Part 3 to Question: are you in the wrong country?

In part 3 of this series, I simply wish to give a brief explanation. The oath of defending the United States Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic is taken by U.S. officials (civil, military, and naturalized citizens). This is basically about pledging loyalty to the Constitution.

The President takes this oath during the inauguration, in which the left hand is placed over the Bible and the right hand is raised. The Supreme Court Chief Justice normally guides in the ceremony. Again, United States Officials (civil, military, and naturalized citizens) take this oath. Naturalized citizens take an oath which Jus Soli citizens do not.

Who are the enemies foreign and domestic? An enemy is a person or a nation who is actively opposed or hostile. Recently, Maduro was captured in Venezuela by U.S. military and brought to await trial in prison in the United States. He would obviously be considered a foreign enemy. Timothy McVeigh was an American responsible for the Oklahoma City bombing in April of 1995. Mr. McVeigh was considered a domestic terrorist. I provided two examples of enemies, foreign and domestic. Regardless of how this oath is interpreted, those taking it tend to honor it very seriously. 

I will close by repeating what I said in the first post. The United States was created on the land which it currently exists by European settlers who created a legal document for all its dwellers to abide by as the law of the land. By the way, that document is the United States Constitution, which was the first of its type in the entire world.

Part 2 to Question: are you in the wrong country?

Defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic" is a solemn oath taken by U.S. officials (civil, military, and naturalized citizens) pledging loyalty to the Constitution....

"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" is the core pledge for U.S. officials, military, and new citizens, affirming loyalty not to individuals but to the Constitution as the supreme law, a commitment binding them to uphold its principles against threats from any source, ensuring accountability to the nation's founding document. 

Who Takes This Oath?

• U.S. Officials: Presidents, Members of Congress, judges, and other federal officers swear to support the Constitution as outlined in Article VI.
• U.S. Military Personnel: Soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines pledge allegiance to the Constitution, not a person, as stated by leaders like General Mark Milley.
• Naturalized Citizens: Immigrants becoming U.S. citizens take a similar Oath of Allegiance, renouncing foreign loyalties and promising to defend the Constitution. 
Key Components of the Oath
• "Support and defend the Constitution": A commitment to uphold the foundational laws and principles of the U.S..
• "Against all enemies, foreign and domestic": Acknowledges threats can come from outside or inside the country.
• "Bear true faith and allegiance": A pledge of loyalty to the Constitution itself.
• "Without mental reservation or purpose of evasion": A promise to uphold the oath honestly and fully. 
Significance
• Establishes Accountability: Ensures officials serve the Constitution, not personal interests or political factions, as seen in historic contexts like the post-Civil War era.
• Unifies Military: Underpins the unique American principle that the military serves the Constitution and the "idea that is America," not a leader.
• Foundation of Citizenship: Marks the final step for immigrants, solidifying their commitment to the nation's legal framework. 

Source: AI Overview, Google

Reference:

https://www.boundless.com/immigration-resources/us-citizenship-oath-of-allegiance-ceremony#:~:text=along%20the%20way.-,Full%20Text%20of%20the%20Oath%20of%20Allegiance%20to%20the%20United,the%20Oath%20of%20Allegiance%20ceremony.

Question: are you in the wrong country?

The United States was created on the land which it currently exists by European settlers who created a legal document for all its dwellers to abide by as the law of the land. By the way, that document is the United States Constitution, which was the first of its type in the entire world. This is the absolute historical foundation. Whatever existed before on the land was not the United States. The history is what it is and one cannot time travel to change it. Anyone here obviously came here because they wanted what those white Europeans created. Again, what existed before was something else. I recently quoted Leo Tolstoy in a post. He said: “Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.”  These days some are here who aren't trying to change the world, but they do seem to want to change the United States. Who still wants to immigrate here?

Immigration has been welcomed in the United States since the beginning. Coming to the United States implies that one will abide by its laws. One does not immigrate to the United States to change it. Anyone virtue signaling and wanting something different should return to where they were previously because you're obviously in the wrong country.

One may have even been born in the United States but probably doesn't really belong here. In January of 2025, I wrote and published a piece on my Unifying the Faith blog which was titled, The Budde Incident. Basically, I wrote about how Bishop Budde was virtue signaling at President Trump during a sermon at the National Cathedral on his second day in office. Feel free to read it. I will provide the link below. My point here isn't about her sermon, it is really about something I said in it with relevance to Jus soli. I said the following. I wish to note that with relevance to Jus soli, even in Sweden (the bishop’s birthplace), a child born there does not automatically become a citizen, but for some reason many want the United States to have standards that most countries don’t have.

I will close here and say that one may have been born in the United States and perhaps not really be happy being here. On the other hand, one may have been born elsewhere and be very happy in these United States. My question to anyone living in the United States is are you in the wrong country?

Reference:

https://unifyingthefaith.blogspot.com/2025/01/the-budde-incident.html?m=1

Happy New Year

 Happy 2026 to all!

