What should we make of the fact that a self-avowed socialist held the floor of the United States Senate chamber for nine hours on Friday? Or, more importantly, that one of the 100 people who comprise that powerful legislative body openly embraces that theory and title? Is that okay with us as a country? What if a senator or congressman professed to be a communist? Where is the line these days?Citizens of Vermont have the right to elect whomever they choose to represent them in Washington. And the U.S. Constitution guarantees Bernie Sanders freedom of conscience and speech. It does not, however, grant him freedom from examination. Nor does it grant him exemption from faithfully discharging the duties of his public office in accordance with his sworn Oath. On these pages, an author posited that a legislator who takes the Oath of Office -- as all senators do -- to support and defend the Constitution but openly identifies himself or herself as socialist has sworn a false oath. It is my...(Read Full Post)