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andrew patrick
hello david merrill...
SECTION 25. OATH OF OFFICE. The members of the legislature shall,
before they enter upon the duties of their respective offices, take or subscribe the
following oath or affirmation: “I do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be)
that I will support the constitution of the United States and the constitution of the
state of Idaho, and that I will faithfully discharge the duties of senator (or
representative, as the case may be) according to the best of my ability.” And such
oath may be administered by the governor, secretary of state, or judge of the
Supreme Court, or presiding officer of either house.
Oath that magistrates are required by statute to take satisfies provision of United States Constitution relating to oaths, although oath makes no reference to or invocation of God. I.C. § 59–401; U.S.C.A. Const. Arts. 6, cl. 1 et seq., 6, cl. 3.