Op/Ed: Government-Approved Eruv Would Be Unconstitutional  First
Amendment Alliance of Westhampton voices concerns over Eruv.
Editor's Note: Mark Williams, head of the First Amedment
Alliance, submitted the following statement  to the Westhampton
Village Board on .  My name is and I am a resident of
Westhampton Beach (“WHB”).  I represent the First Amendment
Alliance, formerly known as the “Alliance for Separation of
Church and State for the Greater Westhampton Area.”  The
Alliance is a not-for-profit corporation registered in New York
State that was founded in 2008.  Our Mission is to advocate
adherence to First Amendment principles governing separation of
government and religion.  Leaders and supporters of the Alliance
are residents of the communities that would be affected by
creation of the eruv being sought by the East End Eruv
Association (the “Eruv Association”).   The eruv would surround
all of Westhampton Beach and Quiogue, and parts of Westhampton
and Quogue.  I am here tonight because the Alliance