A state representative in Massachusetts proposed to amend the Massachusetts Constitution—the oldest in the country, and in the world—to remove “so help me, God” from the oath of office for nearly every elected official.
Proposed by Mindy Domb (D-Amherst), the bill was approved by the Joint Committee on the Judiciary on April 25. If it is passed, “so help me, God” would be replaced by the longer secular oath: “This I do under the pains and penalties of perjury.” The proposal was backed by 14 Democratic lawmakers.
