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On the recordJuly 30, 2003
Raising Mr. Pryor's ``deeply held beliefs'' in terms of his qualifications to serve on the Federal bench thus suggests a de facto religious test for public office, something clearly prohibited by the Constitution. Would the Senator from Utah agree that the religious test for holding an office with the Government of the United States of America would be unconstitutional?
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Rick Santorum
Republican · Pennsylvania

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Questioning the constitutionality of a religious test for public office during Senate debate.

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