public officials swear an oath to defend the Constitution against all enemies foreign and domestic.
but private citizens swear no such oath.
maybe this is a way to make the broad public think that someone is looking after their interests when they are not.
maybe if people were asked voluntarily to sign the same oath they would feel more responsibility and more of a duty to hold their elected officials accountable.
maybe.
anyway, that is the idea here and we had some fun with it in Los Angeles last nite.