President Re-Takes Oath

The Constitution would still stand. The idea basically is that the 20th amendment makes the change of power automatic.

 

I think that if Barack Obama helped you cross the street you would criticize him for it.

 

That was half-way tongue-in-cheek. The real point is: whether accepting the oath of public office or being 'sworn in' as a witness or a juror, all you are doing is accepting a legal obligation to be truthful, not at all conjuring supernatural power to do something if you're lying. And whether we like it or not, that is a justification for leaving the Bible and "So help me, God" out of the whole procedure.

It should be like this:
Chief Justice: Will you faithfully execute the office of Presidency and, to the best of your ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States?
President Elect: Yep.

 

What was he suppose to do? Continue with the Oath with it's mistakes in place? How can you say Obama interrupted Roberts when Roberts was the one in the wrong.

Roberts admited it today that it was his fault, so how can you spin this against Obama?

 

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You realize that the justice was appointed by Bush right? This must have been a right-wing conspiracy! :laugh:

 

Didn't that amendment also move the day from like the 4th of March or something?

But you are correct, the transfer of power is at noon per the constitution. That isn't tossing out the constitution, it is going by the constitution.

 

Have any of you considered how humiliating it must be in Justice Roberts' shoes or President Obama's to make such a flub?

Only 35 words to memorize...... few enough to conceal on a 3x5 card..... something a smart person would consider to do as wisdom...... but a person wishing to complete the impression of finish and finesse and confident in trusting their memory........ oh well...

One easily imagines Justice Roberts prepared for this ocassion.

I easily imagine that BHO, knowing he'd be taking the oath since winning the election, would have practiced and had it memorized.

Can we relate? They are both human. We did not elect a god to the POTUS...... never have, never will!

It's not the end of the world!

 

There are Christians who say that according to the Bible we are not to take an oath. That our word is our bond. In times past Christians died for this belief. Give the man a break.

And, according to CNN the constitution states that he became president at 12:01, regardless of whether he had taken an oath or not.

 

You are right. Later in the day I happened to see Obama being interviewed by a lady reporter. I cannot remember which network. She asked him about the flug. Obama was very polite saying that he had helped Roberts and Roberts had helped him. I thought that was a wonderful answer showing that Obama is a person who has very good people skills. And did you notice he opened the car door for his wife earlier in the day?

 

According to the constitutioin he became president at 12:01 whether he has taken the oath or not.

Note: In Amendment 20 of the constitution there is no mention of an oath being required for a person, a Senator or a Representative to legally take office. [emphasis mine.]

 

The constitution states that he was President at noon on inauguration day, wether he takes the oath or not.

 

My bad! You beat me to the punch. sorry!

 

From the Washington Post's article on Obama taking the oath a second time.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/21/AR2009012103685.html?hpid=topnews

 

I probably would not use one at all. Jesus talks about the danger of swearing on anything - 'Let your yeah be yeah and your nay be nay"

 

What? Balance and reason on the BB!??!?!? What are we coming to????

The oath is given in Art I Sec 8, but it has nothing to do with the term of office. Obama became president at 12.01. At some point he had to take the oath, and he did.

 

I can imagine that if Obama scratches his nose with the wrong finger he will be attacked.


Oh yeah, that already happened.

He will not be able to do anything right according to some folks.

 

Some here apparently didn't watch it (and the video is all over).

1. Obama did interrupt Roberts, by breaking in after "I Barack Hussein Obama." Roberts was continuing and Obama interrupted.

2. Roberts did get the oath wrong by saying the word "to" instead of "of" and saying "faithfully" later in the oath.

3. After Roberts corrected it, Obama said it wrong anyway putting faithfully at the end of the clause as Roberts had the first time.

4. Obama was president in any case. This didn't matter. It was all for show.

5. Not taking the oath on the Bible is irrelevant.

So all you guys blaming Obama are wrong. And all you guys blaming the Roberts are wrong. Both messed up. And neither was stupid or unprepared.

Did anyone notice Feinstein introducing the Chief Justice to give the "oaf of office"? I thought that was pretty funny. And it reminds me that anyone who speaks enough in public will say silly things.

 

==Hey, I have my moments. They maybe few and far between but I have my moments. :laugh:

 

Roberts messed up because obama jumped in before Roberts was done.