Presidential Oath of Office

[Serial Mom]

Each president since George Washington has taken this oath:

"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."

Dubya thinks he was suppose to protect citizens (I never wanted him to or asked him to protect me!), but he was supposed to protect out Constitution!

He ravaged his oath and the basis of our Country by taking away parts of our Constitution!

He and his cronies should all be fired!

[Lancer]

1. "to the best of my ability"

Those are the keywords right there when it comes to *

[swimboy]

3. Yeah--that's called an elastic clause.

This time it's more like a giant Acme (tm) Rubber Band the coyote ordered by mail.

[paparush]

2. I can't count the # of times I've heard him bellow - "The President's Job is..

to protect the Homeland!"

I just want to puke blood when I hear that shit.

His *ahem* job is, as you have so succintly pointed out, is to protect and defend the
C O N S T I T U T I O N

[baldguy]

4. Bush doesn't want to protect citizens.

He and his ilk hate and despise the vast unwashed of America. His job is to further consolidate political & economic power to the corporate oligarchy.

[Serial Mom]

5. You are so right...

They hate Americans... your words sound like my husband talking!

[LiberalEsto]

6. You know how he garbles things

What he actually said was:

"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the the Constitution of the United States."