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Mariana

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15. Article VI of the Constitution of the United States (in part):

Reply to Gothmog (Original post)

Tue Dec 12, 2017, 08:03 PM

Dec 2017

The 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.

Why do Roy Moore and this jackass on the TV hate America so much?

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The law does not require elected officials to be sworn-in using a Christian bible [View all] Gothmog Dec 2017 OP

Try getting away with that in Alabama. louis-t Dec 2017 #1

The silence spoke volumes. herding cats Dec 2017 #2

That stupid vacant look on his face with that open pie hole is hilarious. BigDemVoter Dec 2017 #3

Which is the reason why I had to post this clip Gothmog Dec 2017 #4

I watched it live, it was beautiful. dewsgirl Dec 2017 #5

Only thing missing was the leaf... sarisataka Dec 2017 #17

Keith Ellison took his oath of office on a Koran gratuitous Dec 2017 #6

Keith used Thomas Jefferson's Koran Gothmog Dec 2017 #8

Thomas Jeffersons copy of the Koran, to be specific. mn9driver Dec 2017 #9

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, a Hindu, swore her oath on the Bhagavad Gita, Tanuki Dec 2017 #11

LOL! lunatica Dec 2017 #7

44th President Takes Oath on Lincoln Bible babylonsister Dec 2017 #10

He was stunned! Too funny n/t Hamlette Dec 2017 #12

You can swear on anything riverwalker Dec 2017 #13

You don't have to swear at all, on anything. Mariana Dec 2017 #16

My gods, they are stupid. nt Hekate Dec 2017 #14

Article VI of the Constitution of the United States (in part): Mariana Dec 2017 #15

And he is one of the smarter ones! GulfCoast66 Dec 2017 #18

From the NYT Gothmog Dec 2017 #19