So... we in Congress, in the 110th Session, will increase our diversity. (Or rather, THEIR diversity as I am clearly NOT a Member of Congress.) Instead of a bunch of white men, a handful of women and a couple of non-Caucasians, Congress will be a bunch of white men, a slightly larger handful of women, a couple of non-Caucasians, a Buddhist and a Muslim. (Note, the use of the singular.)
There has been somewhat of an uproar on what exactly the new Members of Congress will hold as they are sworn in. Virginia Representative Virgil Goode took it upon himself to say some really stupid, and in my opinion, pretty bigoted things. (See post above.) He has said that he stands by his words. We’ll see how long that lasts…
Truthfully, they don’t hold anything; they raise their right hand and pledge to uphold the Constitution. Then in a private, and I believe optional ceremony, they can hold a book – or whatever they want actually – and swear to be clean, truthful, prepared, and help old ladies across the horseshoe.
Truth be told, John Quincy Adams held a law book, Teddy Roosevelt didn’t use any book. In modern days, Ms. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz from Florida held the Torah, and I know that at least one Member held the Book of Mormon. Furthermore… founding father, Thomas Jefferson was a freakin’ DEIST. Now really, Mr. Goode is concerned about some guy who was born in Michigan, converted to Islam after college, whose family tree dates back to pre-Antebellum Louisiana?
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