Prager Rescinds Call For Ellison Not To Serve
Despite writing that Ellison wants to use "the Koran. He should not be allowed to do so ...If you are incapable of taking an oath on that book, don't serve in Congress", in a telephone interview with the Associated Press, Mr Prager said he did not think Mr Ellison should be banned from serving. "I don’t think anything legal should be done about this." In an interview with USA Today's Andrea Stone, Prager announced "that he's going to keep pressing the issue, though he conceded that trying to ban Ellison from choosing to use a Qur'an 'may well be' unconstitutional. He'll be writing and talking about this issue again". Prager said "I'm not arguing legality. I'm arguing what you should do."
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