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Greg Abbott: “If there are special facilities allotted for those who are…”

Featuring: Greg Abbott, Republican | Governor of Texas

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Texas PROBES Islamic washing facilities in airports: 'That is illegal'

Published | Video Starts at 08:46

Is there a similar argument that these, these critics are raising now that's valid or would you say that it's not? So you're talking apples and oranges. I'll walk through it very quickly. If there are special facilities allotted for those who are Muslims, there must also be special facilities allowed for Christians, for Jews, and literally dozens if not hundreds of other religious faiths of people who are coming through our airports. And that simply is unfeasible. Second, let's go back. To be clear, I personally argued the Ten Commandments case of a monument on the Texas Capitol grounds to the United States Supreme Court in one … (08:46–09:05)

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Asserts that providing special facilities for one religious group at airports would require similar facilities for all, which is unfeasible.

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