No to Alito

The Coalition for a Fair and Independent Judiciary organized an event today in Philadelphia to deliver almost 1 million petitions to Senator Specter in opposition to Judge Alito's upcoming confirmation to the Supreme Court. There was a Rally and Petition Delivery to Stop Alito at the Federal Building.

Speakers included:
Julian Bond, Chairman of the Board, NAACP
Karen Pearl, Interim President, Planned Parenthood Federation of America
Rabbi Lance J. Sussman, Ph.D
Corey L. Rowley, Executive Director, Pennsylvania State Independent Living Center
Lauren Townsend, Executive Director, Pennsylvania Citizens for Consumer Justice.

A prominent protester was our very own Martha!

UPDATE: The Philadelphia Inquirer, Alito fight comes to Phila, reports on event, and see Press Release at IndependentCourt.org.

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This Sunday, Philly will have the "honor" of hosting the latest "Justice Sunday" event. This NYT article, Minister, a Bush Ally, Gives Church as Site for Alito Rally, describes the upcoming event, dubbed "Justice Sunday III," featuring such luminaries as "the Rev. Jerry Falwell of Liberty University; James Dobson, the founder of Focus on the Family, a multimedia ministry in Colorado Springs; and Senator Rick Santorum, Republican of Pennsylvania."

If you're interested in attending, demonstrations will begin at 3 p.m. at the corner of 5th & Market Streets.