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[–] 117 points 2 months ago*

The Constitution doesn't just "make no requirement of swearing in on any object," it explicitly prohibits what this dude is demanding.

Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States.

—Article VI

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  • [–] 51 points 2 months ago

    In fact several US presidents including John Quincy Adams and Theodore Roosevelt chose not to be sworn in on a Bible

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  • [–] 34 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    I am sorry but cannot swear on a peanut butter as I have already used it as a bookmark.

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  • [–] 12 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    Swear me in on the Codex Adepta Sororitas.

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  • [–] 11 points 2 months ago

    Connie ❤️

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  • [–] 9 points 2 months ago (3 children)

    Should we really be naming the constitution a girl's name? We now know what the conservatives do to girls and women.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Is no one going to make fun of the name Brylin Hollyhand?

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  • [–] 8 points 2 months ago

    I'd prefer Nutella, though.

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