ACLU Letter to Senate Urging Opposition to DeMint Amendment 189 to H.R. 1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
February 5, 2009
On behalf of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), a nonpartisan organization with over a half million activists, members and 53 affiliates nationwide, we write to urge you to oppose Senate Amendment 189, offered by Senator DeMint. The DeMint Amendment would remove a provision that reinforces constitutional protections by prohibiting the government from providing “green-building” federal funds for the construction or repair of buildings used for worship and other religious
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