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Todd Hughes, First Openly Gay Circuit

Court Judge In History, Confirmed By

Senate

Posted: 09/24/2013

 

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The Senate made history on Tuesday by confirming President Barack Obama's nominee Todd Hughes to be a federal circut court judge. Hughes is the first openly gay circuit judge. 

 

 

WASHINGTON -- The Senate made history on Tuesday by voting to confirm Todd Hughes to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

Hughes, who was confirmed 98 to 0, is the nation's first openly gay circuit judge. He has been a deputy director in the civil division of the Justice Department since 2007.

Unlike some of President Barack Obama's other key judicial nominees -- namely those for the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals -- Hughes cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee with a unanimous vote. With Hughes now confirmed, that leaves 13 judicial nominees awaiting Senate votes: two D.C. Circuit Court nominees and 11 district court nominees.

Many of those nominees will likely sail to confirmation after their votes in the Senate. But Republicans are holding up the votes, allowing them proceed at a pace of about one to two nominees per week, said a senior Democratic aide.

Before Obama came into office, the Senate used to clear the calendar of non-controversial judicial nominees at the end of every work period, said the aide, but Republicans "won't do that anymore."

Don Stewart, a spokesman for Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), pushed back on the idea that Republicans are holding up anyone. Four of the 13 nominees were only reported out of committee last week, he said, and the others were reported out within two weeks of the August recess.

"So in Senate time, [they] have only been on the calendar about a month, which is not long at all," Stewart said. "Plus, we’ve been moving judges since we came back in. None have been on the calendar since before a huge group came out of committee on July 18. There are no long-wait nominees at all."

 

The Obama administration regularly boasts of the diversity of its candidates in its push to get them confirmed. Of the 13 pending nominees, nine are women and four are African-American. And, like Hughes, some of them would make history if confirmed. Debra Brown would be the first African-American district judge in the Northern District of Mississippi, and Landya McCafferty, Susan Watters and Elizabeth Wolford would be the first female district judges in their districts (New Hampshire, Montana and the Western District of New York, respectively).

"Many of the president's circuit judges have broken new diversity barriers -- including three Hispanic, two Asian-American, and one African-American -- who are 'firsts,' in their respective courts," White House Counsel Kathy Ruemmler wrote in a blog post shortly after the vote.

"The judiciary will better reflect the nation it serves, instilling even greater public confidence in our justice system," Ruemmler wrote. "We look forward to the “seconds” and “thirds” who will come after Todd Hughes and his fellow “firsts” currently serving on our courts.

 

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Originally Posted by asj:

Todd Hughes, First Openly Gay Circuit

Court Judge In History, Confirmed By

Senate

Posted: 09/24/2013

 

todd hughes gay judge

The Senate made history on Tuesday by confirming President Barack Obama's nominee Todd Hughes to be a federal circut court judge. Hughes is the first openly gay circuit judge. 

 

 

WASHINGTON -- The Senate made history on Tuesday by voting to confirm Todd Hughes to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

Hughes, who was confirmed 98 to 0, is the nation's first openly gay circuit judge. He has been a deputy director in the civil division of the Justice Department since 2007.

Unlike some of President Barack Obama's other key judicial nominees -- namely those for the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals -- Hughes cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee with a unanimous vote. With Hughes now confirmed, that leaves 13 judicial nominees awaiting Senate votes: two D.C. Circuit Court nominees and 11 district court nominees.

Many of those nominees will likely sail to confirmation after their votes in the Senate. But Republicans are holding up the votes, allowing them proceed at a pace of about one to two nominees per week, said a senior Democratic aide.

Before Obama came into office, the Senate used to clear the calendar of non-controversial judicial nominees at the end of every work period, said the aide, but Republicans "won't do that anymore."

Don Stewart, a spokesman for Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), pushed back on the idea that Republicans are holding up anyone. Four of the 13 nominees were only reported out of committee last week, he said, and the others were reported out within two weeks of the August recess.

"So in Senate time, [they] have only been on the calendar about a month, which is not long at all," Stewart said. "Plus, we’ve been moving judges since we came back in. None have been on the calendar since before a huge group came out of committee on July 18. There are no long-wait nominees at all."

 

The Obama administration regularly boasts of the diversity of its candidates in its push to get them confirmed. Of the 13 pending nominees, nine are women and four are African-American. And, like Hughes, some of them would make history if confirmed. Debra Brown would be the first African-American district judge in the Northern District of Mississippi, and Landya McCafferty, Susan Watters and Elizabeth Wolford would be the first female district judges in their districts (New Hampshire, Montana and the Western District of New York, respectively).

