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In reply to the discussion: Congresswoman did not swear oath on a Bible [View all]poverlay
(2,397 posts)61. We partied with her once, or twice.
She is quite a firecracker. The Republicans won't know what hit them. She is wicked smart, funny, and deeply devoted to her ideals. A concept which will stymie all of the self absorbed, hypocrites that she will be wading in on Capitol hill.
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I love Tulsi (Holy Basil) tea. Glad there's some Tulsi in the House :-)
Dont call me Shirley
Jan 2013
#111
Wow. It seems to bother you a lot that she didn't declare herself an atheist nor said that...
Moonwalk
Jan 2013
#116
I still don't get how what I said here is in any way, shape , or form, a "self-fulfilling prophecy."
2ndAmForComputers
Jan 2013
#133
One look at your posts is all one needs to see to know what busted is all about.
cleanhippie
Jan 2013
#130
It's been a few days now and I can find hardly a negative word on the Internet about her not
LARED
Jan 2013
#123
Raising the right hand appears to be Scottish; perhaps the US combined the Scottish and English form
muriel_volestrangler
Jan 2013
#139
If I were ever being sworn in, it would have to be on Douglas Adam's Hitchhiker's Guide.
Rozlee
Jan 2013
#140
All of those individual photos are mock-swearing-in PHOTO-OPS 'after' the real swearing in...
Tx4obama
Jan 2013
#15
Have you seen those copies of the Constitution where the outdated parts are crossed out?
dimbear
Jan 2013
#28
Way more than an admonishment. The teaching says don't swear any form of oath, at any time
Bluenorthwest
Jan 2013
#102
Birthright? Does that mean that he himself was not raised a Quaker and never attended
merrily
Jan 2013
#82
The Constitution explicitly says "swear (or affirm)" and "by oath or affirmation"
struggle4progress
Jan 2013
#146
"...all Americans deserve both 'freedom of religion and freedom from religion.'”
Adsos Letter
Jan 2013
#58
Hmmm. . .must be religious to be elected? Say who? Oh yes, Fixed Noise
Nanjing to Seoul
Jan 2013
#67
Is she the first not to swear on one "holy' book or another? That is real political courage.
merrily
Jan 2013
#71
She is not the first, as mentioned in #114 by Struggle for Progress. However...
Moonwalk
Jan 2013
#115
I'd like to see someone get sworn in with a copy of the book Fifty Shades of Grey.
SummerSnow
Jan 2013
#80
One would think, but believers seem to disagree on the "from", as it prevents them
cleanhippie
Jan 2013
#89
Swearing on the Constitution is just as idolatrous as swearing on the Bible.
yellowcanine
Jan 2013
#95
I commend you for injecting a dose of reality into the theaterical... n/t
PoliticAverse
Jan 2013
#135
The number of crooks and liars who have sworn an oath on the Bible must be huge.
Zen Democrat
Jan 2013
#106
If elected, I am commanded to be sworn in on that great and terrible book of dread written by
Ikonoklast
Jan 2013
#113