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Greg Abbott: “I took the lead among all 50 states in defending the…”

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Greg Abbott Discusses Importance of Government Reform and Small Government at Tea Party Rally

Published | Video Starts at 10:05

And my answer was simple. Not on my watch will I allow the Ten Commandments monument to be torn down from the state of Texas. Well, I also defended. In fact, I took the lead among all 50 states in defending the constitutionality of the phrase one nation under God in our Pledge of Allegiance. Then, May a year ago, I defended the Medina Valley Independent School District when during a graduation ceremony, students wanted to say a prayer. (10:05–10:14)

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Asserts leadership in defending the phrase "one nation under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance.

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