
Originally Posted by
21guns
Kanang law nga naas mind nimo hunahuna rana nimo,,,wala ka ga basa ug constitution oi.
No provision in the Constitution requires the President-elect to take his oath before the chief justice. What is required is that the oath be taken before an officer clothed with authority to administer an oath. If in the past, chief justices have administered the oath of presidents, that has been observed more as tradition rather than as compliance with a requirement of the Constitution
The president can take his oath even before an Associate Justice or even notary public.
In the US, President Calvin Coolidge was sworn into office in 1923 by his father John, a notary public. Out of 68 US presidential inaugurations, 61 have been performed by the chief magistrate, 1 was by a Supreme Court associate justice, and 5 by judges.