Oppose Confirmation of Samuel A. Alito Jr. to the U.S. Supreme Court!
http://www.au.org/site/R?i=Fzwps31uCSTkja_qPRKgbQ..
After a Close Committee Vote, Action is Needed to Protect
Decades of Church-State Safeguards
BREAKING NEWS!
Americans United Criticizes Judiciary Committee For Approving Alito
Nomination
http://www.au.org/site/R?i=X1WZP0YnpdPLY_5oLqDmYQ..
Tuesday, January 24, 2006
Church-State Watchdog Group Says Vote Advances Bush Administration's
Goal To Radically Move The Court Rightward
President Bush's nominee, Samuel Alito, is unsuited for a seat
on the U.S. Supreme Court and the Senate should refuse to confirm him.
It is imperative that Senators hear from constituents that Judge Alito
should not be confirmed. The confirmation hearings did nothing to
quell concerns that Judge Alito would have a dramatic, damaging impact
on the lives of everyday Americans were he to be confirmed.
Alito's record indicates that he views the First Amendment as
placing few limitations on the ability of the far religious right to
use the government to advance its narrow religious views, even at the
expense of the religious freedom of minorities. Replacing Justice
Sandra Day O'Connor with Judge Alito would fundamentally alter
First Amendment law and immediately put at risk many of the crucial
protections for religious minorities that the Supreme Court has
recognized and consistently enforced during the past sixty years. As
Americans United's supporters, your help in working to ensure that
Samuel Alito is not confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court is imperative.
Alito's judicial record makes clear that he would work to
dismantle the wall of separation between church and state and to open
the door to majority rule on religious matters. During his
fifteen-year tenure on the United States Court of Appeals for the
Third Circuit, Judge Alito has shown himself to have a judicial
philosophy and a view of the First Amendment that differ dramatically
not only from Justice O'Connor's, but also from the
settled understanding of fundamental Establishment Clause principles
that has guided the Supreme Court's decisions for at least six
decades. Please contact your senators and urge them to oppose Alito.
http://www.au.org/site/R?i=iDuMSRToqaQtOu0qjMLgJQ..
Judge Alito's brand of Establishment Clause jurisprudence would
bring about remarkable - indeed, radical - results, with potentially
devastating consequences for the separation of church and state as we
know it.
TAKE ACTION
Please urge your senators to oppose Samuel Alito.
http://www.au.org/site/R?i=Uz1qsqNoRYor2ps2TfGYTg..
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