21.   IOC vice president Anita DeFrantz said the six members who face final votes Wednesday violated their oaths and tarnished the Olympic rings.

22.   Justice Minister David Libai said ministers who violate the oath could be liable for up to three years in prison.

23.   New had contended that wearing the items would violate his oath to support the U.S. Constitution.

24.   She said the six members who face final votes had violated their oaths and tarnished the Olympic rings.

25.   The moment they accept money, no matter how little, they are compromising their integrity, never mind violating their oath of office.

26.   The speaker said Torricelli, a New Jersey Democrat, had violated his oath not to reveal classified information.

27.   The solution culminated two weeks of negotiations involving committee and House leaders, who discussed whether Torricelli violated oaths not to disclose classified information.

28.   Wille threatened to charge the leakers with violating their oaths of secrecy.

29.   If they violate the oath, the ministers face a maximum jail sentence of three years.

30.   But the New Jersey representative said he learned the information in question outside his duties in the lower chamber, and thus did not violate the oath.