In this moment in time
with struggle and strife,
war and oppression challenging
threatening our world
Words that bind,
that bring us together
as a people, as a nation, simply words, an oath
a pledge to guard what we have created
to remain a nation of laws,
and to make this a better world
January 17, 2009
on the juxtaposition of the
80th birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
and the inauguration of Barack Obama
as President of the United States of America
and the Presidential Oath, from the
US Constitution, Article I, Section 1, Clause 8,
repeated verbatim by the presidents. The only language in quotes
in the Constitution, unlike the general principles elsewhere.
“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.”
(Raymond A. Foss)
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