The Oath Clause
Article VI, Clause 3 requires that all federal and state officers shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution. This is not ceremonial. It is a legal obligation.
What the Oath Requires
When an official takes the oath, they are swearing to uphold the Constitution as written. Not as they wish it were written, not as their party platform dictates. The Constitution. As written.
Accountability
The question is not whether officials violate their oaths. Many do, routinely. The question is what we as citizens do about it. The answer begins with knowing the document.