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Oath of Office – Constitution Article 2 §1.8

ConstitutionMy failure to post Constitution articles the past couple weeks may be evidence that even I am starting to get bored by this series. But I’m stubborn, and maybe a little OCD, so I’m going to keep on trucking. The blue wave (or was it just a splash?) on November 6 was a sign that people haven’t completely given up on American politics, but it in no way equates to “Mission accomplished.” And what good is studying the first article and a half of the Constitution? You kind of need to understand the whole thing. So I’m picking up where I left off, with Article 2 §1.8, which deals with, um… the oath of office.

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Vested in a President – Constitution Article 2 §1.1

ConstitutionOh frabjous day! After 13 months of studying the Constitution, I’m moving on to Article 2 today. Article 2 is the part of the Constitution that deals with the Executive branch of government. This should be interesting. Article 2 §1.1 establishes the Presidency.

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