His term legally starts then. The oath gives him the right to act. All by the wayside now.... at 7:30 this morning he retook the oath. Now if he would only cough up 10 bucks for that Vault copy............
On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 6:51 PM, wncs <[email protected]> wrote: > > Actually, ABC News said that at 12 noon on January 20, he was > president whether he had taken the oath or not. I can't remember what > source they used for that statement though, but it seemed to make the > oath itself less important than the date and time. > > On Jan 21, 6:30�pm, THE ANNOINTED ONE <[email protected]> wrote: >> ...............Without these words in this order is he the legal >> President ?? >> >> Two other President-elects thought not and did indeed re-take the >> oath. >> >> "I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the >> office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my >> ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United >> States." >> >> "Before he enter on the Execution of his Office, he shall take the >> following Oath or Affirmation: >> "I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the >> Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my >> ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United >> States." >> >> Is the Constitution "just a piece of paper" ?? > > > -- Mark M. Kahle www.filacoffee.com great stuff from a small, high quality, group of FairTrade producers in rural C.R. interested in excellence. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
