When and why the "so help me God" part was added to the outh of the office?
The presidential oath of office in the Constitution doesn't include "so help me God," but every president has added it.
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Technically, the oath is "swear or affirm" and swearing has traditionally had a religious connotation, like swearing on the Bible. A president could theoretically affirm that he will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States and not add "so help me god" and put his hand on the Bible, except that the political fallout would be huge.
Who thought this was a good idea?
A friend who lives in Battery Park City said the plane is docked a block away from their apartment and it's a zoo down there. Of course she's leaving that zoo for DC for the Inauguration.
Oh, amazon. That reminds me of this item.
Reviews for the Playmobil Security Check Point
The reviews are pretty amusing.
Not too cold for ice cream, too cold to WALK for ice cream. But alas, no it wasn't. I have cap blast and 2 cupcakes for lunch. score!
People are hilarious. That Chia Obama has got to be a joke, though, right? It's "scheduled" to be released on April Fool's Day.
And I thought Playmobil had broken new ground with teaching kids about to-the-death Gladitatorial contests.
I've recently heard many poo-poohing Magnolia's cupcakes (too dry mostly), but the pumpkin one I just had was just delicioso. Now I will savor the rest of my Blast before having the white cake one with pink icinfg for desert.
What's up? I just skipped a million posts (but I saved them to read on the train). My train leaves in an hour....
Future Darwin Awards candidate? [link]
