1 feb 1811 año - Madison vetoes two bills of Congress, one
granting land in the Mississippi Territory to a
Baptist congregation and the other
incorporating an Episcopal church in
Washington, D.C.
Descripción:
Madison argues that both bills violate the non-establishment clause of the First Amendment. Later in the year, Congress will pass a Religious Freedom Act.
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