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muriel_volestrangler

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139. Raising the right hand appears to be Scottish; perhaps the US combined the Scottish and English form
Thu Jan 10, 2013, 01:03 PM
Jan 2013

because in England, religious people just hold their holy book.

2. The person taking the oath shall hold the appropriate Holy Book in his uplifted hand and shall say, or repeat after the person administering it, the oath provided in Part 2 of this Appendix for that category of person.

3. If any person to whom an oath is administered desires to swear in the form and manner in which an oath is usually administered in Scotland, he may do so with uplifted hand and saying, or repeating after the person administering it, the Scottish oath provided in Part 3 of this Appendix.

4. If none of the forms of oath provided in this Appendix is appropriate to the religious beliefs of the person taking the oath, an oath may be administered in such a form and manner as the person taking the oath declares to be binding on his conscience in accordance with his religious beliefs.

5. A person making a solemn affirmation instead of taking an oath shall say or repeat after the person administering it the affirmation provided for in Part 4 of this Appendix.

http://www.justice.gov.uk/downloads/courts/judge-advocate-general/procedure-guide-vol-2.pdfl
Good for her. n/t TDale313 Jan 2013 #1
OMG!! 2naSalit Jan 2013 #2
it will be a quandary for Teabaggers Skittles Jan 2013 #3
So true! 2naSalit Jan 2013 #6
Stop it!! Control-Z Jan 2013 #57
LOL!! 2naSalit Jan 2013 #63
the horror, the horror Larrymoe Curlyshemp Jan 2013 #70
Representative Tulsi Gabbard used the Bhagavad Gita. rug Jan 2013 #4
Amurica a going to hell in a handbasket!!!11 progressoid Jan 2013 #43
lmao!!11 nt darkangel218 Jan 2013 #51
(swearing in myself with my hand on an actual handbasket) 11 tomm2thumbs Jan 2013 #60
Brilliant! (Nt) riqster Jan 2013 #79
Excellent! calimary Jan 2013 #62
I love Tulsi (Holy Basil) tea. Glad there's some Tulsi in the House :-) Dont call me Shirley Jan 2013 #111
Do you really believe swearing in on a copy of the constitution LARED Jan 2013 #5
Perhas that's why she chose 2naSalit Jan 2013 #7
No, not using the bible and risking the ire of those like you was brave. cleanhippie Jan 2013 #19
What would be braver is simply stating she is an atheist, if indeed she is. rug Jan 2013 #30
What business of yours is anyone's privately held belief system? TheMadMonk Jan 2013 #54
It was her answer, and an evasive one at that. rug Jan 2013 #55
Polititian's stock in trade is non-definitive answers. TheMadMonk Jan 2013 #56
Wow. It seems to bother you a lot that she didn't declare herself an atheist nor said that... Moonwalk Jan 2013 #116
You know such a thing would instantly vaporize her political career. 2ndAmForComputers Jan 2013 #91
No, I don't know that. rug Jan 2013 #94
Where is the "self" part in that prophecy? 2ndAmForComputers Jan 2013 #100
You didn't guess, you predicted. rug Jan 2013 #107
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
Ire of those like me? You are seriously mistaken if you think that true. LARED Jan 2013 #53
I can only infer your character and opinion from your posts. cleanhippie Jan 2013 #88
Your inference meter is busted. LARED Jan 2013 #122
That, or I have it just right. cleanhippie Jan 2013 #124
The problem is you need an external standard to determine proper calibration LARED Jan 2013 #129
One look at your posts is all one needs to see to know what busted is all about. cleanhippie Jan 2013 #130
