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brooklynite

(94,452 posts) Fri Jan 4, 2019, 08:40 AM Jan 2019

Kyrsten Sinema swears in to Congress using law book instead of religious book

Source: The Hill

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) took her ceremonial oath of office holding her hand on a copy of the Constitution rather than the Bible.

Vice President Mike Pence can be seen in video of the moment ending Sinema's oath by saying the standard words, "so help you God?" to which Sinema also responded, "I do." He then went to say that he looks forward to working with her in Congress.

A spokesperson for the senator confirmed to The Arizona Republic that the book was from the Library of Congress and contained texts of the U.S. and Arizona constitutions.

"Kyrsten always gets sworn in on a Constitution simply because of her love for the Constitution," Sinema’s spokesman John LaBombard told the local publication. However, LaBombard did not reportedly address Sinema’s religious views.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/house/423813-kyrsten-sinema-swears-in-to-congress-using-law-book-instead-of-bible

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Kyrsten Sinema swears in to Congress using law book instead of religious book (Original Post) brooklynite Jan 2019 OP

They don't have to use any book IronLionZion Jan 2019 #1

Seems to me they should all be placing their hand on the Constitution, luvtheGWN Jan 2019 #10

This has been the oath for the last 60 years or so IronLionZion Jan 2019 #12

Wait for it....repub safeinOhio Jan 2019 #2

Might be a good thing. After all considering how many commandments Repugnants break cstanleytech Jan 2019 #4

Fantastic nycbos Jan 2019 #3

Republicans should show their beliefs by following suit. Amimnoch Jan 2019 #5

Trump would make them buy the book riversedge Jan 2019 #7

And the congress critters would expense it, Amimnoch Jan 2019 #13

Oh, Mike's gonna have quite the confrontation with Mother when he gets home... backscatter712 Jan 2019 #6

Love her slick skirt! see the video in the Hill story riversedge Jan 2019 #8

Proud to say she was my representative ChazII Jan 2019 #9

Congresscritters ought to be required to pass a college-level test on the Constitution. JudyM Jan 2019 #11

I'd be satisfied with a high school level test n/t TexasBushwhacker Jan 2019 #14

Not only that, these too.... KY_EnviroGuy Jan 2019 #15

IronLionZion

(45,403 posts)

1. They don't have to use any book

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Fri Jan 4, 2019, 08:50 AM

Jan 2019

and they always swear to support and defend the constitution.

luvtheGWN

(1,336 posts)

10. Seems to me they should all be placing their hand on the Constitution,

Reply to IronLionZion (Reply #1)

Fri Jan 4, 2019, 11:31 AM

Jan 2019

and then there should be a test to check and make sure they're read and understood it -- before they're allowed to vote on anything.

IronLionZion

(45,403 posts)

12. This has been the oath for the last 60 years or so

Reply to luvtheGWN (Reply #10)

Fri Jan 4, 2019, 11:57 AM

Jan 2019

“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.”

You know a few of them have failed. I bet a few of them have violated this oath if they colluded with Russia or opposed constitutional rights for people they don't like.

safeinOhio

(32,656 posts)

2. Wait for it....repub

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Fri Jan 4, 2019, 08:53 AM

Jan 2019

Swears on Atlas Shrugged

cstanleytech

(26,273 posts)

4. Might be a good thing. After all considering how many commandments Repugnants break

Reply to safeinOhio (Reply #2)

Fri Jan 4, 2019, 08:58 AM

Jan 2019

after swearing on a bible maybe they would break some of the ones inside Atlas Shrugged that they hold dear instead.

nycbos

(6,034 posts)

3. Fantastic

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Fri Jan 4, 2019, 08:56 AM

Jan 2019

Amimnoch

(4,558 posts)

5. Republicans should show their beliefs by following suit.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Fri Jan 4, 2019, 09:14 AM

Jan 2019

They should swear in with their hands on Rump's "Art of the deal". That's the only thing they worship.

riversedge

(70,174 posts)

7. Trump would make them buy the book

Reply to Amimnoch (Reply #5)

Fri Jan 4, 2019, 10:24 AM

Jan 2019

Amimnoch

(4,558 posts)

13. And the congress critters would expense it,

Reply to riversedge (Reply #7)

Fri Jan 4, 2019, 04:07 PM

Jan 2019

So Rump would get his books sold at government expense.

Special edition, hard bound, signed and price inflated revisions.

backscatter712

(26,355 posts)

6. Oh, Mike's gonna have quite the confrontation with Mother when he gets home...

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Fri Jan 4, 2019, 09:20 AM

Jan 2019

riversedge

(70,174 posts)

8. Love her slick skirt! see the video in the Hill story

Reply to backscatter712 (Reply #6)

Fri Jan 4, 2019, 10:25 AM

Jan 2019

ChazII

(6,204 posts)

9. Proud to say she was my representative

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Fri Jan 4, 2019, 10:56 AM

Jan 2019

and is now my senator.

JudyM

(29,225 posts)

11. Congresscritters ought to be required to pass a college-level test on the Constitution.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Fri Jan 4, 2019, 11:37 AM

Jan 2019

How can they swear to uphold it if they aren’t intimately familiar with its provisions?

TexasBushwhacker

(20,159 posts)

14. I'd be satisfied with a high school level test n/t

Reply to JudyM (Reply #11)

Fri Jan 4, 2019, 04:24 PM

Jan 2019

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,489 posts)

15. Not only that, these too....

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Fri Jan 4, 2019, 04:31 PM

Jan 2019

Link to tweet

(snip)
More than a dozen documents and books -- including the US Constitution, Eastern Orthodox Bible and Quran -- were used to swear in officials of various ethnic and religious backgrounds.

So cool...........

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