tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post7001435327550086837..comments2024-03-18T01:57:20.672-08:00Comments on The Immoral Minority: Newly minted Rep. Krysten Sinema eschews use of Bible for swearing in. Instead gets sworn in using the US Constitution like a boss!Gryphenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02356503547155430235noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-66390572803050721132013-01-10T07:35:11.617-09:002013-01-10T07:35:11.617-09:00She's smart AND beautiful! I'd vote for h...She's smart AND beautiful! I'd vote for her for president.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-40581702707124727192013-01-10T07:22:19.959-09:002013-01-10T07:22:19.959-09:00Actually they are required to swear only support a...Actually they are required to swear only support and defend the U.S. Constitution. "The first Congress developed this requirement into a simple, 14-word oath:<br />"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support the Constitution of the United States." <br /><br />The current oath was enacted in 1884:<br />I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter: So help me God.<br />(about.com) <br /><br />The person(s) being sworn in stands with their right hand raised and repeats the words of the Oath as spoken by the person saying them. There is nothing being held or touched by his other hand. The photos that show the member of Congress with Biden or Boehner are taken as a memento of the occasion and have no meaning except a personal one for the people involved. They can also have their family and their friends in it as well<br /><br /><br />. RGKahnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-75460302542902428412013-01-10T04:24:39.553-09:002013-01-10T04:24:39.553-09:00Anything can be fetishized, but note that the Cons...Anything can be fetishized, but note that the Constitution includes both a mechanism for amendment (Article V) and a mechanism for interpretation (Article III). So it is not a document that caters to the close-minded.<br /><br />Charles Wiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10905686760066208851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-30421227569358236732013-01-10T04:18:52.000-09:002013-01-10T04:18:52.000-09:00N.B. The Little Match Girl isn't a Grimm tale....N.B. The Little Match Girl isn't a Grimm tale. It's by Hans Christian Andersen. Point taken, however.Charles Wiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10905686760066208851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-49524345428070016952013-01-08T19:56:52.311-09:002013-01-08T19:56:52.311-09:00I think that rates ten "bazinga's" o...I think that rates ten "bazinga's" on Dr. Sheldon's Scale of Awesomeness!!!!Anita Winecoolernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-87422856750970298692013-01-08T18:30:47.780-09:002013-01-08T18:30:47.780-09:00I am not totally certain of this, but I believe th...I am not totally certain of this, but I believe the oath now simply asks: Do you swear to tell the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help you?" No bible or book, just a hand in the air.<br /><br />But there have been cases (when the bible was normal) when testifiers refused to swear on the Bible due to their own religion. No charges could be brought against them.Lelandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-52227447311502504222013-01-08T18:13:10.747-09:002013-01-08T18:13:10.747-09:00I love that and totally agree.
After all, aren&#...I love that and totally agree. <br /><br />After all, aren't they swearing to uphold the Constitution?mlaiuppahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13792165896828163411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-33678012605772386902013-01-08T18:02:44.701-09:002013-01-08T18:02:44.701-09:00Being sworn in on a copy of the Constitution?
