One More Quote, and I Swear I’ll Write Something

From the peerless AMERICAblog.com:

“‘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, testifying Wednesday, March 1, 2006 before the Maryland Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee in response to a question from Republican Senator Nancy Jacobs about whether marriage discrimination against gay people is required by ‘God’s Law.’”

Just in case there’s still some confusion about this:

• The Constitution is the law of the land, applicable to all Americans.
• The Bible is a religious artifact, applicable only to those who convert to Christianity, and even arguably then.

See the difference?

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