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struggle4progress

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36. If I had my preferences, and thought it a winnable fight, I'd take "God" out of all legal language

Reply to Roland99 (Reply #20)

Sat Sep 5, 2015, 01:10 PM

Sep 2015

But it's not a winnable fight IMO, and it's not a huge deal either AFAIKS: as long as no religious test is actually imposed, and as long as people aren't forced to use language that offends their consciences, I'm not going to get bent out of shape

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Petition to require all gov't officials to swear upon the Constitution, not the bible [View all] Roland99 Sep 2015 OP

Signed! TheGunslinger Sep 2015 #1

I love the idea! Faux pas Sep 2015 #2

Done! hifiguy Sep 2015 #3

#1052. A long way to go. nm rhett o rick Sep 2015 #4

I didn't think they had to swear on anything, just swear like you do in court NightWatcher Sep 2015 #5

The Kentucky oath for officials ends with "so help me god." csziggy Sep 2015 #6

Under specific Kentucky law, jurors are allowed to substitute an affirmation onenote Sep 2015 #15

I'm in Florida and don't know if they allow this csziggy Sep 2015 #19

For your future reference, Florida also allows jurors to skip the "so help me God"s onenote Sep 2015 #26

That is pure fiction that anyone has to swear on anything, it's simply custom. MADem Sep 2015 #21

Hmmm. It's unconstitutional to require any oath, whether on the Bible or the Constitution. eallen Sep 2015 #7

Signed, sealed and delivered n/t Fritz Walter Sep 2015 #8

X marks the spot! Dont call me Shirley Sep 2015 #9

I actually have little problem with a swear on the Bible MisterP Sep 2015 #10

Nothing in US law requires swearing on the Bible struggle4progress Sep 2015 #11

which is why this is a silly petition onenote Sep 2015 #14

+1,000! MADem Sep 2015 #22

Sometimes the ignorance of our own government and laws is truly astounding. branford Sep 2015 #30

+1,000! nt MADem Sep 2015 #33

But yet a bible is present almost always and assumed to be used Roland99 Sep 2015 #16

There's no chance a competent court will require "so help me God" struggle4progress Sep 2015 #17

You're not understanding the point Roland99 Sep 2015 #20

Because you say so? I think you are missing the point. MADem Sep 2015 #24

It's not a "majority rules" or "religous freedom thing" as you put it, Roland99 Sep 2015 #25

Good grief, listen to yourself!! "As it should be?" Because YOU say so? MADem Sep 2015 #28

Again, you're missing the point. Refer back to my previous two posts. Roland99 Sep 2015 #31

I fear you are the one who has missed the point. You can refer back to my previous posts, too. nt MADem Sep 2015 #34

This is your political opinion of how things should be. tritsofme Sep 2015 #29

That's really not how the Constitution works or what it requires. branford Sep 2015 #32

If I had my preferences, and thought it a winnable fight, I'd take "God" out of all legal language struggle4progress Sep 2015 #36

Most of my childhood our family was Jehovah's Witnesses, then Quakers. hunter Sep 2015 #12

Done. K&R. Scuba Sep 2015 #13

UNREC brooklynite Sep 2015 #18

signed. 5914. a great idea! n/t wildbilln864 Sep 2015 #23

Signed! haikugal Sep 2015 #27

You're not required to swear on the Bible? Spider Jerusalem Sep 2015 #35

I don't like this Idea. NutmegYankee Sep 2015 #37