Joe Lieberman: “I want to say a few words more. One is that your statement reminds me, my dad served in World War II. My dad passed away…”

“I want to say a few words more. One is that your statement reminds me, my dad served in World War II. My dad passed away 18 years ago. One of the treasured possessions of his that I have is a small Bible that he was given with a written statement in it from President Roosevelt. All who served in defense of our liberty in World War II got similar Bibles--and to carry it with them as a source of strength. It has been my honor, each time I have been sworn in as a Senator up there, to put my hand on that Bible. It meant a lot to me personally. But under the twisted logic of this decision, it was unconstitutional for the U.S. military, the Pentagon, to give my dad, and the generations of others since him, a Bible as a source of strength.”