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Eleanor Holmes Norton: “There's been great wisdom on the part of the Framers and the Johnson Amendment in protecting our houses of worship, our…”

On the recordMay 3, 2017
There's been great wisdom on the part of the Framers and the Johnson Amendment in protecting our houses of worship, our political institutions, from the corrosive effects of political money.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Norton defends the Johnson Amendment as a safeguard against political influence in religious institutions.

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