Ted Cruz pushes back on judge nominee with bad religious liberty record

[Chosen Daughter]

Ted Cruz pushes back on judge nominee with bad religious liberty record
Chris Pandolfo · July 17, 2019   


On Wednesday during the confirmation hearing for Fifth Circuit nominee Judge Sul Ozerden, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, announced he has “significant concerns” over Ozerden’s constitutionalist credentials.

President Donald Trump nominated Ozerden, a Mississippi judge, in June at the urging of his acting chief of staff, Mick Mulvaney, according to Politico. Several conservatives have sounded the alarm on Ozerden, calling for the president to nominate a more conservative judge. Cruz’s comments echo the complaints of those conservatives.

“Looking at your record, as you know I’ve got significant concerns because I don’t see any positive substantive evidence of a judicial record that frankly we need strong constitutionalists on the Fifth Circuit,” Cruz said.

Cruz grilled Ozerden on his record, in particular about a religious liberty case challenging Obamacare’s contraceptive mandate, in which Ozerden denied a Catholic diocese’s motion for oral argument and dismissed the case.

The Daily Wire’s Josh Hammer blasted the decision in a long article criticizing Ozerden as a “weak” choice and urging the president to choose someone else.


https://www.conservativereview.com/news/ted-cruz-pushes-back-judge-nominee-bad-religious-liberty-record/

I don't trust Mulvaney or his opinion as far as I can throw him.  I really soured on him when he wanted to negotiate wall funding down to 1.3 Billion.


About Mick Mulvaney


https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2016/02/14/pro-amnesty-mick-mulvaney-immigration-important-issue-south-carolina-voters/

[Chosen Daughter]

Judge Ozerden:
The Wrong Pick

Right now, establishment politicians are pressuring President Trump and the U.S. Senate to confirm Judge Sul Ozerden from Mississippi to be a federal judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
But confirming Ozerden for a lifetime judicial appointment would be a big mistake. His past decisions reveal a questionable judicial philosophy that is at best indifferent to religious liberty—and at times openly hostile to religious liberty.

His background includes ignoring 79 members of Congress in an important religious liberty matter, ignoring a prior decision in favor of religious liberty on the same issue, and ruling against the Catholic Church without even allowing the Church to have a hearing in court.
And that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Here are 5 more reasons why Judge Sul Ozerden is the wrong pick:

He’s not a judicial conservative.
He’s never been affiliated with the conservative movement.
He’s never volunteered his time to advance conservative causes.
He’s never been active in conservative legal circles.
He’s never written any decisions that have advanced conservative judicial principles.
The record is clear: Judge Ozerden is not a trustworthy protector of religious liberty.

https://firstliberty.org/just-say-no/


https://dailycaller.com/2018/08/21/judge-ozerden-against-president/

[Chosen Daughter]

This does not sound like winning.  I trust Cruz that and this guy should be scrutinized and rejected if he poses a danger to Conservative values.

[txradioguy]

This does not sound like winning.  I trust Cruz that and this guy should be scrutinized and rejected if he poses a danger to Conservative values.

IT's not winning...but I'd be willing to bet Trump throws his full support behind the guy anyway.

[sneakypete]

Judge Ozerden:
The Wrong Pick

Right now, establishment politicians are pressuring President Trump and the U.S. Senate to confirm Judge Sul Ozerden from Mississippi to be a federal judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
But confirming Ozerden for a lifetime judicial appointment would be a big mistake. His past decisions reveal a questionable judicial philosophy that is at best indifferent to religious liberty—and at times openly hostile to religious liberty.

@Chosen Daughter

There is TOO MUCH "religious liberty" in America. IF we are to maintain our freedoms and our nation,we MUST ban Islam as an official religion in America. Islam is opposed to EVERY single freedom guaranteed by our Constitution,and can fairly said to be an enemy of not only America,but all free nations.

In fact,in MY NSHO,a solid case can be made that Islam isn't even a religion,it's a political movement.

[txradioguy]

@Chosen Daughter

There is TOO MUCH "religious liberty" in America. IF we are to maintain our freedoms and our nation,we MUST ban Islam as an official religion in America. Islam is opposed to EVERY single freedom guaranteed by our Constitution,and can fairly said to be an enemy of not only America,but all free nations.

In fact,in MY NSHO,a solid case can be made that Islam isn't even a religion,it's a political movement.

Thank goodness the Founding Fathers and the Framers didn't have your worldview.

[sneakypete]

Thank goodness the Founding Fathers and the Framers didn't have your worldview.

@txradioguy

Many did,but they were victims of their time,and back then you could go to jail for denying the existence of God.

Good to know you approve of Islam,though.

