ACLJ Calls on Senate to Give Supreme Court Nominee Judge Alito Up-or-Down Vote Without Delay

January 16, 2006

(Washington, DC) The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), focusing on constitutional law, said today the Senate Judiciary Committee should act without delay and vote on the nomination of Supreme Court nominee Judge Samuel Alito tomorrow as scheduled clearing the way for the full Senate to give Judge Alito an up-or-down vote later this week.

This is not a time for some in the Senate to play the delay game with the nomination of Judge Alito, said Jay Sekulow, Chief Counsel of the ACLJ, who is working to support the Judge Alito nomination.  After a weeklong confirmation hearing where Judge Alito fully answered hundreds of questions during 18 hours of testimony, the time has come for the Senate to fulfill its constitutional obligations and vote in the Judiciary Committee tomorrow so the full Senate can vote up-or-down later this week.  There is no reason to delay the vote and any attempt to engage in political foot-dragging can only put into question the institutional credibility of the Senate confirmation process.  This is the time to vote and confirm Judge Alito as the next Associate Justice of the Supreme Court.

Sekulow says the ACLJ is launching radio advertisements this week urging the Senate to vote on the Alito nomination without delay.&focuses on constitutional law and is based in Washington, D.C.