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“The men who wrote the First Amendment religion clause did not view paid legislative chaplains and opening prayers as a violation of that amendment... the practice of opening sessions with prayer has continued without interruption ever since that early session of Congress. It can hardly be thought that in the same week the members of the first Congress voted to appoint and pay a chaplain for each House and also voted to approve the draft of the First Amendment... (that) they intended to forbid what they had just declared acceptable.”

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Warren E. Burger
Warren E. Burger

Warren E. Burger was a prominent American jurist who served as the Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court. His influence on the legal system was profound, and during his tenure, he led several significant legal reforms. more

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