Sworn Into Office — with Dr. Seuss - video Dailymotion

The Bible or a Dr. Seuss book? Taking the oath of office is just as legitimate using either.

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00:00So help me God.

00:01So help me God.

00:02So help me God.

00:30I wouldn't say it's my Bible.

00:31I don't really have anything like that.

00:34It's just, it was just a special thing between my kids and me.

00:38And to me, it's the right message for how to make the world a better place.

00:42When I was a kid, I grew up to a single mom who was a coal miner.

00:47And she told me every day of my life that as long as I believed in myself and worked hard,

00:52I can accomplish anything.

00:54And that's the message in that book too.

00:56For all of us to know who we are and know what our contributions can be and give it our all.

01:02When I was making the arrangements for my swearing in, I asked,

01:05do I have to be sworn in on a Bible was the question I asked.

01:08And the person that I was talking to said, no, there are no rules.

01:11You don't have to use anything at all.

01:13If there's something that's meaningful to you, you can use that.

01:16And I said, is it okay if it's a Dr. Seuss book?

01:19And she said, I don't see why not.

01:27You can go out, go back throughout history.

01:30And there are a number of presidents that didn't use a Bible.

01:33And when our state representatives are sworn in in the state of Missouri,

01:38they all just stand in the room and raise their right hand and administer the oath

01:44without putting their left hand on anything.

02:27We need more perspectives and we need people who are more willing to think outside the box

02:32and bring new ideas and new solutions.

02:34Because this doing things the way we've always done them isn't doing any of us any favors, really.

02:41So let's get out there and try new things.

02:43If it starts with Dr. Seuss, so be it.

02:45But let's be more innovative.