Conservative Christian Groups Lobby Against Gay Judicial Nominee

[w8liftinglady]

http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2011/11/03/Conservative_Christian_Groups_Attack_Gay_Judicial_Nominee/

Two conservative Christian groups sent letters this week to members of the Senate Judiciary Committee urging them to oppose the nomination of Michael Fitzgerald, an openly gay nominee for U.S. District for the Central District of California, because of his “extreme liberal activism.”

The committee unanimously advanced his nomination to the full Senate in a voice vote Thursday morning. Senators could still oppose Fitzgerald's nomination on the floor.

In separate letters obtained by The Advocate, the FRCAction, the legislative arm of the Family Research Council, and the Traditional Values Coalition accused Fitzgerald of failing to acknowledge that his history of involvement with LGBT advocacy groups and causes could “pose a potential conflict of interest over his judicial duties,” in the words of FRCAction. The groups warned senators on the Democratic-controlled panel that their votes would be “scored” by the organizations.

“Fitzgerald’s record of liberal activism is one that rivals Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan in its extremism,” said the letter from the Traditional Values Coalition sent Wednesday and signed by Andrea Lafferty, the group’s president. “Not only was Fitzgerald an active member of an organization that worked to ban military recruiters from Harvard University, Fitzgerald opposed and actively campaigned against the widely-popular California Proposition 8 which defended the institution of marriage and family.”

[xchrom]

1. recommend