OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- A privately funded monument displaying the Bill of Rights could be placed on the Oklahoma Capitol grounds under a bill that received unanimous support in the state Senate.
The "Bill of Rights Monument Display Act" directs the State Capitol Preservation Commission to arrange for the placement of a privately funded monument displaying the first ten amendments to the Constitution of the United Sates, commonly referred to as the Bill of Rights. It now heads to the House for consideration.
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