Quote:
Originally Posted by mycurlylocks
To each their own...
I always thought when someone was taking an oath, it was sacred... so you would swear on something very sacred to you. I don't consider my e-ink readers sacred to me.
She'll be throwing the Kindle away for the next new model.
|
She was swearing on the 19th Amendment. The content is something sacred to her, the vessel in which is was contained is likely something symbolic for her. (In fact, the symbolism could be seen as a fairly universal concept, on a more basic level.)
When people swear on a religious book, they aren't swearing on the paper that holds the words, it is the words within that are sacred to them.