Originally posted by Rude
Egypt!
Bush selling democracy around the wrold, that's really funny coming from the largest republic on the planet. Read the Constitution. The US form of government is that of a republic, not a democracy. It'a a Democracy in name only. And what about Bush spreading democracy , someone please show me the area in the Constitution that mandates that the office holder of the Presidency spread Democracy around the world.
According to the 20th Amendment to the Constitution, a President's term of office begins at 12:00 p.m. (noon) on January 20th of the year following an election. In order to assume his/her duties, the President-elect must recite the Oath of Office. The Oath is administered by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. The President-elect places his hand on the Bible, raises his right hand, and takes the Oath as directed by the Chief Justice. The Oath, as stated in Article II, Section I, Clause 8 of the U.S. Constitution, is as follows:
"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."
Anyone see in that oath where it says and spread democracy around the world? I sure don’t.
The Vice President also takes an oath of office. Until 1933, the Vice President took the oath of office in the Senate. Today, both the President and Vice President are inaugurated in the same ceremony. The Vice President's oath is administered immediately before the President's. The Vice President's oath may be administered by the retiring vice president, by a member of Congress, or by some other government official, such as a justice of the Supreme Court. The Vice President's oath is as follows:
"I do solemnly swear 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 I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God."
Notice that absent from the President’s oath is the swearing of allegiance and the obligation to protect and defend against all enemies, foreign and domestic. The President only promises to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution to the best of his ability. Makes one wonder just what is Bush’s ability?
