Has George W. Bush Achieved His Oath Of Office?

[charlot22]

The Presidential Oath of Workplace, below Post II Section hands down the U.S. Constitution states, "I do solemnly swear(or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the really ideal of my Capability, preserve, defend and defend the Constitution of the United States." How has President Bush succeeded or did not carry-out this oath?

[charlot22]

The "preserve, shield, and defend" clause is qualified by "to the ideal of my ability".  I feel he's done a lousy job, especially on the "preserve" notion, but I truly do consider that was the very best of his ability.  I in no way thought his potential was all that a lot, but if that is what 51% of America desires, then that is what one hundred% of America gets.  Has he executed the office faithfully?  I in fact believe the answer is yes.  I disagree with several of his objectives and nearly all of his techniques, but I consider he's executed that terrible job with as a lot faith as it can possibly be carried out.  Strictly speaking it might not be feasible to do that job faithfully.  When you are torn in between the individuals who voted for you, the men and women who Didn't vote for you, the men and women to whom you have to delegate jobs, a Congress which cannot aid but send mixed signals, international enemies, international allies... the job is basically not possible.  "Faith" is all a single has to depend on, to do the job hewing to your understanding of the spirit in which it was intended. I do not like the job that he has completed.  I feel that he has led the nation as far to the correct as he could get away with below Senate rules requiring 60% agreement on a lot of problems, in spite of ekeing out the barest of majorities in two elections(and a nonexistent one in 1 election.)  I consider that he has gone far, far beyond, "It depends on the what the definition of 'is' is" in attempting to lawyer his way out of clear violations of the law and the Constitution.  I think that he lied and exaggerated out way into a war that will price thousands of lives and trillions of dollars ahead of it was more than. But I feel he did all that with the best of intentions.  I do not believe he was merely attempting to get income for his oil buddies.  I believe he genuinely felt Saddam Hussein was a threat.  I believe he is performing what he feels is the ideal way to prevent another terrorist attack on the United States.  I believe he has knowingly violated the spirit of the laws, and taken benefit of the reality that it is too tough to hold him to the letter. I believe he's wrong, and should know he's incorrect, but I never consider he's violated his oath.  If he has been terrible for the country(and that's the sort of point historians will have to debate) then it is on the heads of these who elected him as a lot as himself, due to the fact he's completed their will.

[Anghrist]

Please, go back and read your Constitution of the United States. This Administration has formed a Federalist Rulership. He has destroyed the Constitutional Government of our Founding Fathers and Mothers(read Abigail Adams if you doubt we had Mothers)  It is not that the Democrats do not have options but the Republicans have put up insurmountable procedural rules in the way of any forward motion. My only hope is that whem Senator Clinton becomes President Clinton she will enter the International Criminal Court Treaty and then Bush,Cheney,Gonzales,Rumsfeld,Wu and others can be tried in the World Court for crimes against humanity and war profiteering. God have mercy on their souls. 

[Bordin]

George Bush et al have committed treason Please, go back and read your Constitution of the United States. This Administration has formed a Federalist Rulership. He has destroyed the Constitutional Government of our Founding Fathers and Mothers(read Abigail Adams if you doubt we had Mothers)  It is not that the Democrats do not have options but the Republicans have put up insurmountable procedural rules in the way of any forward motion. My only hope is that whem Senator Clinton becomes President Clinton she will enter the International Criminal Court Treaty and then Bush,Cheney,Gonzales,Rumsfeld,Wu and others can be tried in the World Court for crimes against humanity and war profiteering. God have mercy on their souls.  Gaia 75 months ago Please sign in to give a compliment. Please verify your account to give a compliment. Please sign in to send a message. Please verify your account to send a message.

[Dinsmore]

Absolutely The "preserve, protect, and defend" clause is qualified by "to the best of my ability".  I think he's done a lousy job, especially on the "preserve" notion, but I really do think that was the best of his ability.  I never thought his ability was all that much, but if that's what 51% of America wants, then that's what 100% of America gets.  Has he executed the office faithfully?  I actually believe the answer is yes.  I disagree with many of his goals and nearly all of his methods, but I think he's executed that terrible job with as much faith as it can possibly be done.  Strictly speaking it may not be possible to do that job faithfully.  When you're torn between the people who voted for you, the people who DIDN'T vote for you, the people to whom you have to delegate jobs, a Congress which cannot help but send mixed signals, international enemies, international allies... the job is simply not possible.  "Faith" is all one has to depend on, to do the job hewing to your understanding of the spirit in which it was intended. I do not like the job that he has done.  I feel that he has led the country as far to the right as he could get away with under Senate rules requiring 60% agreement on many issues, despite ekeing out the barest of majorities in two elections(and a nonexistent one in one election.)  I think that he has gone far, far beyond, "It depends on the what the definition of 'is' is" in trying to lawyer his way out of clear violations of the law and the Constitution.  I think that he lied and exaggerated out way into a war that will cost thousands of lives and trillions of dollars before it was over. But I think he did all that with the best of intentions.  I do not believe he was merely trying to get money for his oil buddies.  I believe he genuinely felt Saddam Hussein was a threat.  I think he is doing what he feels is the best way to prevent another terrorist attack on the United States.  I think he has knowingly violated the spirit of the laws, and taken advantage of the fact that it's too hard to hold him to the letter. I think he's wrong, and should know he's wrong, but I don't think he's violated his oath.  If he has been terrible for the country(and that's the sort of thing historians will have to debate) then it's on the heads of those who elected him as much as himself, because he's done their will. PamPerdue 75 months ago Please sign in to give a compliment. Please verify your account to give a compliment. Please sign in to send a message. Please verify your account to send a message.

[Chadburn]

Of course not; he has failed to uphold the constitution and he should have been impeached long ago. Schelli 75 months ago Please sign in to give a compliment. Please verify your account to give a compliment. Please sign in to send a message. Please verify your account to send a message.

[Martyn]

To say he's failed miserably is probably the understatement of the year. He's not intelligent enough to understand the meaning of the words of the oath of office. His primary focus has been on "nation-building" and forcing an American style democracy on countries that aren't ready for it or want it. He's been a disgrace to the office of President.