[Sanguine]

@txradioguy

Many did,but they were victims of their time,and back then you could go to jail for denying the existence of God.

Good to know you approve of Islam,though.

How do you get from what TRG said to this?  That's like 2+4=6 therefore the sun will not come up tomorrow.   

[sneakypete]

How do you get from what TRG said to this?  That's like 2+4=6 therefore the sun will not come up tomorrow.   

@Sanguine

Did he not say that no religion should be banned,in response to my statement that Islam should be banned in the US?

Of course I stake out my claim that Islam is not a religion,but a form of government,but he said it was a religion and protected.

IMHO,you can believe any damn-fool thing you want to believe,as long as you are not harming anyone but yourself. When you start trying to use the power of government to enforce your religious dictates,you have gone too far.

[Smokin Joe]

@Sanguine

Did he not say that no religion should be banned,in response to my statement that Islam should be banned in the US?

Of course I stake out my claim that Islam is not a religion,but a form of government,but he said it was a religion and protected.

IMHO,you can believe any damn-fool thing you want to believe,as long as you are not harming anyone but yourself. When you start trying to use the power of government to enforce your religious dictates,you have gone too far.

You don't have to ban the religion to just not accept nonchristian immigrants from their countries, and those for reasons of being refugees, as any Christian fleeing a Muslim nation is.

Why? no Muslim can swear this oath:

I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty of whom or which I have heretofore been a subject or citizen; that I will support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States of America against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I will bear arms on behalf of the United States when required by the law; that I will perform noncombatant service in the Armed Forces of the United States when required by the law; that I will perform work of national importance under civilian direction when required by the law; and that I take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; so help me God.

...and remain faithful to their religion, which requires fealty to Sharia Law.

[sneakypete]

You don't have to ban the religion to just not accept nonchristian immigrants from their countries, and those for reasons of being refugees, as any Christian fleeing a Muslim nation is.

Why? no Muslim can swear this oath:

...and remain faithful to their religion, which requires fealty to Sharia Law.

@Smokin Joe

I am sure there must be some other freak religions I would be in favor of banning,but I am not aware of any at this time.

Other than the alleged religion of Islam,that is. It is a dangerous political cult,and everything it opposes and wants banned is everything the US Bill of Rights protects.

It is NOT a religion. It is a form of government passing itself off as a religion that is dedicated to the creation of a world-wide Islamic police state.

We can either have a free nation,or we can have Islam. There is no such thing as having both and living in peace.

[sneakypete]

Why? no Muslim can swear this oath:

...and remain faithful to their religion, which requires fealty to Sharia Law.

@Smokin Joe

That is not true. They are allowed to lie about being Muslims as long as the lie is told to promote Islam.

AND.....,how are we supposed to be able to stop the flood of Muslims into our country if we can't close and ban the creation of more Mosques in the US?

I don't know the names of any of them off the top of my head,but I am certain there are certain religious cults banned in America due to un-American practices,so what is the big deal about banning one more?

[Sanguine]

@Sanguine

Did he not say that no religion should be banned,in response to my statement that Islam should be banned in the US?

Of course I stake out my claim that Islam is not a religion,but a form of government,but he said it was a religion and protected.

IMHO,you can believe any damn-fool thing you want to believe,as long as you are not harming anyone but yourself. When you start trying to use the power of government to enforce your religious dictates,you have gone too far.

And, from that you got that he likes islam?

[sneakypete]

And, from that you got that he likes islam?

@Sanguine

No. What I got from that is he,or she (can't remember) obviously sees Islam as an actual religion,and is afraid that if we declare it to NOT be a religion,we can and will do the same to his/her religion.

Just ain't so. Apples and oranges. Islam is a POLITICAL GOVERNMENT police state cult,NOT a religion. While it may be true that some Christian religious sects are no better when it comes to allowing freedom of thought for their parishioners,that ONLY affects the people who willingly submit. They ain't taking over the government.

[Sanguine]

@Sanguine

No. What I got from that is he,or she (can't remember) obviously sees Islam as an actual religion,and is afraid that if we declare it to NOT be a religion,we can and will do the same to his/her religion.

Just ain't so. Apples and oranges. Islam is a POLITICAL GOVERNMENT police state cult,NOT a religion. While it may be true that some Christian religious sects are no better when it comes to allowing freedom of thought for their parishioners,that ONLY affects the people who willingly submit. They ain't taking over the government.

Pete, that makes sense and I actually agree with that.  But, that's not what you said originally.

[Bigun]

As someone around here has in their tag line; "You cannot co-exist with someone who only wants to kill you!"

