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Inaugural Oath, second attempt: Barack Obama decided to take the oath again

Published on 22. January 2009 By giemmevi

Having messed up the inaugural oath during the presidential inauguration ceremonies on Capitol Hill, Obama was responsive to constitutional expert’s pleas urging him to retake the oath. “It’s an open question whether he’s president until he takes the proper oath” stressed Jack Beermann, a Boston University constitutional scholar.  Moreover, Jonathan Turley, a constitutional law professor [...]