“I’m not going to debate the issue.”
“Obama’s parentage was a matter of public record on the day when the Republican-appointed Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court swore him into office.”
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It is not Chief Justice Roberts’ duty to question Obama’s eligibility....something that he may have to rule on at a later date.... Had he done so, he would have had to recuse himself from any future USSC deliberations/rulings on that issue.....
There are many others in our goverment, and the Fourth Estate that failed to properly vett Obama’s eligibility ...... the responsibility, and the blame for that failure lies in their hands.
As it was it took C.J. Roberts 3 tries, in as many days, to administer the Oath of Office to Obama..... seems like the words just kept choking in his mouth..........Wonder why?/s
I don’t know about you, but I value C.J. Robert’s dedication and service to our Nation....... to infer that he should be some sort of a Republican Party hack because he was nominated by a Republican President is beneath contempt.
Don’t feed the troll.
Indeed, having the Chief Justice administer the oath is not a Constitutional requirement. The oath need not even be taken orally. (military officers and enlisted take their oaths both orally and in writing) Not all Presidents were administered the oath by the Chief Justice, and those that did not included more than the obvious "emergency" cases where a VP has to step up to replace a fallen President. The whole Inaguration thing is just ceremony. It could, and IMHO should, be handled much more quietly. Why should everyone freeze their ashes off in a DC January, when the oath could be taken inside, with witnesses. Maybe even a few days before the official handover date. It's not being adminsitered the oath that is the final step to becoming President, that could be done anytime before noon on January 20th, when the Constitution says the outgoing President's term ends, and the new one's begins. For it's the clock and the calander that is that makes the President elect into the President... Provided he has met all the other requirements. 35 or over, 14 or more years of US resident, get majority of electoral votes, and be a natural born citizen. Fail any of those, and when the time comes, you are still not President.