican, representing Pennsylvania District 6 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Gerlach)
Rep. Wayne Gilchrest, Republican, representing Maryland District 1 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Gilchrest)
Rep. Paul Gillmor, Republican, representing Ohio District 5 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Gillmor)
Rep. Phil Gingrey, Republican, representing Georgia District 11 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Gingrey)
Rep. Louie Gohmert, Republican, representing Texas District 1 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Gohmert)
Rep. Virgil Goode, Republican, representing Virginia District 5 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Goode)
Rep. Bob Goodlatte, Republican, representing Virginia District 6 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Goodlatte)
Rep. Kay Granger, Republican, representing Texas District 12 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Granger)
Rep. Sam Graves, Republican, representing Missouri District 6 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Graves)
Rep. Ralph Hall, Republican, representing Texas District 4 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Hall)
Rep. Dennis Hastert, Republican, representing Illinois District 14 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Hastert)
Rep. Doc Hastings, Republican, representing Washington District 4 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Hastings)
Rep. Robin Hayes, Republican, representing North Carolina District 8 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Hayes)
Rep. Dean Heller, Republican, representing Nevada District 2 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Heller)
Rep. Jeb Hensarling, Republican, representing Texas District 5 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Hensarling)
Rep. Wally Herger, Republican, representing California District 2 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Herger)
Rep. David Hobson, Republican, representing Ohio District 7 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Hobson)
Rep. Peter Hoekstra, Republican, representing Michigan District 2 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Hoekstra)
Rep. Kenny Hulshof, Republican, representing Missouri District 9 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Hulshof)
Rep. Duncan Hunter, Republican, representing California District 52 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Hunter)
Rep. Bob Inglis, Republican, representing South Carolina District 4 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Inglis)
Rep. Darrell Issa, Republican, representing California District 49 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Issa)
Rep. Bobby Jindal, Republican, representing Louisiana District 1 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Jindal)
Rep. Sam Johnson, Republican, representing Texas District 3 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Johnson)
Rep. Jim Jordan, Republican, representing Ohio District 4 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Jordan)
Rep. Ric Keller, Republican, representing Florida District 8 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Keller)
Rep. Peter King, Republican, representing New York District 3 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. King)
Rep. Steve King, Republican, representing Iowa District 5 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. King)
Rep. Jack Kingston, Republican, representing Georgia District 1 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Kingston)
Rep. John Kline, Republican, representing Minnesota District 2 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Kline)
Rep. Joe Knollenberg, Republican, representing Michigan District 9 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Knollenberg)
Rep. John Kuhl, Republican, representing New York District 29 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Kuhl)
Rep. Ray LaHood, Republican, representing Illinois District 18 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. LaHood)
Rep. Doug Lamborn, Republican, representing Colorado District 5 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Lamborn)
Rep. Nick Lampson, Democrat, representing Texas District 22 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Lampson)
Rep. Tom Latham, Republican, representing Iowa District 4 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Latham)
Rep. Steven LaTourette, Republican, representing Ohio District 14 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. LaTourette)
Rep. Jerry Lewis, Republican, representing California District 41 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Lewis)
Rep. Ron Lewis, Republican, representing Kentucky District 2 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Lewis)
Rep. John Linder, Republican, representing Georgia District 7 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Linder)
Rep. Frank LoBiondo, Republican, representing New Jersey District 2 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. LoBiondo)
Rep. Frank Lucas, Republican, representing Oklahoma District 3 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Lucas)
Rep. Daniel Lungren, Republican, representing California District 3 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Lungren)
Rep. Connie Mack, Republican, representing Florida District 14 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Mack)
Rep. Donald Manzullo, Republican, representing Illinois District 16 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Manzullo)
Rep. Kenny Marchant, Republican, representing Texas District 24 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Marchant)
Rep. Jim Marshall, Democrat, representing Georgia District 8 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Marshall)
Rep. Kevin McCarthy, Republican, representing California District 22 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. McCarthy)
Rep. Michael McCaul, Republican, representing Texas District 10 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. McCaul)
Rep. Thaddeus McCotter, Republican, representing Michigan District 11 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. McCotter)
Rep. Jim McCrery, Republican, representing Louisiana District 4 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. McCrery)
Rep. Patrick McHenry, Republican, representing North Carolina District 10 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. McHenry)
Rep. John McHugh, Republican, representing New York District 23 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. McHugh)
Rep. Mike McIntyre, Democrat, representing North Carolina District 7 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. McIntyre)
Rep. Howard McKeon, Republican, representing California District 25 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. McKeon)
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Republican, representing Washington District 5 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. McMorris Rodgers)
Rep. John Mica, Republican, representing Florida District 7 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Mica)
