Hawaii Senators Move To Voluntary Pre-Session Prayer

Last week, the Hawaii state Senate, after receiving a complaint from the ACLU voted to end the practice of opening Senate sessions with a prayer. (AP 1/21). However, on Wednesday a group of nine Senators held hands, bowed their heads and prayed on the Senate chamber floor before the day's legislative session formally convened. According to the AP, Senate president Shan Tsutsui supported the right of the senators to do this, saying it is a matter of free speech.