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Charlatan · 12-13-2005, 06:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Mauser

It's the Queen's rules. If the Queen want's a representative to swear on the Bible then they should have to do that to get the job. If you don't want to then don't accept the job.

I'm not religious in any way, but the Queen should have stepped forward and put a stop to this. This is the Gov General, not a manager at Dairy Queen! There is only one Gov, General and normal hiring laws shouldn't apply to it.

Show me the law that says the Govenor General MUST swear an oath on a Bible. You show me that and I will agree with you.

Seriously, this is a non-issue. The important part is that the GG swears an oath of office. The artifact upon which she makes this oath is besides the point.

Yakk · 12-13-2005, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Mauser

It's the Queen's rules. If the Queen want's a representative to swear on the Bible then they should have to do that to get the job. If you don't want to then don't accept the job.

Why do you believe the Queen wants the prospective GG to swear on a Bible?

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I'm not religious in any way, but the Queen should have stepped forward and put a stop to this. This is the Gov General, not a manager at Dairy Queen! There is only one Gov, General and normal hiring laws shouldn't apply to it.

Why do you think the Queen should have stepped forward? Isn't that up to the Queen, at the very least?