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A Critical Analysis of Corey Brettschneider’s The Oath and The Office: A Guide to the Constitution for Future Presidents
Introduction
A guidebook for the aspiring p
resident of the United States of America- that is one of the most boastful claims one may make, and Corey Brettschneider’s book is precisely that. The core question that the book is based on is why will someone want to be the president of the United States? In one of his recent online lectures at the Bowdoin College, Brettschneider emphasizes that becoming a president is not about the political (and other) privileges that come with the Office or about meeting the ideological goals of the party s/he represents; instead, it is about upholding the principles of democracy and good governance laid down by the Constitution of the United States of America. Article 2 of the constitution mentions:
Before he enter(s) on the execution of his Office, he shall take the following oath or affirmation:--"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 primacy of preserving, protecting, and defending the Constitution over any other form of power of the executive position that the president holds is what Brettschneider reiterates through the book. He forms his arguments on these principles, citing examples from the history of the American Presidency since the nation's birth, providing some very insightful but primarily ideological counsels to the future presidents.
Presidential history: successes and failures
Brettschneider is emphatic about the Constitutional restraints on any kind of free reign that a President might impose, as mentioned by Article II. He cites the second inaugural address of George Washington that hints at the possibility of constitutional punishment in case the office holder fails to maintain the clauses of the Constitution. In other words, it is the Constitution, not the person occupying the position, that takes precedence. One...
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