[txradioguy]

@Sanguine

No. What I got from that is he,or she (can't remember) obviously sees Islam as an actual religion,and is afraid that if we declare it to NOT be a religion,we can and will do the same to his/her religion.

Just ain't so. Apples and oranges. Islam is a POLITICAL GOVERNMENT police state cult,NOT a religion. While it may be true that some Christian religious sects are no better when it comes to allowing freedom of thought for their parishioners,that ONLY affects the people who willingly submit. They ain't taking over the government.

Actually it's both.  It dictates government, business, AND it's a religion.  Judaism also puts out ethical guidelines for business...what you can eat and can't eat etc.  Christianity does as well.

The difference between the three is that only Islam hasn't gone through a reformation.  Hence the reason they still try to run everything like it's the 14th Century.  That and the fact there are some very strong and lingering anti-Semitic traits that were amplified by the NAZI's in WWII.

If you weren't so militantly atheist and learned about some of this stuff you'd know about the things I describe already.


But to say I like Islam simply because I don't think it should be banned in the U.S. is ludicrous.

[sneakypete]

Pete, that makes sense and I actually agree with that.  But, that's not what you said originally.

@Sanguine

I think it was clearly what I implied,but am not going to argue about it now that we have both explained ourselves.

I have a personal history of being opposed to organized religions,so I sometimes have to be careful about what I write when discussing anything related to religion in order to not be misunderstood and get people mad at me for no good reason. Once we start to get mad,it becomes almost impossible to be reasonable,and this applies to all of us.

To put it as plainly as possible,I AM opposed to organized religions,but I am NOT opposed to people making a choice to join one and try to live according to their guidelines.

Islam is NOT a religion. It is a political system that masks itself as a religion in order to spread it's message and attempt to take over control on non-Muslim countries and peoples.

It is closer to being a organized crime outfit than a religion.

[Sanguine]

@sneakypete, you know I agree with you on much of this.

How you doing otherwise?

[musiclady]

Thank goodness the Founding Fathers and the Framers didn't have your worldview.

Amen to that!

We might all be behind bars if they were! 

[sneakypete]

@sneakypete, you know I agree with you on much of this.

How you doing otherwise?

@Sanguine

Still have chemo-brain/Mad Cow,but AFAIK,I am doing good with the cancer. Had my last scheduled chemo last Tuesday,and saw my cancer surgeon last Monday,and all she could do was smile as she talked about my blood test results. I get the sense that she thinks I beat it.

I also have a former SF medic that worked with SOG and retired from the army as one of the CSM (E-9) medics at the Special Warfare School and is now a doctor himself in private practice that has been monitoring my blood results every week tell me basically the same thing. Actually,what he said was "There is no way in hell a old SOB as beat up as you are can beat congestive heart failure and Stage 4 lymphoma the same year. It just defies all logic,but that's what the numbers are saying."

I won't find out for sure what is happening until after the PET test next month,but it is looking good. I am hoping my breathing will clear up a little in the next couple of weeks so I can go back to doing some work in my yard and in my workshop. All this heat and humidity is killing me.  I'm going a little nuts after all this forced confinement sitting on my ass inside the house with nothing to do but the internet and teebee. I need to do some damn work!

[Sanguine]

@sneakypete, that sounds great.  I'm really glad to hear it. 

[EdJames]

@Sanguine

Still have chemo-brain/Mad Cow,but AFAIK,I am doing good with the cancer. Had my last scheduled chemo last Tuesday,and saw my cancer surgeon last Monday,and all she could do was smile as she talked about my blood test results. I get the sense that she thinks I beat it.

I also have a former SF medic that worked with SOG and retired from the army as one of the CSM (E-9) medics at the Special Warfare School and is now a doctor himself in private practice that has been monitoring my blood results every week tell me basically the same thing. Actually,what he said was "There is no way in hell a old SOB as beat up as you are can beat congestive heart failure and Stage 4 lymphoma the same year. It just defies all logic,but that's what the numbers are saying."

I won't find out for sure what is happening until after the PET test next month,but it is looking good. I am hoping my breathing will clear up a little in the next couple of weeks so I can go back to doing some work in my yard and in my workshop. All this heat and humidity is killing me.  I'm going a little nuts after all this forced confinement sitting on my ass inside the house with nothing to do but the internet and teebee. I need to do some damn work!

So great to read of your positive report @sneakypete !

Keep that positive attitude going you old SOB and you'll be back out in that shop banging those wenches around before you know!!

[Sanguine]

So great to read of your positive report @sneakypete !

Keep that positive attitude going you old SOB and you'll be back out in that shop banging those wenches around before you know!!

Whoa!  Wrenches or wenches?

[EdJames]

Whoa!  Wrenches or wenches?

Errrr.....  both?