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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States restoring religious freedom.
September 15, 1999
Mr. ISTOOK introduced the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States restoring religious freedom.
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Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America
in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the
following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States,
which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when
ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven
years after the date of its submission for ratification:
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`To secure the people's right to acknowledge God according to the dictates of conscience:
Neither the United States nor any State shall establish any official religion, but
the people's right to pray and to recognize their religious beliefs, heritage, or
traditions on public property, including schools, shall not be infringed. Neither
the United States nor any State shall require any person to join in prayer or other
religious activity, prescribe school prayers, discriminate against religion, or deny
equal access to a benefit on account of religion.'.
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