It occurs to me....

[kierthos]

In the amazingly unlikely event that I was ever elected to Congress, what would I be sworn in on? I mean, I'm an atheist, so not the Bible or any other religious book.

Perhaps a physics textbook?

Comments

[dreamshade]

How about the latest issue of The Onion?

[kierthos]

There you go.

[deuce2]

You could try something like...this? Or, ya know, the Richard Dawkins book? Hell, make a real statement...swear in on a physics textbook.

[kierthos]

*nod* Over on LJ it was suggested that I use Machiavelli's The Prince.

[deuce2]

Well, you don't want to warn your fellow potential Congress-persons TOO much. I mean, you want them to underestimate you, right? If not, you could also swear on Sun Tzu's "Art of War"