Rep. Candice Miller, Republican, representing Michigan District 10 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Miller)
Rep. Gary Miller, Republican, representing California District 42 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Miller)
Rep. Jerry Moran, Republican, representing Kansas District 1 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Moran)
Rep. Tim Murphy, Republican, representing Pennsylvania District 18 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Murphy)
Rep. Marilyn Musgrave, Republican, representing Colorado District 4 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Musgrave)
Rep. Sue Myrick, Republican, representing North Carolina District 9 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Myrick)
Rep. Randy Neugebauer, Republican, representing Texas District 19 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Neugebauer)
Rep. Devin Nunes, Republican, representing California District 21 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Nunes)
Rep. Ron Paul, Republican, representing Texas District 14 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Paul)
Rep. Stevan Pearce, Republican, representing New Mexico District 2 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Pearce)
Rep. Mike Pence, Republican, representing Indiana District 6 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Pence)
Rep. John Peterson, Republican, representing Pennsylvania District 5 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Peterson)
Rep. Thomas Petri, Republican, representing Wisconsin District 6 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Petri)
Rep. Charles Pickering, Republican, representing Mississippi District 3 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Pickering)
Rep. Joseph Pitts, Republican, representing Pennsylvania District 16 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Pitts)
Rep. Todd Platts, Republican, representing Pennsylvania District 19 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Platts)
Rep. Ted Poe, Republican, representing Texas District 2 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Poe)
Rep. Tom Price, Republican, representing Georgia District 6 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Price)
Rep. Deborah Pryce, Republican, representing Ohio District 15 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Pryce)
Rep. Adam Putnam, Republican, representing Florida District 12 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Putnam)
Rep. George Radanovich, Republican, representing California District 19 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Radanovich)
Rep. Jim Ramstad, Republican, representing Minnesota District 3 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Ramstad)
Rep. Ralph Regula, Republican, representing Ohio District 16 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Regula)
Rep. Dennis Rehberg, Republican, representing Montana . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Rehberg)
Rep. David Reichert, Republican, representing Washington District 8 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Reichert)
Rep. Rick Renzi, Republican, representing Arizona District 1 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Renzi)
Rep. Thomas Reynolds, Republican, representing New York District 26 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Reynolds)
Rep. Mike Rogers, Republican, representing Michigan District 8 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Rogers)
Rep. Harold Rogers, Republican, representing Kentucky District 5 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Rogers)
Rep. Mike Rogers, Republican, representing Alabama District 3 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Rogers)
Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, Republican, representing California District 46 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Rohrabacher)
Rep. Peter Roskam, Republican, representing Illinois District 6 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Roskam)
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Republican, representing Florida District 18 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Ros-Lehtinen)
Rep. Edward Royce, Republican, representing California District 40 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Royce)
Rep. Paul Ryan, Republican, representing Wisconsin District 1 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Ryan)
Rep. Bill Sali, Republican, representing Idaho District 1 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Sali)
Rep. Jim Saxton, Republican, representing New Jersey District 3 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Saxton)
Rep. Jean Schmidt, Republican, representing Ohio District 2 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Schmidt)
Rep. F. James Sensenbrenner, Republican, representing Wisconsin District 5 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Sensenbrenner)
Rep. Pete Sessions, Republican, representing Texas District 32 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Sessions)
Rep. John Shadegg, Republican, representing Arizona District 3 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Shadegg)
Rep. John Shimkus, Republican, representing Illinois District 19 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Shimkus)
Rep. Heath Shuler, Democrat, representing North Carolina District 11 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Shuler)
Rep. Bill Shuster, Republican, representing Pennsylvania District 9 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Shuster)
Rep. Michael Simpson, Republican, representing Idaho District 2 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Simpson)
Rep. Adam Smith, Democrat, representing Washington District 9 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Smith)
Rep. Christopher Smith, Republican, representing New Jersey District 4 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Smith)
Rep. Lamar Smith, Republican, representing Texas District 21 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Smith)
Rep. Mark Souder, Republican, representing Indiana District 3 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Souder)
Rep. Cliff Stearns, Republican, representing Florida District 6 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Stearns)
Rep. John Sullivan, Republican, representing Oklahoma District 1 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Sullivan)
Rep. Thomas Tancredo, Republican, representing Colorado District 6 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Tancredo)
Rep. Lee Terry, Republican, representing Nebraska District 2 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Terry)
Rep. Mac Thornberry, Republican, representing Texas District 13 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Thornberry)
Rep. Todd Tiahrt, Republican, representing Kansas District 4 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Tiahrt)
Rep. Patrick Tiberi, Republican, representing Ohio District 12 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Tiberi)
Rep. Michael Turner, Republican, representing Ohio District 3 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Turner)
