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violetpastille

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18. I like your books

Sat Jan 5, 2019, 01:40 AM

Jan 2019

I would swear the oath on the Constitution but I would bring this book along:

“Knowing that you love the earth changes you, activates you to defend and protect and celebrate. But when you feel that the earth loves you in return, that feeling transforms the relationship from a one-way street into a sacred bond.”

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If you were sworn into Congress, what book would you like to place your hand on? [View all] Quixote1818 Jan 2019 OP

The Constitution... Wounded Bear Jan 2019 #1

I thought that too. It would have to be a copy, but I am sure that would be fine. nt Quixote1818 Jan 2019 #4

When I took the oath as an Air Force officer, I didn't put my hand on anything. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Jan 2019 #44

Neither did I... Wounded Bear Jan 2019 #54

This message was self-deleted by its author elocs Jan 2019 #73

Agreed Gothmog Jan 2019 #90

A Confederacy of Dunces klook Jan 2019 #2

Ha ha you beat me to it emulatorloo Jan 2019 #30

The Constitution of the United States of America. n/t TygrBright Jan 2019 #3

My 8th grade civics textbook 50 Shades Of Blue Jan 2019 #5

As long as it wasn't printed in the Bible belt. :) nt Quixote1818 Jan 2019 #7

Maybe worse... It's a Catholic school book, lol. The Christian Citizen, and 50 Shades Of Blue Jan 2019 #22

I don't recall placing my hand on any book marybourg Jan 2019 #6

And that's the truth! k8conant Jan 2019 #8

A copy of the oath being taken. David__77 Jan 2019 #9

The latest report from the Intergovermental Panel on Climate Change krispos42 Jan 2019 #10

My mother's Bible RandySF Jan 2019 #11

I agree that this shouldn't even be an issue FakeNoose Jan 2019 #59

The press always want to know RandySF Jan 2019 #68

Either The Selfish Gene or the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. NT Grown2Hate Jan 2019 #12

42 JonAndKatePlusABird Jan 2019 #36

This one True Dough Jan 2019 #13

I'm kinda traditional and old fashioned. Stinky The Clown Jan 2019 #14

No book. Rather a replicant android head of Philip K. Dick. hunter Jan 2019 #15

Newton's Principia, The Epic of Gilgamesh, Hesiod's Theogony, Aesop's Fables, the Code of Hammurabi RockRaven Jan 2019 #16

Two books bottomofthehill Jan 2019 #17

I like your books violetpastille Jan 2019 #18

The Poisonwood Bible Sucha NastyWoman Jan 2019 #19

A cook book. Iggo Jan 2019 #20

"To Serve Man" emulatorloo Jan 2019 #31

LOL, exactly. Iggo Jan 2019 #58

On the Origin of Species hardluck Jan 2019 #21

I would ask why is a book or anything needed? LiberalFighter Jan 2019 #23

Dante's "Inferno" moondust Jan 2019 #24

Try these dalton99a Jan 2019 #25

I like option number two 47of74 Jan 2019 #29

It seems like everyone should swear on the Constitution bobbieinok Jan 2019 #26

A checkbook.... Crutchez_CuiBono Jan 2019 #27

Walden Basic LA Jan 2019 #28

Amazing Fantasy #15, last panel. Anon-C Jan 2019 #32

You win the thread! First Speaker Jan 2019 #67

None. Jake Stern Jan 2019 #33

This! smirkymonkey Jan 2019 #45

My wife's first novel. Takket Jan 2019 #34

For me it would be a Bible. musicblind Jan 2019 #35

Dune by Frank Herbert. j/k, n/t area51 Jan 2019 #37

Bloom County: Penguin Dreams and Stranger Things TlalocW Jan 2019 #38

My parent's wedding album Maru Kitteh Jan 2019 #39

I love that idea. lilactime Jan 2019 #83

Howard Zinn's 'A People's History of the United States' pecosbob Jan 2019 #40

Ditto RockCreek Jan 2019 #61

Spider Robinson's "Callahans Cross-Time Saloon"...... nt akraven Jan 2019 #41

To Mike and Sally JackInGreen Jan 2019 #85

None canetoad Jan 2019 #42

Oh, the Places You'll Go - Dr. Seuss Solly Mack Jan 2019 #43

Farenheit 451 or The Handmaid's Tale Moostache Jan 2019 #46

George Carlin's "Brain Droppings." Vinca Jan 2019 #47

Userfriendly The Truth Is Here Jan 2019 #48

The Jefferson Bible GusBob Jan 2019 #49

Pride & Prejudice obamanut2012 Jan 2019 #50

Bartholomew and the Oobleck DFW Jan 2019 #51

No book... HopeAgain Jan 2019 #52

Yes, no book. TrishaJ Jan 2019 #57

Harry Potter Butterflylady Jan 2019 #53

I was thinking 'The Fellowship of the Ring' might be fun because it was about Quixote1818 Jan 2019 #66

My Webster's Dictionary from 1971. Sugar Smack Jan 2019 #55

No book at all is required, so no book at all. MineralMan Jan 2019 #56

Darwin's Origin of the Species /nt romana Jan 2019 #60

Catch 22 maveric Jan 2019 #62

No question at all- sarisataka Jan 2019 #63

I kind of think 'Oh the places you go' is a stronger work Quixote1818 Jan 2019 #69

The Constitution. Blue_true Jan 2019 #64

Trump's choice of book proves there's no god jmowreader Jan 2019 #65

Transmetropolitan The Truth Is Here Jan 2019 #70

Trump is the mutant offspring of the Beast and the Smiler (n/t) Spider Jerusalem Jan 2019 #80

And needs something worse than JackInGreen Jan 2019 #86

"A People's History of the United States," by Howard Zinn. Efilroft Sul Jan 2019 #71

"Jaws" by Peter Benchley NurseJackie Jan 2019 #72

As a Christain, it would be the Bible... SKKY Jan 2019 #74

In actuality Jesus specifically states not to make an oath in the name of God. KentuckyWoman Jan 2019 #91

Congresspeople are sworn in on the Constitution. But afterward for the photo op violetpastille Jan 2019 #92

The Hero With a Thousand Faces Ghost of Tom Joad Jan 2019 #75

Nothing! Buckeyeblue Jan 2019 #76

Uncle John's Bathroom Reader - What better when your pinching loaves. TheBlackAdder Jan 2019 #77

Profiles in Courage or Audacity of Hope Jarqui Jan 2019 #78

Darwin's "On the Origin of Species" (n/t) Spider Jerusalem Jan 2019 #79

Das Kapital. obnoxiousdrunk Jan 2019 #81

a book by the Dalai Lama vlyons Jan 2019 #82

Constitution of course AlexSFCA Jan 2019 #84

Rod & Custom. gibraltar72 Jan 2019 #87

The Principia Discordia. PoliticAverse Jan 2019 #88

Silas Marner jpak Jan 2019 #89

If Pence was swearing me in it would be... lame54 Jan 2019 #93

A bible Raine Jan 2019 #94

The Voynich Manuscript Recursion Jan 2019 #95

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2019 #96