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Question: Why did Obama retake his Inaugural Oath of Office!?
According to the Daily Mail, Obama retook his oath of office at the White House!.

Why!?

Obama Retakes Oath
http://www!.dailymail!.co!.uk/news/worldnew!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com


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It's simply a technicality, since John Roberts didn't correctly read the text during the initial oath and Obama repeated it as Roberts misstated it!. It has been done twice before for similar reasons!. But many people believe the oath has to be administered exactly as written, so this appeases them and puts any silly debate over whether or not Obama took the oath to rest!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

During Tuesdays oath when Roberts was giving the oath to Obama, he rearranged the order of the words, not saying "faithfully" until after "president of the United States!." Which casue Obama to sate the oath that way, whe it should have been"that I will faithfully execute the office of president of the United States!."Www@QuestionHome@Com

It's something about the guy who was swearing him in flubbed his line, and even though he corrected himself, it confused Obama and he ended up skipping a word!. He retook it just to be sure, and they say 2 other presidents have done that!. It's in the yahoo news, I just didn't feel like looking it up lolWww@QuestionHome@Com

Chief Justice Roberts did not recite the words of the oath in the correct order during the actual swearing in (though Obama stumbled and corected it during the oath)!. Just to be safe and totally legal, they did a do-over to make sure the words written in the Constitution were spoken correctly!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Because the Reverend initially screwed it up!. He said the words in the wrong order!. To please conspiracy theorists, and ensure the constitution was followed, he retook the oath!. Even if he hadn't he was still President at noon of the 20th!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Because Chief Justice Roberts screwed it up so badly the first time!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Because the supreme judge messd up the order thats why he stopped and then he messed up again! So they did it again to make "official"Www@QuestionHome@Com

some might say if the words weren't exactly as described in the constitution he wouldn't really be president!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

just to be safeWww@QuestionHome@Com

there was a mess up the first timeWww@QuestionHome@Com