There exists within the foundation of American democracy a sacred promise—one that transcends politics, personalities, and power. It is a promise sworn not to a king, not to a president, not to a party, but to an enduring framework of law and liberty: the U.S. Constitution. Every general who rises to command within the United States military swears an oath to support and defend this Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic. This oath is not ceremonial. It is not symbolic. It is a binding moral contract that demands courage not only in battle—but in judgment.