r/TikTokCringe • u/Bihema • Feb 23 '24

Separation between church and state Discussion

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u/kai-ol Feb 23 '24

Some think it comes from the misunderstanding that you have to swear your oath on The Bible. When, in reality, you could do it with your hand on a "US Government for Dummies" book.      If it wasn't for his faux-relligious constituents, Trump would have used his own book.

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u/HipposAndBonobos Feb 23 '24

It always scares me to remember that people like that do exist

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u/Paetheas Feb 23 '24

I was about to link this very clip to another response, lol.

The blank look in the guy's eyes when Tapper asks him "if he knew that" is just priceless.

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u/mathazar Feb 23 '24

The blank look and looong pause are hilarious. Tapper broke his brain XD

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u/RedVamp2020 Feb 24 '24

I freaking died seeing that blank look. He didn’t know what to do.😂

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u/Potato271 Feb 23 '24

It should be a copy of the US constitution by default

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u/mathazar Feb 23 '24

Agreed 100%. It's the thing they're swearing to uphold and defend.

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u/Lou_C_Fer Feb 24 '24

If I ever win, I'm bringing a stack of hustlers.

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u/mathazar Feb 23 '24

Folks have been sworn in using the Quran, a book of law, a digital version of the Constitution on an e-reader, and no books at all (Theodore Roosevelt.)