Well, irony is your best material. nt LARED Jan 2013 #131
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
You keep telling yourself whatever you need to feel good. cleanhippie Jan 2013 #125
Facts are facts, how I feel makes no difference. NT LARED Jan 2013 #126
Hi cleanhippie Jan 2013 #127
You're right. Here's one: humans descend from non-human primates. 2ndAmForComputers Jan 2013 #132
Bucking a univeral trend is never any risk at all for a politican. merrily Jan 2013 #72
They should all take their oath on the Constitution. LiberalFighter Jan 2013 #8
That would be fitting. DavidWD72 Jan 2013 #12
Agreed. deafskeptic Jan 2013 #24
I agree. cleanhippie Jan 2013 #20
Agreed. TahitiNut Jan 2013 #21
+1000 Heather MC Jan 2013 #22
much agreed demokatgurrl Jan 2013 #103
I agree. They should take their oaths on the Constitution. JDPriestly Jan 2013 #29
+30,076 Angry Dragon Jan 2013 #35
BINGO kestrel91316 Jan 2013 #40
The Bible = Christianity = Christmas Jeevus Jan 2013 #44
Yes, but not putting their hand on anything written should be ok too. merrily Jan 2013 #73
I know what you mean but it's a human thing BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2013 #84
I am not saying that rituals are unimportant, nor am I urging merrily Jan 2013 #87
ah I see; very much agreed. Separation of church and state-- BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2013 #108
Raising the right hand appears to be Scottish; perhaps the US combined the Scottish and English form muriel_volestrangler Jan 2013 #139
I wonder if... adieu Jan 2013 #9
FINALLY! Thank you Congresswoman Sinema. tridim Jan 2013 #10
She's hardly the first elected federal official to forego the Bible struggle4progress Jan 2013 #114
Good for her. alfredo Jan 2013 #11
it should be the constitution but.... madrchsod Jan 2013 #13
David Vitter used the Kama Sutra. Fuddnik Jan 2013 #14
Wonder if someone has time to start up the DUzy awards again eridani Jan 2013 #34
Ha! paleotn Jan 2013 #36
Larry Craig took his on a bathroom stall. nt DRoseDARs Jan 2013 #39
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
Probably only tradition to swear on anything at all. Ineeda Jan 2013 #25
I'm liking that lady more... ReRe Jan 2013 #16
I have always wondered what I would do in that situation Curmudgeoness Jan 2013 #17
I worked for 2naSalit Jan 2013 #64
That makes sense, Curmudgeoness Jan 2013 #121
Actually it's a modified oath 2naSalit Jan 2013 #128
to be a poll worker auntsue Jan 2013 #66
I can deal with that. Curmudgeoness Jan 2013 #119
Don't forget "stick a needle in your eye" Harry Monroe Jan 2013 #85
Very good. nm rhett o rick Jan 2013 #18
Amen sistah! Happyhippychick Jan 2013 #23
Just what I would do! elleng Jan 2013 #26
HUGE K & R !!! WillyT Jan 2013 #27
Have you seen those copies of the Constitution where the outdated parts are crossed out? dimbear Jan 2013 #28
The whole thing would be crossed out jmowreader Jan 2013 #118
Great! n/t flamingdem Jan 2013 #31
I've been hoping for years that someone would ask if I swear Thor_MN Jan 2013 #32
None of them take their oath on any book. Those are staged pictures. underpants Jan 2013 #33
Technically neither did Calvin Coolidge when he whistler162 Jan 2013 #37
Yippeee! LittleGirl Jan 2013 #38
Great! burrowowl Jan 2013 #41
Cool. UnrepentantLiberal Jan 2013 #42
Go, Kyrsten! AzDar Jan 2013 #45
Right wing freak out in 3... 2... 1... ck4829 Jan 2013 #46
Happened already. 2ndAmForComputers Jan 2013 #92
Everyone should be sworn in with a copy of the Constitution. SunSeeker Jan 2013 #47
+1000 darkangel218 Jan 2013 #52
