Of course... Why wouldn't he? Of course... Why wouldn't he?
He's swearing to god that he will do his best as president.
NO, but it has become a tradition.
Then the vice president-elect becomes president.
The vice-president becomes President if the president can not function.
The vice president would become the acting president.
THe Bible is optional at inaugurations. The President chooses one, if he wants to use it.
If both die then the Speaker of the House becomes president
Barack Obama will be using the same bible Abraham Lincoln used when he was sworn in as President.
The Bible has not been used for every President, Ted Roosevelt did not use it. The use of the Bible is a Custom Decree, it is optional, whereas it is not in the Constitution, nor is so help me God, but the Presidents have believed in God and have chosen the option to do the Custom Decree. Public Opinion maybe has alot to do with that? It couldn't hurt It is the separation of Church and State that allows it.
President-elect Barack Obama will use the same Bible at his inauguration that Abraham Lincoln used for his swearing in. Obama will be the first president since Lincoln to use that Bible, part of the collection of the Library of Congress. You mean 'has used' not 'will use' since he was inagurated on 20th January, that's 7 days ago. The Bible was the one used by Abraham Lincoln.
President pro tempore of the Senate becomes President.