UUAssociation Opposes Alito Confirmation as Threat to Civil Liberties

[benny05]

The Unitarian Universalist Association announced its opposition to the confirmation of Samuel Alito to the U.S. Supreme Court. The UUA's opposition is based on concerns over civil liberties, including religious liberty, the right to privacy, and due process.

The UUA has never before opposed the confirmation of a nominee to the Supreme Court. In a statement issued to over 1000 congregations that make up the Association, the UUA's Washington Office for Advocacy Director Rob Keithan said:

"The decision to take a position on a judicial nominee is not one the UUA takes up lightly. The nomination of Judge Samuel Alito Jr. is significantly different from that of Chief Justice John Roberts or Harriet Miers, in that he has an extensive judicial record that clearly reveals his judicial philosophy on a wide range of issues. After extensive research, Unitarian Universalist Association staff agreed that Judge Alito's rulings revealed a pattern of views that were outside the mainstream and hostile to established precedent favoring civil liberties."

http://www.uua.org/news/2005/051212_alito/index.html

Now, that's progressive...
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[Stinky The Clown]

1. Frikkin' LIberals ..........

Sparkly and I were associated with a UU church in northern Virginia. Sparkly far longer than I.

Unitarians are good, smart, caring people.

And spot on in this statement.