Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-10-26 16:45:29 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 3FDAFA628952B691EF98A1780D1D1EB9D85A4053304028070566CAA0FCAAE8C9
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Original Note:
House proceedings are consistently opened with prayer, generally by the official House Chaplain. https://chaplain.house.gov/archive/index.html This practice goes back to the First Continental Congress in 1774. https://chaplain.house.gov/archive/continental.html The Supreme Court has ruled that legislative prayer does not violate the First Amendment. https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/572/565/
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