The Oaths

Chief Justice Roberts issues the presidential oath to President Trump, and Justice Kavanaugh issues the oath to Vice President Vance.

One day, there will be a trivia question: which Chief Justice issued the presidential oath to the same President, for non-consecutive terms, and presided over (at least) one of his impeachment trials?

If I had to guess, Justice Kavanaugh issued the oath to Vice President Vance because Second Lady Usha Vance clerked for Kavanaugh.

Comments

[MoreCurious]

You probably advise your students about the importance of proof-reading. You ought to follow that advice.

[tuphat]

"Proof reading? We don't need no steenking proof reading! Alternate facts, man!"

[JoeFromtheBronx]

The "guess" makes sense though I stand with my "pair of bros" argument as at least a back-up reason.

[LawTalkingGuy]

I also thought Yale Bros stick together was the reason.

[JoeFromtheBronx]

Photos show Trump not putting his hand on the Bible (not a God Bless the USA version) that First Lady Trump held.

[Krayt]

We atheists should rejoice?

We never believed there was a god out there to punish whoever for breaking their oath.

[JoeFromtheBronx]

He used the Bible and an oath.

People can also use a bible for various purposes and they can do so even if they don't believe in a god.

[Alpheus W Drinkwater]

The Onion claimed that Trump autographed the Bible and handed it back to Chief Justice Roberts.

[Commenter_XY]

Why are the oaths for VP and POTUS so different?

I had not noticed that before.

[JoeFromtheBronx]

The Constitution includes the oath to give POTUS.

Other federal officials have to take an oath to "support" the Constitution but the specific text is not provided.

Congress is left to set it by statute.

https://www.inaugural.senate.gov/vice-presidents-swearing-in-ceremony/

[Bruce Hayden]

Which, BTW, is one of the arguments that 14A § 3 didn’t apply to Trump - because he has never taken the Support oath required by § 3, just the President’s Preserve, Protect, and Defend oath.