[kenth]

Since its a rarity, if ever, that a congressman adheres to his oath of office to uphold the Constitution that he swore to do, what does it really matter? Swearing on the Koran will have as little meaning as those who have sworn on the Bible, as far as their oath of office goes.

[conservative in nyc]

House members are traditionally sworn in en masse by the Speaker of the House on the House floor during the first day Congress is in session. In 2005, Congressmen were just asked to raise their right hand. C-SPAN's video of the event doesn't appear to show many hands on Bibles - there's simply not enough space on the House floor for every Congressman to have an aide or family member hold the Bible.

House members sometimes have ceremonial one-on-one "swearing in" photo-ops in the Speaker's office after the main event. That's the only time you'd likely see Ellison "swearing" on the Koran.

[arthurus]

Swearing on the Koran will have as little meaning as those who have sworn on the Bible

Ignoring an oath sworn on the Bible is Hypocrisy, for sure. Ignoring an oath sworn on the Koran is, at least, not hypocrisy because the Koran permits lying to infidels and the Oath would be such a lie.