[sinkspur]

Why is it that the next time someone enters Myron H. Thompson's courtroom to give testemony about this or that they will have to place their hand on a Bible and swear to GOD to tell the truth?

They don't have to.

Swearing on a Bible is now optional, in federal court, and in most states.

[petitfour]

Swearing on a Bible is now optional, in federal court, and in most states. Apparently telling the truth is also optional. Ask the American people. Bubba lied in court. The executive would hardly arrest itself. The Congress had the power to punish the liar under oath. The Congress refused. Congress does not care whether or not folks tell the truth in court.