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On the recordFebruary 3, 1994
The words ``constitutionally permitted'' are not in this amendment. What the Senator is saying is that school districts must allow prayer that is constitutional.
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Robert Packwood
Republican · Oregon

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The speaker is discussing the language of an amendment related to school prayer.

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