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Ted Lieu: America is great because we are not a theocracy, and you have seen the dangers of theocracies today.

On the recordJuly 11, 2016
America is great because we are not a theocracy, and you have seen the dangers of theocracies today.
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Ted Lieu
Democratic · California

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Emphasizing the importance of separation of church and state in America.

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