Roberts to swear in Obama; Sotomayor to give oath to Biden

[Tx4obama]

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts will again administer the oath of office to President Barack Obama during his second inauguration this month, the Presidential Inaugural Committee announced on Friday.

Obama and Vice President Joe Biden will take the oath officially on Sunday, Jan. 20 and again on Jan. 21 in a ceremonial swearing-in at the Capitol. Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor will be the fourth woman to administer the oath when she swears in the vice president, the committee said.

“I will be honored to again stand on the Inaugural platform and take part in this important American tradition,” Obama said in a statement.

“I believed strongly that she would make a great Justice, and it was one of the greatest pleasures of my career to be involved in her selection to the Court,” Biden said. “Above all, I’m happy for the chance to be sworn in by a friend – and someone I know will continue to do great things.”

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http://www.politico.com/politico44/2013/01/roberts-to-swear-in-obama-sotomayor-gives-oath-to-153340.html

[Historic NY]

1. I hope Roberts practices..

[Jenoch]

6. I hope that Roberts has it written

in a script instead of doing it from memory. Not to defend Roberts, but it is possible that he was thrown off his game when then president-elect Obama first interrupted him as the justice was giving the oath.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

13. No. Obama did it right. Roberts was supposed to wait for his response, then continue.

That administration of the oath was totally botched by Roberts.

[Jenoch]

15. Ues, Roberts bothched it, but Obama did not wait for him to be done with the first part.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. Can't wait to see it!

I don't remember from the first inaugural....did someone else swear in Biden? Funny that I don't remember...

[Tx4obama]

3. In 2009...

Biden is sworn into office by Associate Justice John Paul Stevens, January 20, 2009




http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_biden

[CaliforniaPeggy]

5. Thanks for the link!

I am surprised I didn't remember that...

[Drunken Irishman]

4. Don't fuck it up again, Johnny Boy.

[alcibiades_mystery]

7. Beat me to nearly that exact phrase

"Don't fuck it up this time."

[Shrek]

8. Just out of pointless, idle curiosity

I wonder why there would be any need to take the oath of office again.

They already did so in 2009, so unless they renounced wouldn't that oath still be effective?

(As far as I know the oath contains no time limit or expiration date).

[Tx4obama]

17. Because the U.S. Constitution says they have to

Article II, Section 1
Clause 8: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Article_Two_of_the_United_States_Constitution#Clause_8:_Oath_or_affirmation

More info here...

Oath of office of the President of the United States
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oath_of_office_of_the_President_of_the_United_States

Just like The President the U.S. Senators and the U.S. House Representatives also have to be sworn in and take an oath each time they start a new term after an election.

When one term ends then it is a whole new ball game and they have to start off from scratch by taking the oath to cover their new term.

[CBHagman]

9. Yay!

I'm so pleased to hear about Sotomayor.

[blaze]

10. Sotomayor will swear in Biden?

I did not know that.

Pretty cool.

And really looking forward to the pics!!!

[Aristus]

11. Hey, Roberts! Get it right this time, you brainless dickbag!

10 out of 10 for your decision in favor of health care reform, but what have you done for us lately?

It's a simple, easily memorized phrase that someone in your job has to recite only once every four years. Show some fucking competence, or take off those cockamamie gold stripes!

[Ter]

21. Gold stripes?

No one has worn the gold stripes since Rehnquist died. However, Roberts should wear them. I have to admit I always thought it was cool when the Chief Justice dresses differently.

[davidpdx]

12. I think we should have a pool as to how many sentences Roberts will screw up this time

He would be better off with a mob and a bucket in a mall than a Supreme Court Justice.

[bigdarryl]

14. Roberts will try and fuck it up again on purpose

[Jennicut]

16. Sotomayor will be only the 4th woman to swear in a President or Vice President.

She will also be the first Hispanic to do so. Great pick by our Vice President!

Hopefully John Roberts brings a card with the oath written on it with his this time.

[CTyankee]

18. I'm blanking on who else but Judge Sarah Hughes on AFOne after JFK was assassinated.

Sounds like a Jeopardy question...

[Jennicut]

19. I found it:

Three women have previously sworn-in presidents and vice presidents: Judge Sarah T. Hughes swore-in President Johnson in 1963; Justice Sandra Day O’Connor swore-in Vice President Dan Quayle in 1989; and Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg swore-in Vice President Al Gore in 1997.

I should have remembered Ginsburg. I don't think I paid any attention to the inauguration in '89, I was 12! But in '97 I was home from college and watched it with my parents.

http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/washington/2013/01/sotomayor-to-swear-in-biden-first-hispanic-justice-to-administer-oath-.html#storylink=cpy

[CTyankee]

20. I was wondering about O'Connor since we've had more republicans elected in the last 30 years

or so. I had forgotten about Ginsburg swearing in Gore as VP...

Thanks!