Senator Lee acknowledges the end of his speaking time.
12/12/2023
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the way you discern the intent of the legislature is by the language that they use.
Congress is free, the Federal Government is free to grant religious exceptions and doing so does not amount to an establishment clause viola...
Making sure there is a religious exemption here would not in my opinion cause either of the two problems that have been suggested.
To legislate is to make rules, rules carrying the force of generally applicable law.