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Under the cover of darkness and using a crane, workers removed a 6-foot granite structure from the grounds of the Capitol in Oklahoma City.

The Ten Commandments monument has been the subject of controversy and debate for years. Back in June, the state Supreme Court decided that the religious display on public property violated the Constitution.

threatened to impeach the high court justices

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But Monday night, the controversy came to a detente. 

 that it cost about $5,000 to remove the monument.


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The Ten Commandments monument has been the subject of controversy and debate for years. Back in June, the state Supreme Court decided that the religious display on public property violated the Constitution.


Oklahoma removes Ten Commandments monument from the state Capitol

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