General Discussion

This keeps getting posted and it never acknowledges 2 USC 25 -- one of the oldest statutory provisions in US history, dating back to 1789 -- in which it was decreed that the speaker of the House is to swear in members of Congress. And over the course of the nation's history, as far as I can determine, the only times where someone other than the speaker has sworn in a member of Congress has been when the House, by a resolution adopted by a majority of its members, expressly authorizes a specific person to administer the oath in lieu of the speaker.

No judge is going to ignore that statute and over 230 years of history and the comments being posted online suggesting otherwise do a major disservice.