Dear Editor:
Many Missourians watched with deep concern as their freedom and liberties came under attack these past few years. It is one of the reasons the U.S Supreme Court was a top issue for many Missouri voters when they went to the polls last November.
President Trump won the election and nominated a qualified judge to assume the seat held by the late Justice Antonin Scalia. Judge Neil Gorsuch understands the role of the judiciary is not lawmaking from the bench but to uphold the Constitution as our founders wrote it. Judge Gorsuch's rulings show he respects the Constitution and the importance of this sacred document in granting all citizens their God-given rights.
Justice Gorsuch's rulings on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit shows he will be a jurist who looks out for all Americans, especially in regards to religious liberty. ObamaCare was written and interpreted by the Obama administration that individual business owners had no right to religious freedom when it came to enforcing the law's contraception mandate. Judge Gorsuch sided with Hobby Lobby and the Little Sisters of the Poor in defending their right to religious liberty. He also argued the government cannot prevent religious expression in American Atheists v. Davenport Green v. Haskell County. The case involved decisions to prohibit memorial crosses and Ten Commandments in public spaces.
A thorough and fair examination of Judge Gorsuch's decisions shows he is not an activist judge seeking to impose his will on Americans from the bench. Judge Gorsuch respects the Constitution and uses this important document as his guide when making his decisions. I urge Senate Democrats to join Missouri Sen. Roy Blunt in ensuring Judge Gorsuch gets a swift and fair hearing in the Senate, and then vote to confirm him to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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