As I take the sacred oath of the highest office in the land, I am humbled by the responsibility placed upon my shoulders, renewed by the courage and decency of the American people, and fortified by my faith in an awesome God.
We are in the midst of a season of trial. Our Nation is being tested, and our people know great uncertainty. Yet the story of America is one of renewal in the face of adversity, reconciliation in a time of discord, and we know that there is a purpose for everything under heaven.
On this Inauguration Day, we are reminded that we are heirs to over two centuries of American democracy, and that this legacy is not simply a birthright -- it is a glorious burden. Now it falls to us to come together as a people to carry it forward once more.
So in the words of President Abraham Lincoln, let us remember that: "The mystic chords of memory, stretching from every battlefield and patriot grave to every living heart and hearthstone all over this broad land, will yet swell the chorus of the Union, when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature."
NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, by the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim January 20, 2009, a National Day of Renewal and Reconciliation, and call upon all of our citizens to serve one another and the common purpose of remaking this Nation for our new century.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twentieth day of January, in the year of our Lord two thousand nine, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-third.
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Obama - First White House Proclamation
A National Day of Renewal and Reconciliation
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He didn't fulfill his first Constitutional duty , saying the oath. Mind u it wasn't his fault , Roberts being the arrogant piece of work he is tried to do it from memory. Nevertheless, according to all the constitutional biggies I heard all over radio and TV today Obama should have another judge or Roberts re-do it because it's a rock solid part of the constitution. Other wise no matter what anyone says the right wing noise machine will be saying that Constitutionally he isn't really President. Could this have been the wingnuts 11th hr. plan? Devious those Federalists aren't they? Get him to say the wrong words and then catch him on it even though you steered him wrong. You can always say, hey he's a lawyer he should have stopped and said something. God, look at what 8 yrs. of BV$H has done to my brain!
The oath thing is non sense.
The right is in the toilet. Their leaders are Coulter and Limbaugh, and they are both jokes.
Don't even pay attention. Obama will do just fine. Obama is an intelligent person and he is committed to decent policy.
After 8 yrs. of these scum bags, it's going to take a while to believe it's over.
I know, we need Bush detox sessions. The entire population needs to be deprogrammed.
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