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posted by [personal profile] eftychia at 05:26am on 2006-05-22 under

"Senator, when you took your oath of office, you placed your hand on the Bible and swore to uphold the Constitution. You didn't place your hand on the Constitution and swear to uphold the Bible." -- Jamie Raskin (candidate for Maryland State Senate), in response to a question while testifying before that same body, 2006-03-01.

[The question that sparked this response is a little startling given the context, leading one to wonder whether State Senator Nancy Jacobs had actually paid any attention to Mr. Raskin's testimony that preceeded her question.]

(Thanks to [livejournal.com profile] leemoyer for quoting this where I'd see it.)

EDIT: Note the Snopes link in a comment below, which documents a slightly different phrasing.

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