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  • Oath Flub merits a do-over, scholars say

    01/20/2009 10:45:44 PM PST · by America2012 · 70 replies · 3,006+ views
    San Francisco Chronicle ^ | 1/20/2009 | Carolyn Lochhead
    Several constitutional lawyers said President Barack Obama should, just to be safe, retake the oath of office that Chief Justice John Roberts flubbed. The 35-word oath is explicitly prescribed in the Constitution, Article II, Section One, which says the president "shall" take the oath "before he enteron the execution of his office." It was discussed during the Constitutional Convention. Roberts misplaced the word "faithfully," at which point Obama paused quizzically, and then Roberts corrected himself, but then Obama repeated the words as Roberts initially said them. The oath reads: "I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the office...