George W. Bush used another recess appointment to name a court appointee this week. William Pryor, Alabama’s Attorney General, now sits on the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta. Pryor is a strong foe of abortion rights for women and voting rights for African-Americans. His views on the courts are best summed up in one of his own statements:
“God has chosen through his son Jesus Christ this time, this place for all Christians -- Protestants, Catholics and Orthodox -- to save our country and save our courts."
Apparently, the courts are only available for Christian Americans.
“With this appointment, this president is endangering America’s commitment to religious liberty and civil rights and is once again showing his contempt for the Constitution’s separation of powers,” said the Rev. Dr. C. Welton Gaddy, president of The Interfaith Alliance. “The president seems to be more concerned with shoring up his conservative base, which, according to an article in today’s Washington Times, is eroding.”
Groups like the conservative Christian Coalition have been advocating Pryor’s appointment as part of their Take Back America campaign.
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