Dam...Being sworn in on a copy of the Constitution?<br /><br />Damn, I must have a little small-govt fetish in me, because I swear my little patriot is now standing at attention. <br /><br />Atten-HUT!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-62808705209304530832013-01-08T17:58:38.588-09:002013-01-08T17:58:38.588-09:00God, I love this!!!!! (And I am a godless heathen...God, I love this!!!!! (And I am a godless heathen!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-26092110800378121282013-01-08T16:46:28.583-09:002013-01-08T16:46:28.583-09:00I totally agree, Gryphen. What a great day!!I totally agree, Gryphen. What a great day!!WakeUpAmericanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-51115633412225653552013-01-08T16:17:02.585-09:002013-01-08T16:17:02.585-09:00Excellent!Excellent!Infidel753https://www.blogger.com/profile/10965786814334886696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-86639445599860101552013-01-08T15:04:52.758-09:002013-01-08T15:04:52.758-09:00Okay just googled whether you have to swear on the...Okay just googled whether you have to swear on the bible in court and Ask.com said no you don't have to!! YAY!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-77549563897603533082013-01-08T15:02:57.043-09:002013-01-08T15:02:57.043-09:00If I were testifying in a court of law could I ins...If I were testifying in a court of law could I insist on swearing on the U.S. Constitution?? My husband asked, if your Muslim are you allowed to swear on a Quran?? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-88693872471806639602013-01-08T14:36:33.974-09:002013-01-08T14:36:33.974-09:00Mad Magazine seems an appropriate choice for a lar...Mad Magazine seems an appropriate choice for a large majority of lawmakers today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-49679508910732343502013-01-08T13:44:03.830-09:002013-01-08T13:44:03.830-09:00I like this idea, They could pick thier own book ...I like this idea, They could pick thier own book to swear on, pointing out how silly this practice is.<br /><br />Boehner could swear on "The Rum Diaries"<br />Cantor could swear on "An Asshole's Guide to Getting Ahead"<br /><br /><br />Let's hear what you think some other members of Congress should swear on!<br /><br />(I would swear on "The Kama Sutra")Dintynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-52150640919531741592013-01-08T13:40:20.138-09:002013-01-08T13:40:20.138-09:00The sad part is, what you said Sally in MI is the ...The sad part is, what you said Sally in MI is the truth. If it were up to the R's of today, we would all be fighting for our space under the bridge. Caroll Thompsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-1834695053522945122013-01-08T13:38:47.546-09:002013-01-08T13:38:47.546-09:00I could not agree more. I could not agree more. Caroll Thompsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-87797328058774528822013-01-08T13:37:17.872-09:002013-01-08T13:37:17.872-09:00What a great idea. What a wonderful congressperson...What a great idea. What a wonderful congressperson this woman will be. May there be many more to follow.omommahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04924869978348554721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-36618909663959002962013-01-08T13:31:48.840-09:002013-01-08T13:31:48.840-09:00Not sure why Boehner would attempt to push the bib...Not sure why Boehner would attempt to push the bible on them since he is no Christian as far as I can see!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-83289084035202058462013-01-08T13:28:38.663-09:002013-01-08T13:28:38.663-09:00Let's hope this is just the beginning of some ...Let's hope this is just the beginning of some wonderful changes.Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08645466919415273707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-54311971419101956522013-01-08T13:27:45.307-09:002013-01-08T13:27:45.307-09:00Sorry to be a killjoy, but I'm not sure this i...Sorry to be a killjoy, but I'm not sure this is a good thing. <br /><br />Too many rightwingnuts are trying to make the Constitution into some sort of infallible, not open to interpretation, direct word of a deity holy text - this seems to reinforce that idea.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-14418183531013044532013-01-08T13:02:37.630-09:002013-01-08T13:02:37.630-09:00Just a few other observations -- First, she is fro...Just a few other observations -- First, she is from Arizona! How amazing is that? Second, Speaker Boehner had to administer both of these. Wonder what he thought and if he made any attempt to push the bible on them? hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17609894830470680121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-78007724082551928522013-01-08T13:01:37.349-09:002013-01-08T13:01:37.349-09:00This is progress!
This how that oath should be ad...This is progress! <br />This how that oath should be administered...<br />but that would be too easy, would it not?<br /><br />It also would drive home the fact that there is that little constitutional requirement of separation of church and state, would it not?<br /><br />May this be contagious!fromthediagonalnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-9306308466165733772013-01-08T12:57:37.269-09:002013-01-08T12:57:37.269-09:00Nicely done!Nicely done!MimiChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01191429025764111853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-62865217835345377212013-01-08T12:57:02.231-09:002013-01-08T12:57:02.231-09:00Yes, the few GOPers who don't swear on the Gro...Yes, the few GOPers who don't swear on the Grover Norquist BOOK of Obstruction use Grimm. I'm told they are very fond of The Little Match Girl because she dies of starvation and cold.Sally in MInoreply@blogger.com