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In response to "LIR: The oath as it is in the Constitution versus how it went today" by TWuG

He's not President! Quick, turn Air Force 1 around! -- nm

Posted by Mop (aka rburriel) Jan 20 '09, 11:40

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- were there any gold fringes on the flags? -- nm - Reagen Jan 20, 11:44
- Won't matter. Constitution (20th Amend) says the President elect becomes President at noon January 20th. Makes no mention of having to take the oath -- nm - TWuG Jan 20, 11:44 3
  - Ah but does it specify EST?! -- nm - Loyola Jan 20, 11:45 2
    - It's 12:00 somewhere! -- nm - President Obama at 3am Jan 20, 11:46 1
      - Price is Right rules, Bush is still President for 10 more mins. Turn the plane around! -- nm - Loyola Jan 20, 11:47
- And who will preside over this case? That's right... -- nm - Roger More, conspiracy theorist Jan 20, 11:43 1
  - Roberts would have to recuse himself. -- nm - TWuG Jan 20, 11:46
- one of the newsguys talked about that and pointed out that the Oath is largely ceremonial and that... - Remlik Jan 20, 11:43 3
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    - Though technically any president that has inserted their own name hasn't followed the exact oath. -- nm - Ender Jan 20, 11:49 1
      - It's my time to shine! -- nm - State Your Name Jan 20, 11:53
- Probably will be the lead story on Rush Limbaugh for a month, "He's not really President!" -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Jan 20, 11:42
- I stuttered my wedding vows! I'm single!!!!!!!!! -- nm - Amy Jan 20, 11:42 3
  - How *you* doin'? -- nm - Mop Jan 20, 11:51
  - we have absolutely no recollection of our vows so sometimes when we want something we tell the other that "you promised to do that in our vows" -- nm - zork Jan 20, 11:45
  - Mrs. CCC just nodded to hers, was crying too hard to speak...I still believe her that it was happy crying, not sad crying -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Jan 20, 11:45

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