Here's how Garrett justified the vote at the time:
Representative Scott Garrett of New Jersey says he too was "troubled" by the Ramadan resolution. "There were a number of members who, as we call it down here, 'stayed off' that vote and did not support it because I think that they looked at it as something that Congress really should not be doing, should not be picking one faith out and commending that faith."So, was it really a principled stand? If it was, we can expect Garrett to also vote present on the Christmas resolution. While I pointed out earlier, Garrett's support for Diwali could be explained away by the fact a number of faiths participate in the festival. However, the Christmas resolution is about one faith being picked out and commended.
So how principled is Garrett? The answer later...
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Gee whiz....the Christian faith is important in the US? I'm glad Congress spent its time affirming that; I never would have known it otherwise. And here I thought all these lights were just a bunch of pagans celebrating the Solstice.... /snark
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