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minus-squareReasonableHat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3 hours agoSo should there be any penalty for lying under oath?
minus-squareMisanthropiCynic@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 hours agoNo, because it is unconstitutional to put someone under oath By definition, it means a solemn promise that is beholden to a deity therefore it is illegitimate in court and law by the First Amendment. You probably also think it should not be legal to kill people that break into your house to steal your TV.
minus-squareReasonableHat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 hour agoFair enough. I think the discussion ends there; I cannot use reason to dissuade you from a position that you clearly did not use reason to get yourself into.
So should there be any penalty for lying under oath?
No, because it is unconstitutional to put someone under oath
By definition, it means a solemn promise that is beholden to a deity therefore it is illegitimate in court and law by the First Amendment.
You probably also think it should not be legal to kill people that break into your house to steal your TV.
Fair enough. I think the discussion ends there; I cannot use reason to dissuade you from a position that you clearly did not use reason to get yourself into.