REJECT FEDERAL APPEALS COURT NOMINATION

AMERICANS UNITED URGES SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE TO Lynn Says Nominee William Pryor Holds Extreme Views On Separation Of Church And State
Americans United for Separation of Church and State today urged the Senate Judiciary Committee to vote down the nomination of former Alabama Attorney General William Pryor to a federal appeals court seat."Time and again, William Pryor has expressed disdain for the First Amendment principle of church-state separation," said the Rev. Barry W. Lynn, Americans United executive director. "Pryor's battle against the church-state wall and other fundamental rights makes him a profoundly poor choice for an appointment to the federal appeals court bench."William Pryor may be the Religious Right's dream nominee, but he's everyone else's nightmare," Lynn said. "The Judiciary Committee should reject his nomination."Pryor was nominated to the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals during President George W. Bush's first term. A filibuster blocked the nomination, but during a 2004 Senate recess, Bush granted Pryor a temporary appointment to the court. Earlier this year, Bush renominated him for a seat on the 11th Circuit. The Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to vote on Pryor's nomination during an executive meeting tomorrow morning. Americans United, among an array of other public interest groups, has fought Pryor's nomination, charging that the nominee wants to rollback federal court precedent that has advanced and protected a host of civil liberties.In 2003, Americans United issued a report on Pryor's views. It noted that Pryor has backed the display of religious symbols in government buildings, has stated that religion and politics "need to be intertwined" and once asserted that the executive branch of government "does not have to implement [court] rulings with which it disagrees."Lynn urged Bush to stop pushing Religious Right ideologues for federal bench appointments and instead send the Senate judicial nominees with the temperament to preside over controversial cases and rule according to constitutional precepts.
Americans United is a religious liberty watchdog group based in Washington, D.C. Founded in 1947, the organization educates Americans about the importance of church-state separation in safeguarding religious freedom.
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Beth CorbinNational Field Director
Americans United for Separation of Church and State518 C Street, NEWashington, DC 20002
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I got the first one of these from an individual in the Planet Out News boards. These are something I agree with and the ones I agree with the most will find their way here with my little bit added at the end, like this.
This is just one more nail in the coffin of real people, humane people, people who work hard to have their little slice of the american pie. Freedom to have their own beliefs, freedom to love their partner whoever that person is or what they do in life. The poor pitifull "christain right" will boo-hoo to the ends of the earth how downtrodden they are, yet all the while trampling all over those who do not agree with them. How can moderate people out there let them get away with this kind of thing? .
I'm still wondering.