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Wednesday, May 2, 2007 12:00 AM

The right's explicit and candid rejection of "the rule of law"

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  • Wednesday, May 2, 2007 10:13 AM

    Article II, Section I.8:

    "Before he enter on the execution of his office he shall take the following oath or affirmation: 'I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.'" [emphasis mine]

    I'm not a lawyer and I may well be naive, but hasn't the president broken this explicit oath? Isn't this breach actionable?

    It's past time for Congress to ask Mr. Bush to defend his abilities with respect to his oath of office and how he preserves, protects and defends the Constitution by ignoring and/or defying several of its provisions.

    —John Manning Read John Manning's other letters

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