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Lawmakers look to expand where Commandments could hang

February 29, 2012 Express Telegraph
ATLANTA — The Ten Commandments, along with other historical documents, would be allowed to be posted in any public statewide under a measure the state House approved this week. The House on Tuesday voted 161-0 in favor of House Bill 766. The measure would remove restrictions as to where so-called Foundations of American Law and Government displays could be posted. Under previous law, such displays were limited to “public courthouses and judicial facilities.” The revised
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Lawmakers look to expand where Commandments could hang

February 29, 2012 Express Telegraph
ATLANTA — The Ten Commandments, along with other historical documents, would be allowed to be posted in any public statewide under a measure the state House approved this week. The House on Tuesday voted 161-0 in favor of House Bill 766. The measure would remove restrictions as to where so-called Foundations of American Law and Government displays could be posted. Under previous law, such displays were limited to “public courthouses and judicial facilities.” The revised