Rep. Fred Upton, Republican, representing Michigan District 6 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Upton)
Rep. Timothy Walberg, Republican, representing Michigan District 7 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Walberg)
Rep. Greg Walden, Republican, representing Oregon District 2 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Walden)
Rep. James Walsh, Republican, representing New York District 25 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Walsh)
Rep. Zach Wamp, Republican, representing Tennessee District 3 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Wamp)
Rep. Dave Weldon, Republican, representing Florida District 15 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Weldon)
Rep. Jerry Weller, Republican, representing Illinois District 11 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Weller)
Rep. Lynn Westmoreland, Republican, representing Georgia District 3 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Westmoreland)
Rep. Ed Whitfield, Republican, representing Kentucky District 1 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Whitfield)
Rep. Roger Wicker, Republican, representing Mississippi District 1 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Wicker)
Rep. Charles Wilson, Democrat, representing Ohio District 6 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Wilson)
Rep. Heather Wilson, Republican, representing New Mexico District 1 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Wilson)
Rep. Frank Wolf, Republican, representing Virginia District 10 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Wolf)
Rep. C.W. Bill Young, Republican, representing Florida District 10 . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Young)
Rep. Don Young, Republican, representing Alaska . Oath of Office Index Score: 0/100. (Contact Rep. Young)
The FISA Amendments Act not only makes the misnamed Protect America Act permanent, but even expands upon it in its gutting of the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. H.R. 6304 sets up a system:
* For the federal government to spy on you electronically
* Reading your email
* Listening to your telephone calls
* Watching what web pages you visit
* Following your financial transactions
* More than that, for the federal government to engage in physical searches
* Of your home
* Of your office
* Of your car
* Without any explanation of why they are doing it
* Without the ability of a judge to even stop it
* Without oversight by Congress
* Letting the government use information it obtains illegally
* Giving telecommunications companies retroactive immunity for helping the government do this, even when it was expressly against the law to do so
When a President of the United States has this kind of power at his disposal, she or he cannot be stopped. The power of the president becomes total and the president becomes a totalitarian. A member of Congress affirmed his or her Oath of Office by voting against H.R. 6304.
S. 1927, the Protect America Act was passed by both houses of Congress in 2007 to replace judicial warrants with executive prerogative and substitute blank checks for reasons. The Protect America Act gave the Attorney General and the Director of National Intelligence the power to spy on your emails, your web surfing, your telephone calls and other electronic communications. All this was carried out without a warrant, which is required by the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
Under the Protect America Act, there was no supervision of the spy programs run by the Bush administration except by the Bush administration itself. No one had the power to stop them any more. They could search your records, sift through your private messages, watch you go from web page to web page, on the pretext of protecting America from terrorists, all without a search warrant. No one had the power to tell them no.
A member of Congress affirmed his or her Oath of Office by voting against S. 1927.
When the Head Start program of early childhood education came up for reauthorization in May of 2007, Rep. Howard McKeon tried to offer an amendment that would provide special permission for religious organizations to engage in employment discrimination when using government-provided funds to hire Head Start Workers. That sounds complicated, but what it boils down to is that the McKeon amendment would have let churches take government money to hire workers for the government-funded Head Start program, and yet refuse to hire particular workers because they were from the "wrong" religion.
The Head Start program is not a religious program in its content, so there is no substantive reason for this discrimination to occur. If churches want to run a preschool and discriminate on the basis of religion, they can already do so -- they just have to pay for it themselves. If churches want to grab government money to run a government program, on the other hand, then the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is perfectly clear -- government resources can't be used to establish advantages for a religion or its adherents.
The McKeon amendment would have let government resources be used to discriminate against people who were not religiously correct. It fortunately was rejected in a roll-call vote. A member of Congress affirmed his or her Oath of Office by voting against the McKeon amendment.
H.R. 1415 is a bill proposed in the House of Representatives to repeal many of the most onerous features of the Military Commissions Act. If passed, some of its main acts would be to:
- Restore the right of habeas corpus for people detained by the U.S.
- Narrow the definition of the MCA term "unlawful enemy combatant" to individuals who directly participate in attacks against the United States.
- Let United States detainees invoke the ethical codes of the Geneva Conventions again.
- Let U.S. detainees obtain a civilian lawyer for their defense.
- Prohibit the use of evidence garnered through torture.
- Prohibit the use of hearsay, upon the discretion of a judge.
- Let juries know how statements were obtained from detainees.
- Permit federal appeals courts to review the decisions of military commissions.
In short, H.R. 1415 would restore respect for the Constitution and a modicum of humanity to the government of the United States. A member of Congress affirms his or her Oath of office by cosponsoring H.R. 1415.
A bedrock principle of American progressivism is the right of the individual to self-determination. A person should be able to choose how to govern their own body, not some Big Daddy government. H.R. 1964 defends individual autonomy with the declaration that "It is the policy of the United States that every woman has the fundamental right to choose to bear a child, to terminate a pregnancy prior to fetal viability, or to terminate a pregnancy after fetal viability when necessary to protect the life or health of the woman," and with the institution of a variety of policies to ensure this policy is enacted. A member of Congress affirms the right of the individual against government intrustion by cosponsoring H.R. 1964.