James Traficant: “Governor Allen and the State of Virginia are pushing a bill to allow prayer in their public schools. I commend Governor…”

“Governor Allen and the State of Virginia are pushing a bill to allow prayer in their public schools. I commend Governor Allen. Many in this country continue to blast school prayer. They say it violates the principle of the separation of church and state. Mr. Speaker, the Constitution may separate church and state, but it was never intended to separate God and the American people. Think about it. Every morning we start out our session with a prayer. So does the other body. The roof has yet to cave in, and we have not seen a dictatorship start up yet. Let us face it: The truth is the overwhelming majority of the American people believe in God, and this politically correct business has gone too far when the only time you hear God mentioned in our public schools is when someone takes God's name in vain. Now, if that is politically incorrect to support school prayer, then, ladies and gentlemen, I am politically incorrect. Mr. Speaker, one last thing, God and the American people have been together an awful long time. So has Congress and God. Think about it.”