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On the recordJune 5, 2012
The First Amendment is sacred, funerals are sacred and when our veterans are buried, that soil becomes sacred.
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Gus Bilirakis
Republican · Florida

Editor's note · Context

Bilirakis asserts the sanctity of First Amendment rights during veterans' funerals.

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