"Many of the president's circuit judges have broken new diversity barriers -- including three Hispanic, two Asian-American, and one African-American -- who are 'firsts,' in their respective courts," White House Counsel Kathy Ruemmler wrote in a blog post shortly after the vote.

"The judiciary will better reflect the nation it serves, instilling even greater public confidence in our justice system," Ruemmler wrote. "We look forward to the “seconds” and “thirds” who will come after Todd Hughes and his fellow “firsts” currently serving on our courts.

 

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GOD BLESS AMERICA

Nehru

Is America Destined to Become Like

Sodom and Gomorrah?

Larry Tomczak

 

4:00PM EDT 6/14/2013 BY: Larry Tomczak

 

"They parade their sin like Sodom; they do not hide it" (Is. 3:9, NIV).

"They not only continue to do these very things but also approve of those who practice them" (Rom. 1:32).

The above passages describe times where there was great moral decline in the land. Edward Gibbon, in his classic work on the fall of the Roman Empire, describes the Roman era's declension as a place where "bizarreness masqueraded as creativity."

Observing the president of our United States on Thursday in the White House, kicking off the official celebration of "Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Month," he was introduced by two 9-year-old girls celebrating their lesbian mothers.

Flanked by a smiling Vice President Biden, President Obama then called out individuals with gay backgrounds amid applause. Finally, he reaffirmed his commitment to same-sex marriage and gay initiatives in America. This coincides with his administration releasing directives so that individuals will be forced to affirm homosexuality in the federal government. Remaining silent will be seen as discrimination and put their jobs in jeopardy.

Last week in Washington, D.C., was the giant gay pride event. This week it comes to Nashville, Tenn. These events are taking place all over America to brazenly celebrate, legitimize and promote the gay lifestyle in America. Having attended multiple events like this to share the gospel over the past decade, I can assure you there are parades, but they're not G-rated. Although children are everywhere, nudity, profanity, debauchery, drunkenness and drug abuse abound.

What is happening to our United States of America?

1. The downward spiral described in Romans 1 is unfolding before our eyes in this great country. Refusing to honor and give thanks to God, we are being turned over to our own self-indulgence, which takes us on the path to destruction unless there is revival.

2. Many leaders in our churches and ministries today are backing up and unfortunately remaining silent in the midst of crisis. Succumbing to fear, intimidation and political correctness, they are remaining silent and saying, "Well, let's just preach the gospel and trust that everything will work out." The Great Commission and Cultural Commission ("take dominion") are two wings, but unfortunately one has been forgotten.

3. Many of our political leaders are likewise afraid to speak up lest they be perceived as bigoted and homophobic. Politicians look to their next election. Statesmen look to the next generation. Unfortunately, we have more of the former and need more of the latter.

A few days ago, my wife's father, who is in his early 90s, spoke something to me that had tremendous impact on my life. He is a committed Christian, an elder and part of what is oftentimes called "the Greatest Generation" due to their courageous stand against the Nazis in World War II. Joe and Anne have been married 68 years!

He's never done this before, but he said he had a prophetic word to share with me. The core of it: "Why are leaders in our churches and ministries afraid to speak up in a charitable way concerning what's happening regarding homosexuality today?"

It would do us well to recall that in Nazi Germany, only a small percentage of the people were part of the Nazi party. Amid the atrocities, the overwhelming majority were apathetic and afraid to speak up. Consider the consequences.

Is history repeating itself?

It is imperative that those of us who are authentic Christians come to grips with the reality and urgency of this hour. We are in a tsunami! Our ship is filled with holes; the mast has fallen off; the navigation system has gone awry; and many of our leaders are nowhere to be found or strangely silent.

A national prayer ministry that I have served on as a board member for almost 40 years is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. Our plea to Christians throughout this nation is to take seriously what God tells us in 2 Chronicles 7:14: "If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land."

We need revival! Revival has been called "God's arrival." May we all search our hearts and ask God to awaken us to the urgency of the hour and to give us a passionate quest to hear His voice and speak up for truth winsomely, persuasively and unashamedly, no matter what the cost.

The opposition is not ashamed. The clock is ticking. A third Great Awakening awaits all of us if we respond to His prompting in this day.

FM

Dogs, women and gays get more rights than men in America. I respect their contribution to society, but please be quiet about your personal lifestyle. Governor Cristie bans a therapy that can cure guy people, which mean they encourage guys. It was so disgusting to watch NJ ex-governor kissing his BF on live television. I can't understand a man has children and many years later discovered he's gay and leave his wife for another man. That is even more disgusting. 

