need that picture of the Hawaii gov swearing in with the Torah

[greenbriar]

some puzzies are crapping over the koran

[jefferson_dem]

1. This one?

[Vox Acerbus]

2. come to think of it...

what would an athiest swear on? i mean, in my case, a bible's fine since people don't tend to know I don't believe in it.

but what about an athiest going into office?

[Luminous Animal]

3. There is no requirement to swear on anything.

The custom is to raise ones right hand and swear to uphold the constitution.

[pooja]

4. Even bigger is the signed declaration to uphold the constitution.

Paper is law abiding... old photo ops are not substantial.. that's why it is appalling that judges are not signing the actual documents... therefore, not in violation of the constitution should they not uphold it.

[no_hypocrisy]

5. Atheists and freethinkers would swear on The Constitution. n/t

[Vox Acerbus]

6. Ahh, now that I could get behind.

I didn't realize it wasn't a legal requirement to swear on the bible, etc.

[lslaux]

7. Swearing in

the legal alternative is "affirmation". Here's the definition. Declaration by a witness who has no religious belief, or has religious beliefs that prevent him/her taking the oath, that the evidence he/she is giving is the truth. The person taking office says: " I solemnly affirm that I will ..." instead of " I solemnly swear that I will..."

[Tesha]

9. "A Brief History of Time" might be a nice selection. (NT)

[Cessna Invesco Palin]

10. A copy of "Origin of Species."

Or perhaps a copy of the New Yorker.

:evilgrin:

[cali]

8. Just tell them that all congress critters are sworn in jointly

They raise their right hands and presto- the speaker swears them in. Later, some of them choose to pose for photo ops with bible or whatever. They could swwear in on Aunt Tillie's casserole if they wanted.

[Bitwit1234]

11. Someone posted a picture of Hastert

there was a picture of Hastert being sworn in .....with his hand on the podium...desk top....no book of any kind...you ought to get that one also.