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To: jwalsh07; kesg
Yep. And what was the very first thing Congress did after completing the final wording of the 1st Amendment?

A resolution calling for a national day of Prayer:

RESOLVED, That a joint committee of both Houses be directed to wait upon the President of the United States, to request that he would recommend to the people of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer, to be observed by acknowledging, with grateful hearts, that many signal favors of almighty God, especially by affording them the opportunity peaceably to establish a Constitution of government for their safety and happiness.
US Congress, 25 Sep 1789

24 posted on 09/05/2003 5:09:13 PM PDT by Skooz (All Hail the Mighty Kansas City Chiefs)
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To: Skooz
Yep. And what was the very first thing Congress did after completing the final wording of the 1st Amendment? A resolution calling for a national day of Prayer...

The Bill of Rights hadn't yet been ratified and therefore were not yet the law of the land. Nice try. :)

34 posted on 09/05/2003 5:40:40 PM PDT by kesg
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