FM

New Jersey Gay Marriage: Judge Says

Same-Sex Marriages Can Start October

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ame-sex couples in New Jersey may soon be able to marry.

Judge Mary Jacobson of the Mercer County Superior Court ruled Friday that gay couples can marry in the Garden State starting October 21.

Jacobson said she made her decision in light of the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on United States v. Windsor, but the ruling is likely to be appealed.

"This unequal treatment requires that New Jersey extend civil marriage to same-sex couples to satisfy equal protection guarantees of the New Jersy Constitution as interpreted by the New Jersey Supreme Court in Lewis," wrote the judge. "Same-sex couples must be allowed to marry in order to obtain equal protection of the law under the New Jersey Constitution."

FM

This piece of Legislation in the USA were actually a done deal since 2013 when the:

 

Todd Hughes, First Openly Gay Circuit

Court Judge In History, Confirmed By

Senate

Posted: 09/24/2013

FM

Religious community against legalising same-sex unions in Guyana

The religious bodies including the Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha and the Hindu community at large have strongly condemned legalising same-sex relations, in light of Parliament sending a motion on that subject to a Special Select Committee for deliberations.

Pandit Reepu Daman Persaud

In an exclusive interview with Guyana Times International, president of the Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha, Pandit Reepu Daman Persaud pointed out that Hindus will steadfastly oppose homosexuality, but at the same time they will not impede on persons’ personal beliefs and democratic rights. “While we stalwartly stand by our religious beliefs, it must be clearly understood that we will by no means intrude and discriminate… people’s way of life,” Pandit Persaud asserted. He went on to explain that Hindus have always lived by the rules outlined in the holy scriptures, pointing out that God loves all his people but is not fond of their wanton practices, and it is never too late for gays to give up their deviant behaviour and accept the way of life prescribed in the Holy Scriptures. The gay community has posited the argument that God loves all his people and they should not be shunned because of their lifestyles, but Persaud said that while God loves all his people, he does not condone certain practices, and he loves gays but only to change them. Persaud believes that the cultures and practices of the first world countries are being forced upon third world nations, and said Guyana should not allow itself to become a victim of this travesty. “I have never read in any holy book of a man who marries man or a woman marrying a woman; this is immoral and something we should not let into our society, but at the same time, we must not discriminate.” According to the outspoken pandit, he has been a marriage officer since 1961, and to date, has never married a man to another man or woman to a woman and does not have any intention of doing same. Acknowledging the motion of such a bill being tabled by the administration and sent to a Special Select Committee, Persaud highlighted that his organisation is open to any consultation with other religious bodies and non-governmental entities. Asked if any formal discussions have been held with members of the Dharmic Sabha on the issue, Persaud added that plans are in the pipeline to have such talks. “In such aspects, we will certainly have formal discussions with members of the Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha and any other religious entities,” he said. Apart from the Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha’s position on the contentious issue, several human rights organisations and religious bodies have made their views known on the subject. The most recent being the Muslim community, which said that they will continue to resist any decriminalisation of homosexual laws and practices locally. President of the Central Islamic Organisation of Guyana (CIOG) Fazeel Feroze in one section of the media had point out that the Muslim community will speak out against any such proposal, though he is not aware of the “full ramifications of what is being proposed”. According to Feroze, should the administration pass a law where a legal union between two men or women is condoned, then a Muslim marriage officer could be found in breach of the law for refusing to partake in such a practice. He said that he is fully cognisant of the fact that Guyana is not an Islamic state and reminded that the Muslim community will wait and see what proposals are being made on the subject. Meanwhile, Pastor Loris Heywood of the Georgetown Ministers Fellowship at a recent press briefing on the matter had said that the Christian community will not support any such union in Guyana and will fight tooth and nail to stop it.

