All Debts contracted and Engagements entered into, before the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be as valid against the United States under this Constitution, as under the Confederation.
This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the Land; and the Judges in every State shall be bound thereby, any Thing in the Constitution or Laws of any State to the Contrary notwithstanding.
The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States.
It is always good to go back and see what the Founding Fathers were thinking. First, in this particular document, Article VI, they talked about any debts owed by the United States, prior to the implementation of the Constitution, were valid. Wow, back then they were saying if the U.S.A was indebted to another country, they are obliged to pay up. These days various politicians act as if the U.S.A is above every other nation, and repaying a debt is looked down on. Then again, these people may be playing a game, which is called the “Debt Ceiling.” The same individuals that love to quote the Constitution are the very same people who dishonor it, and try to inhibit the country. Second, the Constitution is the ultimate tenet of the land. All laws and directives shall be elicited thereof, and all Judges shall adjudicate accordingly. Third, and most importantly, Judges, Senators etc. must all abide by the Constitution; however, there should never be any sort of religious angst.
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