Congratulations Madame Speaker! Pelosi becomes first woman House speaker The 110th Congress has officially elected Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) as Speaker of the House, making her the first woman in U.S. history to hold the position.
Wasn't this the 1st time anyone was Sworn in using the Koran Rocket River has anyone ever been swore in using the Torah?
Yes, Congressman Ellison was sworn in on a Koran owned by Thomas Jefferson. But the ceremony was private, as is all swearing in ceremonies. There is a public ceremony, but no one is sworn in using any religious text. Someone mentioned before that they believed that all gov officials should be sworn in using a copy of the constitution, I agree.
That's not what a Jew would use. He would use a bound copy of the Old Testament...a Hebrew prayer book.
I'm pretty sure that there are no records on what Congressmen use to swear in. But there is that record for Presidents. 41 Presidents have sworn in on a Bible. Teddy Roosevelt didn't use a book, and John Quincy Adams swore in on a law book. I'd rather they swore on something they believed in.
then it would be a really sad state of affairs in this country if elected officials didn't believe in the constitution.
I agree with this as well although I don't know what difference in would make in the way politicians act.
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*whistles and looks at sad sack of wolves in sheep clothing that claimed to be GOPers over the past 10 years
i wasn't sure if this should be a new thread or not... this does apply to the 110th. http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/4449732.html House Dems already changing budget rules atleast reply and tell me if this makes me a blue dog, because i am all for this. anytime you keep yourself accountable for spending money, its a good thing. even if this means slashing programs, or raising taxes... getting the budget balanced and the defecit under control is almost as important as keeping ourselves from getting blown up by al queda.
