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« on: August 17, 2014, 01:41:09 PM »
Quote from: Robb the Survivor on August 05, 2014, 03:15:55 AM
Because nobody cares to actually implement the 1st Amendment seriously.

What? Not only is it not a 1st Amendment violation, you could argue that not allowing a President to swear in on a religious text of their choice would be. It's not a requirement, as shown by members of Congress, Keith Ellison swore in on the Koran, Tulsi Gabbard did on a Hindu sacred text, and Krysten Sinema did on the Constitution. If any of those were elected President they could do so on the same preferred book as well.
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