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Pie · 01-16-2009, 03:16 PM

Phage, stop being sane and moderate. We can't have that around here!

xoxoxoBruce · 01-17-2009, 03:52 AM

After Obama finishes saying what the law requires him to say, he can say any fucking thing he wants. To demand the court restrict the President's freedom of speech is preposterous.

Happy Monkey · 01-17-2009, 01:26 PM

I don't care much about that issue, but from a cursory scan of an article a while back, I think that at least part of the issue was that John Roberts would say "so help you God" as part of what Obama is supposed to repeat, making it more part of the oath than a personal choice. I do have a bit of a problem with that, if I understand it correctly. The only problem I have with Presidents adding it themselves out of religiousness or tradition is the eventual annoying shitstorm if one ever decides not to.

xoxoxoBruce · 01-17-2009, 01:57 PM

Oh ok, I didn't realize it was included in the official repeat after me.

Happy Monkey · 01-17-2009, 02:04 PM

I wouldn't swear to it (get it?), but that's the impression I'm under.

xoxoxoBruce · 01-17-2009, 02:07 PM

You forgot the drumroll.

01-16-2009, 03:16 PM	#31
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	Phage, stop being sane and moderate. We can't have that around here! __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

01-17-2009, 03:52 AM	#32
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	After Obama finishes saying what the law requires him to say, he can say any fucking thing he wants. To demand the court restrict the President's freedom of speech is preposterous. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

01-17-2009, 01:26 PM	#33
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	I don't care much about that issue, but from a cursory scan of an article a while back, I think that at least part of the issue was that John Roberts would say "so help you God" as part of what Obama is supposed to repeat, making it more part of the oath than a personal choice. I do have a bit of a problem with that, if I understand it correctly. The only problem I have with Presidents adding it themselves out of religiousness or tradition is the eventual annoying shitstorm if one ever decides not to. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

01-17-2009, 01:57 PM	#34
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Oh ok, I didn't realize it was included in the official repeat after me. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

01-17-2009, 02:04 PM	#35
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	I wouldn't swear to it (get it?), but that's the impression I'm under. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

01-17-2009, 02:07 PM	#36
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	You forgot the drumroll. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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