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Jamie Raskin: “We must never forget those great words: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or…”

On the recordMay 3, 2017
We must never forget those great words: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof...
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland

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Citing the First Amendment to highlight its fundamental protections.

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