Should politicians be put under oath for the entire duration of their term?

They are under oath. They swear an oath when they’re sworn into office. In the US the Presidential Oath of Office is

“I, (name), do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.”

For members of Congress it’s:

“I, (name), 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.”

The one special case is Trump. As an inveterate liar an oath wouldn’t mean much to him. He should be given an assistant tasked with following him around and slapping his head whenever he tells a lie.

Of what use is an oath, if there is no one who has the balls to punish you for breaking it, or even worse, are complicit and supportive of your oath breaking?
At that point, it is nothing but theatre.

Each new term you get a re-swearing of oath, at least local level.

No I mean an oath to tell the truth. Like in a court room.

@RedDeerGuy1 Who would they swear to tell the truth to?

Generally speaking, we are sworn to uphold the Constitution of the United States above everything else.

@KNOWITALL I don’t know who? I would assume that it would be the same procedure as in a court room.

@RedDeerGuy1 Court is a limited time event. You can’t force people to swear to tell the truth for 2–4 year terms. If there’s a real issue, then that’s an Ethics issue and they can be fined if proven true.

@KNOWITALL Thanks. That is where
I was going with the question.
Can you imagine a job that is bound by those rules? To tell the truth for 4 years?

I mean, be nice if the shady fuckers were just honest people, asking too much I know.

@ucme Hey I’m brutally honest but you have to use discretion. Not everything can be shared openly and freely with voters. Haha!!

For example-Selling city or state property. It cant be open session or anyone could access your low bottom price.

Just saying honesty and discretion are not always easy to navigate, once you’re in the hot seat, along with family and your base.

Another example: Bidding out city or state jobs like street repair. They would underbid every time if they knew what we budgeted.

@KNOWITALL Oh good grief yes, honest but not to the point of naivety.
Oh & by the way, I bet your bottom doesn’t have a low price :D

@ucme I see more people obsessed with money and power than anything. Twists yhem up. These real politicians got to get the kids cushy lobbying jobs, etc..its obscene really.