The Quaker practice of not swearing oaths might be a challenge here n/t quaker bill Jan 2013 #48
It is not only Quaker. merrily Jan 2013 #74
Way more than an admonishment. The teaching says don't swear any form of oath, at any time Bluenorthwest Jan 2013 #102
WDRND? What did Richard Nixon do? He claimed to be a Quaker. merrily Jan 2013 #75
Nixon was birthright - not practicing quaker bill Jan 2013 #81
Birthright? Does that mean that he himself was not raised a Quaker and never attended merrily Jan 2013 #82
Quakers encompass a very broad range of faith quaker bill Jan 2013 #120
The Constitution explicitly says "swear (or affirm)" and "by oath or affirmation" struggle4progress Jan 2013 #146
She seems like a very truthful sort Mister Ed Jan 2013 #49
Ha ha..........one of those slow to soak in jokes! Good one. n/t dimbear Jan 2013 #143
How it should be if we are what we say we are: exceptional and equal. mountain grammy Jan 2013 #50
"...all Americans deserve both 'freedom of religion and freedom from religion.'” Adsos Letter Jan 2013 #58
One step in the right direction tomm2thumbs Jan 2013 #59
We partied with her once, or twice. poverlay Jan 2013 #61
Bravo. n/t JohnnyRingo Jan 2013 #65
Hmmm. . .must be religious to be elected? Say who? Oh yes, Fixed Noise Nanjing to Seoul Jan 2013 #67
I only swear on DU, cartach Jan 2013 #68
Boner swearing in new congress members. cyclezealot Jan 2013 #69
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
K&R DeSwiss Jan 2013 #76
Good for her!! bowens43 Jan 2013 #77
That should short circuit some right wing fundies liberal N proud Jan 2013 #78
I'd like to see someone get sworn in with a copy of the book Fifty Shades of Grey. SummerSnow Jan 2013 #80
Matthew 5 - Jesus said the following: exboyfil Jan 2013 #83
There is no reason to include "of" and "from" rock Jan 2013 #86
One would think, but believers seem to disagree on the "from", as it prevents them cleanhippie Jan 2013 #89
I think I'm in love. Iggo Jan 2013 #90
Is the Constitution... BlueNoteSpecial Jan 2013 #93
Swearing on the Constitution is just as idolatrous as swearing on the Bible. yellowcanine Jan 2013 #95
Personally, I would use the Boo Hoo Bible corkhead Jan 2013 #96
Forget Sacred Books Take the Phallic Oath dynasaw Jan 2013 #97
All oaths should be sworn on the Constitution Stainless Jan 2013 #98
Absolutely!! Swear on the Constitution. chimpymustgo Jan 2013 #99
Actually, she didn't do it with the Constitution either... brooklynite Jan 2013 #101
You may be missing the larger point here. cleanhippie Jan 2013 #104
I commend you for injecting a dose of reality into the theaterical... n/t PoliticAverse Jan 2013 #135
This is the way it should be Heathen57 Jan 2013 #105
The number of crooks and liars who have sworn an oath on the Bible must be huge. Zen Democrat Jan 2013 #106
All Congress members texshelters Jan 2013 #109
I look forward to the day, penndragon69 Jan 2013 #110
Bravo - she is MY Congresswoman!!! I helped elect her ;) dbackjon Jan 2013 #112
If elected, I am commanded to be sworn in on that great and terrible book of dread written by Ikonoklast Jan 2013 #113
I'm proud of her Joey Liberal Jan 2013 #117
NPR story on her... PoliticAverse Jan 2013 #134
I didn't know Thomas Jefferson had a copy of the Quarn davidpdx Jan 2013 #136
Oh NO!! xfundy Jan 2013 #137
Bout F'n Time RedstDem Jan 2013 #138
What's up with Boehner's stupid face? Jeevus Jan 2013 #141
He's checking with Cantor to see if he raised the right hand. rug Jan 2013 #142
It's stupid. Iggo Jan 2013 #145
I LOVE this! They should make this the law!! DesertDiamond Jan 2013 #144
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