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Originally posted by SeekerofTruth101
I suppose in other eras, no president had attempted to destroy the sacred Constitution.
But right now, in this country split in half over many issues, I can understand the OP's concern.
United States could mean many other countries. It is not neccessarily a given. For those whom hold oaths as sacred, it would be sad that either the system or the president do not add in the much toiled name America by forefathers, espacially during these time.
It may be just a word, but it means so much to many who seeks someone to lead honestly, without any ambiguities.
Originally posted by intrptr
Besides who authorized a personal book to be sworn on? A family book no less? Shouldn't it be the same one for all posterity? The same one all the other presidents have sworn on?
Originally posted by Solasis
Even if it weren't accurate to the constitution -- what precisely would it matter? Everyone knows what document he is referring to. If he did go out and shoot a journalist, and said "well I swore on a fake document", we would all still say "uh no."
reply to post by IndieA
I smell a Colon David Hyphen Wynn Colon Miller follower here. Changing the capital letters doesn't change a single thing.
Originally posted by hellobruce
Originally posted by intrptr
Besides who authorized a personal book to be sworn on? A family book no less? Shouldn't it be the same one for all posterity? The same one all the other presidents have sworn on?
What makes you think you need to swear on a book.... which book have all previous Presidents sworn on?
en.wikipedia.org...
Some have even been sworn in on a law book!
Originally posted by Wertdagf
reply to post by IndieA
Is there any way we can just let you thread die. This entire topic is an ebarassment to ATS.
You make a claim without even the slightest bit of research... and then refuse to admit it. Its threads like these that give everyone here a bad name..
Good job on make ATS a worse place one thread at a time.
Originally posted by WaterBottle
The lengths some people will go to make Obama appear non-American is ridiculous.
edit on 20-1-2013 by WaterBottle because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by AwakeinNM
Wrong.
"America" has never been in the oath of office. I didn't know this until I took three whole seconds and did a search. A search the OP could easily have done before posting.
edit on 20-1-2013 by AwakeinNM because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by tinhattribunal
the original constitution was the "Constitution for the united states ..."
the "Constitution of the united states ..." is the corporate one they have been using.edit on 20-1-2013 by tinhattribunal because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by IndieA
Here is what the POTUS said, "to preserve, protect, and defend the constitution of the United States.”
I’ve been paying a lot of attention to names and words, and their meanings lately so I couldn’t help but notice that the President left out the “America.”
edit on 20-1-2013 by IndieA because: re-worded titleedit on 20-1-2013 by IndieA because: youtube video added
The short Sunday ceremony was held because the constitutionally mandated inauguration date of Jan. 20 falls on a Sunday, so Obama will take the oath a fourth and final time on Monday before hundreds of thousands of observers on the National Mall.