Steve Padilla
Editor, Column One at Los Angeles Times
Column One editor, @latimes, writing coach, musician (tenor) into Renaissance repertoire.
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Jan 20, 2025 |
twincities.com | Steve Padilla
By Steve Padilla, Los Angeles Times (TNS)Eagle-eyed watchers of President Trump’s inauguration noticed that he kept his left hand at his side and did not place it on the Bible held by First Lady Melania Trump as he took the oath of office. Did it matter? Constitutionally speaking, no. Though swearing upon a Bible is a tradition, the Constitution does not require it. In fact, some presidents have taken the oath of office without a Bible. Two such occasions followed the deaths of presidents.
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Jan 20, 2025 |
miamiherald.com | Steve Padilla
Eagle-eyed watchers of President Trump's inauguration noticed that he kept his left hand at his side and did not place it on the Bible held by First Lady Melania Trump as he took the oath of office. Did it matter? Constitutionally speaking, no. Though swearing upon a Bible is a tradition, the Constitution does not require it. In fact, some presidents have taken the oath of office without a Bible. Two such occasions followed the deaths of presidents. When Warren G.
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Jan 20, 2025 |
Eagle-eyed watchers of President Trump's inauguration noticed that he kept his left hand at his side and did not place it on the Bible held by First Lady Melania Trump as he took the oath of office. Did it matter? Constitutionally speaking, no. Though swearing upon a Bible is a tradition, the Constitution does not require it. In fact, some presidents have taken the oath of office without a Bible. Two such occasions followed the deaths of presidents. When Warren G.
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Jan 20, 2025 |
Eagle-eyed watchers of President Trump's inauguration noticed that he kept his left hand at his side and did not place it on the Bible held by First Lady Melania Trump as he took the oath of office. Did it matter? Constitutionally speaking, no. Though swearing upon a Bible is a tradition, the Constitution does not require it. In fact, some presidents have taken the oath of office without a Bible. Two such occasions followed the deaths of presidents. When Warren G.
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Jan 20, 2025 |
gazettextra.com | Steve Padilla
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