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Submitted by john wertz on 2016-03-05 00:37:13

PROS

Strict constructionists, w/great deference to laws democratically passed by legislature
Strong protector of 1st & 2nd Amendment rights
Diverse criminal, trial & appellate experience
Pro-bono work to Christian Organizations & college students who's 1st ammendment rights infringed.
Involved w/Pro-life causes, missions
Not from San Antonio who has a large amount of judges on this court
Scalia is favorite SCOTUS, who cites "absurdity of poor majority rulings.
Solution to immigration problem - secure borders
Believes there should be more debate in licensing
Endorsements include Cathie Adams (Eagle Forum), Texas for Fiscal Responsibility, Jared Woodfill, Judge Paul Pressler, and Harris Cnty Clerk Chris Daniel, Statewide Organizations

CONS

No previous judicial experience
Indications he has a preference for centralized power instead of distributed control
Believes we can better trust a barber if licensed by the state, so it is yet another thing he wants us to be dependent on government
Hard on candidate Sid Harle who considered running in Democrat in Democrat San Antonio.