During the re-administration of the Oath at 7:35 pm January 21, 2009, what was to be the official Constitutionally correct swearing in, a Bible was not used. Therefore, Barack Obama has yet to be Constitutionally sworn in as Commander in Chief.
Must have wanted the Koran instead.
This is ridiculous.
First, you'd think that a Bible is not necessary for administering the oath. I bet Michael Newdow would back me up on that.
Second, with all these Balls being held at swanky DC hotels, you'd think that somebody could scrounge up a Gideon's Bible somewhere...
-PJ
You don’t need a Bible to take an oath. This is ridiculous.
Just for the sake of asking — is it spelled out in the Constitution that the President-Elect must swear his oath of office with his hand on a Bible? I know I could go look this up, and I probably will anyway, but I don’t remember seeing where it said that off-hand.
A Christian Bible is only appropriate when swearing in a Christian president.
The Constitution does not specify that a Bible must be used. The use of the Bible is traditional only, not a legal requirement. Only the precise words to be said in the oath are indicated in the Constitution.