my name is patrick medeiros. i serve at greece assembly of god in the town of greece. and i have offered prayers before our town council many, many times over the last 14 years. in my prayers i have asked god to bless our community, to bless our leaders, to grant them divine wisdom as they do the people's business there in our community. and when i've been asked to pray, i've said yes, to serve our community. i see this as part of my civic duty and civic responsibility as a citizen. so as a minister, it's my prayer that the justices will uphold my constitutional right. and the ministers in our community's right to continue this great tradition to pray during these meetings. thank you. >> i've been professor of constitutional law focusing on issues, religion and law, and am currently distinguished research professor of law and theology of faith evangelical college. before i make my comments, i should say i'med with the probing question? i'm pleased with the questions of the court today. we would assert the courts are not invested by the constitution. as justice suitor s

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my name is patrick medeiros. i serve at greece assembly of god in the town of greece. and i have offered prayers before our town council many, many times over the last 14 years. in my prayers i have asked god to bless our community, to bless our leaders, to grant them divine wisdom as they do the people's business there in our community. and when i've been asked to pray, i've said yes, to serve our community. i see this as part of my civic duty and civic responsibility as a citizen. so as a minister, it's my prayer that the justices will uphold my constitutional right. and the ministers in our community's right to continue this great tradition to pray during these meetings. thank you. >> i've been professor of constitutional law focusing on issues, religion and law, and am currently distinguished research professor of law and theology of faith evangelical college. before i make my comments, i should say i'med with the probing question i'm pleased with the questions of the court today. we would assert the courts are not invested by the constitution. as justice suitor sa