Brennan's Spooky Swearing-In

Here's something else very spooky about the Brennan Oath: How can you take an oath on the Constitution to defend the Constitution? Normally, one takes an oath with his hand on a Bible, or a Koran, on some other Scripture one holds sacred. Taking an oath to defend the Constitution by putting your hand on the Constitution is a skyhook. It is supported by nothing else. It neatly avoids the central question: Is this a valid oath? Can we rely on a person who creates such a stir by the simple act of taking an oath of office?

The Constitution does not require that an oath of office be taken on any book. It doesn't even require an oath; it also permits an "affirmation." And John Quincy Adams took the presidential oath of office with his hand on a law book.

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