I winced today when I heard Supreme Court Justice Roberts botch the wording of the Presidential Oath of Office.
There are no excuses. Roberts, of all people, should have the Constitution memorized backwards and forwards.
I’m just a normal citizen and I knew immediately what happened when I heard it. Obama, a Constitutional lawyer, obviously caught him as well, but recovered.
Sadly, I think Bush wouldn’t have even caught it if Roberts had accidentally started reciting the Apostle’s Creed…
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Here are some great thoughts from Mr. Lessig on why he supports Obama over Clinton.
But I think we’re missing the point about “change.”
We’ve seen the “change” that one President can bring when he does not respect the balance of powers. A few “changes” come to mind:
$400 billion deficits, trashed civil liberties, undeclared wars, recession, poorly-considered appointments, distracted mismanagement of basic services such as emergency response, and promotion of torture for political expediency.
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