Cultural imposition He too said that influence from Western societies tend to dictate the manner in which Caribbean societies should live their lives. “We are aware here in the Caribbean that when the U. S. sneezes, a lot of the rest of the hemisphere and the world catch a cold, but as Guyanese who for years as a nation has expressed in different ways that there is national sovereignty, we want to make it very clear to the powers that be internationally, including the so called donor community, we are aware that there is a lot of pressure on the government and the nation currently being conveyed under the rubric of the UPR of human rights. We are saying very clearly as a church in this nation, and I believe most Guyanese identify with this, hence… we believe that a wrong cannot ever become, and be raised as a standard of right.” Accordingly, he said the Christian community believes that the creation of such “structures, not merely show where we are, but shape what we will be; in other words, if these abnormalities become a norm, if these perversions and perversities are included in our legislative framework, then there will be a shaping of the nation in a certain direction. Homosexuality is premised on recruitment,” he noted. The body of churches represented at the press briefing (Georgetown Ministers Fellowship, Guyana Fellowship of Evangelical Students, Full Gospel Fellowship, Nazarene Church, Guyana Council of Churches and the Methodist Church of Guyana), indicated that the lifestyle of homosexuals “is not only perverse, but promiscuous and is a threat to the children, the vulnerable and those who can become easy prey in very hard and harsh economic circumstances”. A statement read by Desmond Rogers of the Caribbean Fellowship of Evangelical Students said, “We express our love for our fellow citizens who practice homosexuality and those who are challenged with same sex attractions, while unequivocally stating that homosexuality is wrong and is a practice that is in contradiction to God’s plan for their lives and society, and is a source of dysfunction and demise.” Rogers asserted that “no one is born homosexual” based on scientific research. “ Homosexuality is a choice that is often influenced by socialisation, sexual and emotional abuse and dysfunction. As such, the proliferation of homosexuality is a reflection of the need for healing and other interventions, rather than a pursuit of this behaviour as normative.” The United Nations has over the years been pressuring the country to repeal its homosexuality laws as well as the death penalty provisions. Human Services and Social Security Minister Jenifer Webster said that the matter will be dealt with at the level of a Special Parliamentary Select Committee.

FM

 

Quote "The most recent being the Muslim community, which said that they will continue to resist any decriminalisation of homosexual laws and practices locally. President of the Central Islamic Organisation of Guyana (CIOG) Fazeel Feroze in one section of the media had point out that the Muslim community will speak out against any such proposal, though he is not aware of the “full ramifications of what is being proposed”. According to Feroze, should the administration pass a law where a legal union between two men or women is condoned, then a Muslim marriage officer could be found in breach of the law for refusing to partake in such a practice. He said that he is fully cognisant of the fact that Guyana is not an Islamic state and reminded that the Muslim community will wait and see what proposals are being made on the subject. Meanwhile, Pastor Loris Heywood of the Georgetown Ministers Fellowship at a recent press briefing on the matter had said that the Christian community will not support any such union in Guyana and will fight tooth and nail to stop it."unquote

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Hundreds of bishops from all over the world will gather in Rome in October to reassess the Church's stance on controversial issues such as homosexuality, marriage and divorce

 

FM
Originally Posted by Cobra:

Dogs, women and gays get more rights than men in America.


And so speaks a man who remains terrified of an Amazonian PNC female with a super cyat, pissing on him, and then holding him down while a PNC man with tremendous endowments has his way with your hind parts.

 

No wonder you feel so emasculated.

FM

Even as family bonds weaken, incest and other sexual abuse of minors grows, and domestic abuse remains unabated, I see that what really concerns religious leaders in Guyana is what two consenting adults do to their bodies BEHIND closed doors.

 

But then why am I surprised when we hear that many of these religious men engage in fornication, carnal abuse, covet their neighbor's wife, and engage in adultery.......and rumors have it, might even occasionally find pleasure in a boy or two.

 

The hypocrisy is just amazing.

 

Now I would think that the increasing waywardness of young Guyanese, due to high levels of single parent homes, or households where the husbands abuse the wives and occasionally even engage in incest, would be the biggest problem.  That the high levels of crime, much coming from deteriorating values, and family structures, would be considered a priority by the church.

 

No what two consenting men, or two consenting women, all over 21, do with each other, in the privacy of their homes, is the biggest "crisis" facing the Caribbean.  AMAZING!

FM
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Yep I've always looked at Guyana and concluded that our principle ailment is consensual homosexuality. That's the root of all our problems. If only we can murder every homosexual, Guyana would be a paradise.
FM

Carib laments:

No what two consenting men, or two consenting women, all over 21, do with each other, in the privacy of their homes, is the biggest "crisis" facing the Caribbean.  AMAZING!

 

This is pure western coolaid that fueled the homo movement.

 

No wonder a columnist has written that we must now move to legalize polygamy.  Using the argument of the coolaid gang and Obummer, why would it matter how many people you "love."

 

And extending such argument, what prevents parents from marrying children, or children marrying each other, or any other such permutation?

 

This is simply a nasty, perverted, demonic movement parading as "human rights" when we should lock them up in jail for evangelizing a perverted ideology.  Send them to Russia for re-education and re-orientation.

FM

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