Representative Elaine Luria (VA-02) is a veteran. At age 17, she first took an Oath of Office, swearing allegiance to the Constitution of the United States of America and to defend it “against all enemies foreign and domestic”. Under that Oath of Office, she served the nation for 20 years as a commissioned officer in the United States Navy. She now serves the nation, again, under that Oath as a Member of Congress.
And, by the core meaning and understanding that Oath, Representative Luria knows that supporting the impeachment inquiry — and likely the impeachment — of Donald Trump is her duty.
The press release for the video:
Congresswoman Elaine Luria Releases Impeachment Video
“Oath” highlights Rep. Luria’s military service and commitment to uphold the Constitution
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA – Today, Congresswoman Elaine Luria’s campaign for Congress released a powerful statement connecting her decades of military service as a Navy Commander with her decision to support the impeachment inquiry of President Trump.
The video highlights the oath Congresswoman Luria took seven times throughout her career to support and defend the constitution – an oath that many constituents in the Hampton Roads’ veteran-heavy district of Virginia’s second also took.
Released on Veterans Day, the video aims to cut through the political noise and refocus our attention on our collective mission to support and defend the Constitution. It compels the viewer to acknowledge that President Trump has not upheld his oath and is destroying our democratic institutions by abusing his office for personal gain.
“I took the oath of office for the first time when I was 17 years old and took it five more times over my career and again when sworn into Congress,” said Congresswoman Elaine Luria. “The oath means everything to me and I’ll be damned if I spent 20 years in the Navy to stand by and watch our Constitution be trampled on.”
Note: If you haven’t read, Rep. Luria was a co-author of this OPED: Seven freshman Democrats: These allegations are a threat to all we have sworn to protect.