" Under oath " unconstitutional ?

A lot of good citizens of the United States  think that

    somehow lying " under oath " is  always as serious a matter as the

    violation of law being investigated.

          If Bill Clinton lied under oath about leaving the toilet seat

    down in the Oval Office , it would be an impeachable offense ?

           If we think about this " under oath " business , we might

    conclude that it is in itself a quasi-religious act : one swears only

    to the Almighty ! What if you don't believe in Him ?

            And it is rather ludicrous to swear on THE BOOK whose every

    page is filled with historical or scientific untruth .

          This making statements " under oath " is in itself an unconstitutional

    violation of Church and State.

          The practice should be abolished. One must simply be asked to

    stake his personal HONOR - a secular concept -  on truth telling.

         Then lying under oath becomes a matter of destroying your good

    reputation - which is punishment enough for one utterly dependent on

    public approval .

            I swear the Republicans are hypocrites !