Swearing in? To the CBC, their oath of office isn't enough? Couldn't find the text, and was too lazy to look through the 1/5 hour video and transcribe it. But it must involve loyalty to the black race. Though they claim to be an organization comprised of representatives of black district, paleface Roy Cohen, a far left representative of a majority black district is ineligible.
Rep. William Lacy Clay, Jr., Democrat of Missouri, the son of Rep. William Lacy Clay Sr., a co-founder of the caucus, said: "Mr. Cohen asked for admission, and he got his answer. He's white and the caucus is black. It's time to move on. We have racial policies to pursue and we are pursuing them, as Mr. Cohen has learned. It's an unwritten rule. It's understood." Clay also issued the following statement:Quite simply, Rep. Cohen will have to accept what the rest of the country will have to accept—there has been an unofficial Congressional White Caucus for over 200 years, and now it's our turn to say who can join 'the club.' He does not, and cannot, meet the membership criteria unless he can change his skin color. Primarily, we are concerned with the needs and concerns of the black population, and we will not allow white America to infringe on those objectives.[16]
I'd like to think the Huffington Post got the headline wrong, and they don't take an additional oath.
He does not, and cannot, meet the membership criteria unless he can change his skin color.
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He could just identify as black.