FFRF Commends Congressional Freethought Caucus Letter Opposing Kavanaugh
FFRF, a national state/church watchdog, is pleased that members of the
The letter outlined six main areas of concern the group recognizes as disqualifying factors for Kavanaugh to serve a lifetime appointment on the
Chief among these concerns is Kavanaugh referring to the "wall of separation" between church and state as a metaphor "wrong as a matter of law and history."
"The wall of separation is critical because genuine religious freedom requires a secular government," the letter says.
Additionally, the letter calls attention to Kavanaugh's history of hypersensitivity to burdens on religion, citing his 2015 dissent arguing that it is a "substantial burden" to ask a religious organization option out of the Affordable Care Act contraceptive mandate to fill out five blanks on a form, while two years later he deemed that forcing a 17-year-old girl detained as an illegal immigrant to continue her pregnancy did not constitute an "undue burden" on her constitutionally protected reproductive rights. Sen.
Finally, the letter notes the threat Kavanaugh poses to 70 years of Establishment Clause jurisprudence, the danger he poses to our secular public schools, and his history of hostility towards secular Americans and state-church plaintiffs.
The members of the
"After three days of Kavanaugh's hearings, it is clear he is not fit to serve on the
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