I just wanted my friend, the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Traficant), who has left the floor, to understand that nothing prohibits voluntary prayers, from school boards, courts, or anything else. I am doing this in a friendly way. I am not emotional about it. But it is about time that we learn what the law is that we want to change.
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