An Amendment to Fix the Congressional Oaths
BE IT ENACTED THAT THE FIRESTONE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:
SECTION 1: The Firestone Constitution shall be amended
SECTION 2: Article I, Section XX of the Firestone Constitution currently states:
All newly elected members of congress shall be required to take an oath of office before being allowed to execute the duties within their respective chamber. Incumbent members within the Firestone House of Representatives and Senate shall not be required to retake the oath of office if re-elected in the same term they are elected. The Lieutenant Governor shall administer the oath to the Senators. Should the Lieutenant Governor be absent, the President Pro Tempore shall administer the oath to the Senators. The Governor shall also administer the oath to the Senators should be the Lieutenant Governor and President Pro Tempore be absent. The Speaker of the House shall administer the oath to the representatives. Should the Speaker of the House be absent, the Speaker Pro Tempore shall administer the oath to the Representatives. The Governor shall also administer the oath to the Representatives should the Speaker of the House and Speaker Pro Tempore be absent. The oath of office shall read: "I [NAME] do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of Firestone against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God. The final line of the oath of office, “So help me God.”;, shall be considered fully optional and does not have to be administered.
SECTION 3: Article I, Section XX of the Firestone Constitution shall now state: All newly elected members of congress shall be required to take an oath of office before being allowed to execute the duties within their respective chamber. Should an incumbent member be re-elected, they shall not be required to take the oath again their next term. Incumbent members within the Firestone House of Representatives and Senate shall not be required to retake the oath of office if re-elected in the same term they are elected. The Lieutenant Governor shall administer the oath to the Senators. Should the Lieutenant Governor be absent, the President Pro Tempore shall administer the oath to the Senators. The Governor shall also administer the oath to the Senators should be the Lieutenant Governor and President Pro Tempore be absent. The Speaker of the House shall administer the oath to the representatives. Should the Speaker of the House be absent, the Speaker Pro Tempore shall administer the oath to the Representatives. The Governor shall also administer the oath to the Representatives should the Speaker of the House and Speaker Pro Tempore be absent. The oath of office shall read: “I [NAME] do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of Firestone against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God.” The final line of the oath of office, “So help me God.”; shall be considered fully optional and does not have to be administered.
SECTION 4: This Amendment shall go into effect upon passage of both the House of Representatives and the Senate.
Respectfully submitted to the State of Firestone Congress,
Chief-Sponsor:
President Pro Tempore policetonyR
Co-Sponsor(s):
Senator FightingTheFlames
Senator CannonOblivion
Senator Mythric