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Two Days Ago: Congresswoman Giffords Reads The First Amendment In Congress

· Saturday, January 8, 2011 · 2 comments

It was just two days ago that Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords participated in the Congressional reading of the Constitution, and read one of its most important Amendments:

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  1. tom p says:
    Saturday, January 8, 2011 at 18:57

    Ironic: “or the right of the people peacably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.”

  2. CNN’s Erick Erickson: Obama’s Arizona Moment Of Silence Intended To “Accommodate Atheists” says:
    Tuesday, January 11, 2011 at 15:45

    […] However, that isn’t the universe we live in, and Erickson obviously needs an education in the First Amendment and America’s long tradition of freedom of thought when it comes to […]

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