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The Inaugural Oath: Chief Justice Slip-Up
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| Contributor | COSDem |
| Last Edited | COSDem Jan 20, 2009 11:12am |
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| Category | General |
| News Date | Tuesday, January 20, 2009 05:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Chief Justice John Roberts is a man who has made very few public missteps in his life -- but he appears to have made one when swearing in Barack Obama. Roberts slightly flubbed the oath, which then tripped up Obama.
The oath is contained in the Constitution: "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."
But when Roberts swore in Obama, he flipped some of the words, saying: "I will execute the office of president to the United States faithfully." |
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