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I believe that the Framers of the Constitution made their intent clear when they wrote the First Amendment. I believe they wanted to keep the new government from endorsing one religion over another, not erase the public consciousness or common faith.

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Nick Rahall
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: May 20
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U.S. Representative
Beckley
West Virginia
Nicholas Joseph Rahall II
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But through world wars and a Great Depression, through painful social upheaval and a Cold War, and now through the attacks of September 11, 2001, our Nation has indeed survived.
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