Congresswoman did not swear oath on a Bible

msn ^ | 01/10/13

[cdchik123]

Kyrsten Sinema was sworn into Congress Monday, but with a twist: She didn’t swear on a Bible.

The newly elected representative for Arizona’s 9th district swore her oath of office on a copy of the Constitution instead. Sinema refuses to confirm she is an atheist, as many believe, saying merely that she is “not a member of a faith community” and that all Americans deserve both “freedom of religion and freedom from religion.”

[longtermmemmory]

courts do not use a bible any more. it is only “any statement to put the witness on notice of being subject to perjury”.

this is a nothing story.

[dennisw]

Wikipedia says she’s a godless bisexual lawyer....Hardly unique in my book.

[RobbyS]

Under the Constitution, either an oath or affirmation suffices.

[deport]

Now if she’ll just uphold the intent of the Constitution a copy of which she placed her hand upon for swearing in then things will be fine. JMO.

[Dead Corpse]

This was my thought as well.

[Carriage Hill]

Not missing too many meals, eh, Kyrsten? Don’t burst a seam on your way out the door, sweetie.

[muir_redwoods]

It may not be perfect but if she has as much respect for the constitution as most folks do for the bible, it could be worse.

[Zakeet]

Rumor here in AZ is that she has no male friends (wink, wink).

According to this, Kyrsten is openly bisexual.

She is also an ex-Mormon with an undergraduate degree from Brigham Young University. She has a master's degree in social work, a law degree (which she used to work for a while as a criminal defense attorney), and a PhD in Justice Studies. As a child, she lived for two years without running water or electricity in an abandoned gas station after her step-father lost his job.

In other words, she is totally screwed up.

[albie]

Buck toothed communist wench!

[Mr. Blond]

You cannot have freedom from religion, as that would necessarily limit my first amendment rights.

[FunkyZero]

Ok, flame me if you wish, but there is an understanding about this that should be considered. If you don't believe the bible in the first place, what good would it do to swear against it?

On the other hand, I have a funny story about that very thing.

My Grandmother was called into court on various occasions as a state witness. she was a child welfare worker for several decades and saw some pretty awful stuff. But at any rate, she ended up in court as a witness on frequent cases.
Now, being a very strict Southern Baptist, my Grandmother never like the words they said to her... "do you swear to tell the truth etc..". It was actually funny because every singe time, she refused and when asked why she would simply state "I don't swear, especially with my hand on the Bible". She always got a pass and it never stopped her from testifying, just a funny story I thought I'd share. Some of the judges even got a chuckle out of it once in a while so I am told.

anyway, if you ever want to get off-topic again, just ping me

[Tupelo]

Since there is NO religious test allowed, I think I would prefer her and the other 434 plus 100 plus 9 plus 1 to place their hands on and swear by the New York Times rather than the Bible or the Constitution, since they will not support and probably will attempt to subvert both.

[Prince of Space]

I feel your pain, Cyber. I went from Schweikert to that greasy little pig Grijalva. Now my rep is Kirkpatrick, who HAS to be an improvement.

[bandleader]

She is entitled to her religious views.She MUST swear The Oath To”Preserve,Protect,and Defend The US Constitution”!!!

[Jyotishi]

Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, a self-proclaimed Hindu, swore on the Bhagavad Gita but supports abortion.

[Salamander]

Here’s my surprised face.

[Clock King]

that all Americans deserve both “freedom of religion and freedom from religion.”

Welcome to the world of the Impossible. Another daddy's girl who hated growing up under rules and just wanted to be a bad girl, so now she hates all religion.

[freekitty]

These people can’t tell the truth.

[FoxPro]

I dont have a problem with what she did.

But if you dont believe in God, what is the point of swearing an oath.

If there is no extra human enforcement mechanism?

[originalbuckeye]

Kyrsten Sinema is an open bisexual atheist who once referred to herself as a ‘Prada Socialist’. She also proclaimed ‘stay-at-homes moms are leeches who only live off their husbands and boyfriends and cash the paychecks. There's no Feminism in that’. This embarrassment would not have won if not for the Libertarian, who siphoned off 10,000 votes from a great Conservative, Vernon Parker. She also benefited from the ‘Independent-Bipartisan Redistricting Committee’. Turns out the ‘Independent’ was really a Dem. So she met with the other two Dems behind closed doors, using a Consulting Group that contributed to Obama, and the new Districts are now 5 Dem and 4 Republican. This in a state with an R Governor, two R Senators, an R Attorney General, etc., etc. Gov Brewer filed a lawsuit to stop the Districts but a Leftist judge ruled against Brewer. Democrats are pigs without a conscience.