§ Preserve, Protect, and Defend: Faithfully Executing the Office of the President

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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.

The oath or affirmation of office of the President of the United States was established in the United States Constitution (Article II, Section 1, Clause 8) and is mandatory for a President upon beginning a term of office.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Exposition
2. Leadership
   1. Executive-in-Chief
   2. The Executive Brain
   3. Power and Duty
   4. Useful; not so much; irrelevant
   5. Whether Or Not It Is Popular
3. Administration
   1. Administrator-in-Chief
   2. “..., with the ultimate goal of ending tyranny in our world.”
4. Election 2008
   1. Words I Would Like to Vote For
   2. The Faking of the President, 2008
   3. Well-aimed Ray of Hope Can Pierce Misguided Change
   4. TheBigHenry for President '08
   5. Millennial serendipity? It's the stupid electorate, stupid!
   6. The Only Reasonable Choice
   7. She Wants You to Vote
   8. Bind Up the Nation's Wounds That American Government Doesn't Perish
   9. In Appreciation ...
5. Thoughts; Musings; Speculation
   1. The word "mandate" is not in the Constitution!
   2. Postmortem 2008
   3. The Incredible Cost of Red Herring
   4. The First 44
   5. Presidents Lincoln (16), Bush (43), and Obama (44)