His Jeezuss will forgive his trans... uh his once in a lifetime mistake. The government made him do it, as he had no choice in the matter. As veep his sworn duty is to administer the "Oath of Office," the swearing in of all new members of Congress. Poor Penice!
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Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) took her ceremonial oath of office holding her hand on a copy of the Constitution rather than the Bible. Vice President Mike Pence can be seen in video of the moment ending Sinema's oath by saying the standard words, "so help you God?" to which Sinema also responded, "I do." He then went to say that he looks forward to working with her in Congress. A spokesperson for the senator confirmed to The Arizona Republic that the book was from the Library of Congress and contained texts of the U.S. and Arizona constitutions. "Kyrsten always gets sworn in on a Constitution simply because of her love for the Constitution," Sinemas spokesman John LaBombard told the local publication. However, LaBombard did not reportedly address Sinemas religious views. Sinema is the only member of Congress who openly identifies as religiously unaffiliated, according to the Pew Research Center for Religion and Public Life. But The Arizona Republic points out that Sinemas move to forgo using a religious book to take her ceremonial oath, as most members of Congress typically do, may only fuel ongoing speculation that she is an atheist. The Arizona Democrat emerged on the national stage in November when she became the state's first female senator and the first Democrat to win a Senate race in Arizona since 1988. Sinema is the second openly LGBTQ person to be elected to Senate, joining Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), who is lesbian.
