Prager does NOT know what he is talking about. US Congresscritters do NOT place their hands on ANYbook when sworn into office (which shows that Ellison also is a complete ignoramus on this issue as well!). They stand up and take their Oath of Office which reads as follows:
I, Loyal Citizen of the Republic, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God.
This is done with their right hand in the air while swearing the Oath before a Senior member of Congress, chosen to administer the Oath to the incoming junior members.
Neither of them knows what they are talking about.
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Date: 2006-12-04 05:34 pm (UTC)I, Loyal Citizen of the Republic, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God.
This is done with their right hand in the air while swearing the Oath before a Senior member of Congress, chosen to administer the Oath to the incoming junior members.
Neither of them knows what they are talking about.
Quod Erat Demonstratum.
Lee