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At both of Obama's swearings-in (the first of which Roberts famously flubbed), he ended with a question, "So help you god?" Same just now for Biden.
Four long years ago, Roberts uttered the above line correctly, as a statement to be repeated, not as a question to be answered.
On 1/20/25 , before Biden (or Harris, if Joe decides not to run) takes the oath, s/he (or a spokesperson) should politely advise the CJ of the proper way to end the oath. (If he did that to me I would just throw the question right back at him, followed by, "Hey, I just repeated what you said, chief." )
Obama 2009
Obama 2013
Fatso 2017
Biden 2021
AnyFunctioningAdult
(192 posts)it is not in the Constitution. Would be nice if they stop using it entirely.
edhopper
(33,168 posts)he said it markedly differently for Obama and Biden than Trump.
flibbitygiblets
(7,220 posts)DavidDvorkin
(19,404 posts)It should never have been added.
Lord Ludd
(585 posts)Either always say the line as a statement, or always ask it as a question.
Unlike with Trump, it sounded like Roberts was asking Obama (twice!) & Biden, "Do you really mean it?"
Had Trump been hooked up to a polygraph during the oath, the needle would've flown off & stabbed Roberts in the eye, & the machine would've exploded.
jcgoldie
(11,582 posts)I didnt know there would be a test ... uhmmm man woman tv camera?
edhopper
(33,168 posts)Question for Obama and Biden. Statement for Drumpf.
Wonder if it was unconscious or intentional?
BGBD
(3,282 posts)He'd have repeated whatever Roberts said.
"So help you God?"
"So help you God."
PRETZEL
(3,245 posts)but did Roberts leave out the part about protecting from enemies, both foreign and domestic?
Justice Sotomayor most certainly said it in VP Harris' oath.