>>>>>>>It is not required to hold the bible when taking the oath of office for President of the United States. From the wiki:
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>>>>>>> Theodore Roosevelt did not use a Bible when taking the oath in 1901. Dwight Eisenhower, Harry Truman, and Richard Nixon swore the oath on two Bibles. John Quincy Adams swore on a book of law.[3] Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in on a Roman Catholic missal on Air Force One. Washington kissed the Bible afterwards, as some later Presidents did, but modern Presidents have not—except for Harry Truman, who bent and kissed the Bible upon taking the oath for the first time, on April 12, 1945, as well as at his second inauguration
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>>>>>>>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oath_of_office_of_the_President_of_the_United_States
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>>>>>>But, think with me..
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>>>>>>would be logical.. oath in the name of what you and I (I mean all of US citizens included) also believe as most valuable.. thinking so on .. Never could have sworn.. Those pratice becomes completelly unnecessary.. IOW, just go there and do it.. What have to do.
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>>>>>I think presidents should have their hand of a copy of the U.S. Constitution when they're sworn.
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>>>>cool thinking.. sounds unique for all.. at least for those that want a state running under laws and order..
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>>>>The gesture to swear on the Bible was born because the Bible is the basis of many (almost all) Western constitutions.. And, this sense represent a swear beyond laws and others stuffs..
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>>>>But, by the present, that isn't no logical to swear in the name of something that only me believe.
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>>>yeah, but if a Christian swears on the name of Buddah or Quran it means nothing. If Obama is a good Christian as he claims, than the Bible should be very sacred to him, more than the US Constitution.
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>>My cat lili could be sacred to me.. but not for you
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>that's right, but no one give a crap about your cat. If it's the most sacred thing you have or believe in that's all that matters. Although I don't think there are any court in the world that would accept your cat as an object of your sacred pledge.

that's my point.. what is the most sacred for a society so relativist that even a stone can be worship as a god..

We loose some sense of direction.. IMO, what most get close was Tammar answer about constitution.. But still leaks.. Because, laws are above of many sense of human values.. For instance, only by laws we can't reach the price of a single human life.
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>>Must be on something sacred to all (most of) american citizens
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>When a kidnapper takes a hostage for ransom, who does he kidnap? If he wants money from you, he would kidnapp someone who is sacred to only you. In your case it would be your cat. :)

Humm... so, sounds cool kidnap the president's family from now on every new inauguration.. Imagine: "Where is the first lady? Is she still arrested?".. The last day of the presidency could become the "freedom day".. Humm, fireworks and stuffs to receive the first family back" LOL