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When You Are Sworn In

When a mayor, trustee, officer of the NCVOA or other New York public officer takes his or her oath of office, he or she swears or affirms support of the US and NYS Constitutions. If you would like to read them, here are links: US CONSTITUTION — https://constitution.congress.gov/constitution/ NYS CONSTITUTION — https://www.dos.ny.gov/info/constitution/ You might be interested in the following constitutional related facts: About the US Constitution– It became effective in 1788 when New Hampshire, the ninth state, ratified it. It contains 4,543 words. 7,591 with its 27 amendments. It is the oldest and shortest written constitution of any major government in the world. Imagine creating a document that governs your grandchildren’s grandchildren’s grandchildren. The word “democracy” and “God” do not appear. Of all of its spelling errors, “Pensylvania” at the signatures probably is most glaring. It is similarly misspelled on the Liberty Bell. When signed, the population of the US was 4,000,000 and Philadelphia, its largest city, had 40,000 inhabitants Originally it was proposed that the president be elected by popular vote. But, after 60 ballots, it was changed to provide for the Electoral College which was the subject of a June 2020 Supreme Court decision. In 1789 Congress sent […]