Congratulations, President-elect Obama
Congratulations, Senator Obama. You’ve beaten John McCain by approximately six percent of the popular vote, and you’ve more than exceeded the 270 electoral college votes. You’re now the president-elect, and you’ll be the first African-American to be the president of the United States of America.
On January 20, 2009, you’ll be sworn in by the Chief Justice. Your oath will be:
I do solemnly swear 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.
Will you preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution?
You’ve barely mentioned it at all during your campaigning. I’m very skeptical, sir. A lot of the things you want to do would require constitutional changes, and it’s likely that fighting for those constitutional changes will be even harder than your fight to win the presidency.
Follow the constitution and your presidency will be one of the greatest. Exploit it, circumvent it, or ignore it, and you will be just another politician who somehow managed to get the seat in the Oval Office.
I bid you good luck and wish the blessings of the God or Gods of every American upon you. You will need them.
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