Timeline for Why don't US elected officials swear on the Constitution?
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| Apr 22, 2016 at 11:18 | comment | added | ostrichofevil | Trust me. You're not the only one to ask that question. | |
| Apr 15, 2016 at 2:00 | answer | added | Eikre | timeline score: 7 | |
| Sep 13, 2015 at 21:11 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/#!/StackPolitics/status/643170134144774144 | ||
| Sep 12, 2015 at 13:24 | comment | added | WBT | The oath they take is to support the Constitution, and the goal is to invoke the support of whatever higher power the person may believe is available to help with that. | |
| Sep 12, 2015 at 2:33 | comment | added | user1530 | Swearing in ceremonies are just that...ceremonial...and are based more on traditions and habits than any particular law. And, traditionally, most people were religious on some level, so it made sense back when all this started. As for the 'spirit of true secularism and separation of Church and state'...while we do (mostly) honor that, it's by no means a universal opinion as to what that specifically means. | |
| Sep 11, 2015 at 22:30 | history | edited | amphibient |
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| Sep 11, 2015 at 22:26 | answer | added | user4012 | timeline score: 6 | |
| Sep 11, 2015 at 22:00 | history | asked | amphibient | CC BY-SA 3.0 |