The marketing for the biannual time changes is deceptive

The marketing for the biannual time changes is deceptive. In case some don't remember, in November we switch from DST to normal Standard Time. In March we switch from normal time to DST. And we are kept on DST for almost eight months. Basically, the durations of both are not even divided into equal halves. At this time let's just focus on why the marketing is dishonest and deceptive.

They say we fall back when we go back to normal time. Sure, I understand it's done in the fall, but falling is usually not a good thing. Hence, "I have fallen and I can't get up." What really happens is we return our clocks back to normal time. We get an extra hour for around four months which was lost that previous March. The point is that we don't fall back. It's just the opposite, we gain. We gain an extra hour of sleep, if we wish to use it. Also, this is done a few weeks before  the Winter Solstice, so it's dark early, which gives the impression that it's dark because of the time change.

They say we spring forward in March, when we return to abnormal time, DST. Springing forward sounds as if one is advancing. The truth is that we are losing. Technically, we lose sleep. We lose an hour for eight months. Sleep deprivation is extremely unhealthy, not to mention dangerous. The lie is that what really happens is just the opposite of advancement.

To conclude, the way we are sold what really happens during the biannual time changes is deceptive and dishonest. We do not spring forward, and we do not fall back (just the opposite). If we really wish to live healthy lives, we should remain on normal Standard Time permanently and never change again ever.

Merry Christmas!

2 In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. 2 This was the first registration and was taken while Quirinius was governor of Syria. 3 All went to their own towns to be registered. 4 Joseph also went from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, because he was descended from the house and family of David. 5 He went to be registered with Mary, to whom he was engaged and who was expecting a child. 6 While they were there, the time came for her to deliver her child. 7 And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in bands of cloth and laid him in a manger, because there was no place in the guest room.

Source:

Luke 2:1-7, NRSVUE 

On Matamoros

 A orillas del río Bravo hay una linda región

- Rigo Tovar

Of course, Mr. Tovar was born there, which explains. And he really wasn't wrong in saying so. Believe it or not, he sold around 30 million records worldwide. Sadly, diabetes complications took him in 2005. This post will be in English and Spanish. Matamoro es linda, pero....

Matamoros, Tamaulipas, es considerada una zona de alto riesgo y peligrosa debido a la fuerte presencia del crimen organizado, carteles de drogas y altos índices de violencia, con el Departamento de Estado de EE. UU. emitiendo alertas de "No viajar" para todo el estado, incluyendo Matamoros, por secuestros y crimen, aunque algunos grupos empresariales locales intentan promover una imagen de seguridad. La inseguridad es grave para todos, incluyendo migrantes, y se reportan actividades de trata y extorsión. 



Reference:

Google AI Overview 

On change: part II

“Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.”

- Leo Tolstoy

"Some  people want to fill the world with silly love songs. What's wrong with that?"

- Paul  and Linda McCartney

"If you want to make the world a better place, take a look at yourself and make that change."

-  Lyrics in a song by Michael Jackson

Personal reflection on the topic:  we can change the world with war, but peace is a better option most often, when possible. God had to change the world with cataclysm at one point. The story of Noah in the Book of Genesis explains. My suggestion for change is to follow Jesus'  quotes such as the Golden Rule by doing unto others, and loving our neighbors as ourselves. I will stop here. Merry Christmas to all!

On change

"The more things change, the more they stay the same"

~ Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr 

With relevance to governments, however, they often make many apparent changes to give the perception of change with progress. This has been true historically with failed communist systems. 

Happy Hanukkah!

52 Early in the morning on the twenty-fifth day of the ninth month, which is the month of Chislev, in the one hundred forty-eighth year, 53 they rose and offered sacrifice, as the law directs, on the new altar of burnt offering that they had built. 54 At the very season and on the very day that the nations had profaned it, it was dedicated with songs and harps and lutes and cymbals. 55 All the people fell on their faces and worshiped and blessed heaven, who had prospered them. 56 So they celebrated the dedication of the altar for eight days and joyfully offered burnt offerings; they offered a sacrifice of well-being and a thanksgiving offering. 57 They decorated the front of the temple with golden crowns and small shields; they restored the gates and the chambers for the priests and fitted them with doors. 58 There was very great joy among the people, and the disgrace brought by the nations was removed.

59 Then Judas and his brothers and all the assembly of Israel determined that every year at that season the days of dedication of the altar should be observed with joy and gladness for eight days, beginning with the twenty-fifth day of the month of Chislev.


Source:

1 Maccabees 4:52-59, NRSVUE 

About narratives

Narratives can be a useful tool for rewriting true history. Allow me to explain? They can be a method used to promote a point of view by establishing a false foundation which may sound credible. An uninformed and uneducated person, when it comes to true history, is useful in conveying such narratives, especially if that person believes them to be factual.

The question one should be asking with relevance to narratives is why would certain groups or persons have a need to change historical facts? Unfortunately, this practice is useful in the advancement of false ideologies, which are unfounded and won't ever work, or have been proven to not work politically...etc. A perfect example of this would be communism! Ultimately, when one is able to obtain a majority, or more converts, who believe in said idealogy, the truth starts to fade away into oblivion, and in the end true history simply becomes unknown, especially if all evidence can be finally erased.