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Does the president need to take the oath of office?

April 26, 2017Oath Office president

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Does the president need to take the oath of office?

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I heard the CBS commentary as well–they made a point of noting that George Bush ceased being president (his presidency “expired” was the term they used) at noon, but Obama was not sworn in until 12:05, so Joe Biden was president for that time.

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Flunkie, the 20th Amendment says “The terms of the President and Vice President shall end at noon on the 20th day of January… and the terms of their successors shall then begin.” So the Constitution does explicitly state that the president-elect becomes president at noon.

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It says the term of the outgoing president ends at noon on January 20th. That may strongly imply that the term of the incoming president begins at noon on January 20th, but the Constitution does not directly state so. …and the terms of their successors shall then begin.

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Not every President has used a Bible. Johnson didn’t use one – he used a Catholic prayer book that someone found on Air Force 1.

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Counterpoint: the CBS commentary on the inauguration claimed that Joe Biden, who had already been sworn in as VP by noon, was President until Obama was sworn in. I’m interested to see whether or not this was actually the case.

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