I've been in AA for years, and I agree with this - not just because of the establishment clause (which is reason enough), but because on the AA side we specifically state in our preamble that 'AA is not allied with any sect, denomination, politics, organization or institution.' Making it a government-sanctioned and non-voluntary program violates one of the core organizing principles of AA that has allowed it to last this long. The judicial system should concentrate on medical/behavioral/psychological research and let the leave the twelve-step groups alone.
