Well Pal, tell ya what I learned in watching segments of the Colorado ballot hearing at SCOTUS. The exact claim came up from Colorado and it was either Justice Kagan or Jackson that told the atty that the president isn't an officer of the United States under the 14th, sec three.
She said the oath for officers is different than the president......and that doesn't apply to the president as he has his own oath....therefore the section doesn't apply to the president.
Congress oath of office:
I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God.
"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."
Learn about Inauguration Day in the U.S., when the president-elect and vice-president-elect are sworn in and take office.
www.usa.gov
So they are correct, it doesn't apply to the president.
Any questions?
What is the presidential oath of office?
The vice-president-elect is sworn in first, and repeats the same oath of office, in use since 1884, as senators, representatives, and other federal employees:
"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter: So help me God."
Around noon, the president-elect recites the following oath, in accordance with Article II, Section I of the U.S. 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."
Well Pal, tell ya what I learned in watching segments of the Colorado ballot hearing at SCOTUS. The exact claim came up from Colorado and it was either Justice Kagan or Jackson that told the atty that the president isn't an officer of the United States under the 14th, sec three.
She said the oath for officers is different than the president......and that doesn't apply to the president as he has his own oath....therefore the section doesn't apply to the president.
Congress oath of office:
I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God.
"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."
Learn about Inauguration Day in the U.S., when the president-elect and vice-president-elect are sworn in and take office.
www.usa.gov
So they are correct, it doesn't apply to the president.
Any questions?
What is the presidential oath of office?
The vice-president-elect is sworn in first, and repeats the same oath of office, in use since 1884, as senators, representatives, and other federal employees:
Around noon, the president-elect recites the following oath, in accordance with Article II, Section I of the U.S. Constitution:
Even though the Kochs were considered to be "evil incarnate" by the great unwashed leftist mob back in the day, they're pretty much RINOs and Trump-haters by today's standards.
They have. The Kochs are aligned with the Bush clan who go along with the leftist Democrats just to "get along." That mindset became null and void the day Trump was elected, and the old Republican party is dead.