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The Constitution doesn't just "make no requirement of swearing in on any object," it explicitly prohibits what this dude is demanding.

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.

—Article VI

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In fact several US presidents including John Quincy Adams and Theodore Roosevelt chose not to be sworn in on a Bible

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ani.social

These two posts were right next to each other the first time I encountered them!

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After I posted this I saw all the peanut butter posts. The hivemind is really connected today.

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lemmy.world

Is no one going to make fun of the name Brylin Hollyhand?

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sh.itjust.works

Should we really be naming the constitution a girl's name? We now know what the conservatives do to girls and women.

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The same thing they do to the constitution? Unconscionable and constant violation while claiming they're ardent defenders

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She's a woman and we need to treat👏 her👏 right 👏

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I personally would use an upside down backwards chinese bible with half the pages missing

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You could take an oath swearing on a jar of peanut butter. | Spyke