Texas pastor on Supreme Court death chamber case: What's the harm of prayer, touch?

U.S. Supreme CourtMoore ministers to men on Texas' death row, including John Ramirez, a 37-year-old prisoner facing the death penalty for the 2004 murder of a convenience store clerk, Pablo Castro.

During oral arguments at the court Tuesday, Ramirez’s legal team asked the justices to force Texas to reverse course, invoking a federal law meant to protect the free exercise of religion and challenging the state’s claim that there is no less restrictive alternative.The entrance to the"death chamber" at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Huntsville Unit in Huntsville, Texas, is pictured on Feb. 29, 2000.

Texas Solicitor General Judd Stone argued that a botched execution would be"catastrophic" and that the presence of a private chaplain within the tight confines of the execution chamber heightens the risk that something could go wrong. "Is it touch anywhere on his body that will satisfy his religious needs?" asked Chief Justice John Roberts.

"It does increase the risk of a problem some," said Kavanaugh."How do we as a court say, no, actually, state, your compelling interest in reducing the risk to close to zero, it's not good enough, it's not compelling?"Justice Samuel Alito worried about a ruling for Ramirez opening the floodgates to endless litigation over other inmates' unique circumstances and special religious requests.

"If we wanted to have the risk be absolutely zero, there would be no spiritual adviser in the chamber whatsoever. However, BOP was able to carry out 11 executions with a spiritual advisor in the chamber," Feigin said."It had a security person next to the spiritual adviser at all times."

Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)

Even in death and dying, Texas is cruel and wrong. So unusual.

Ugh, more religious nonsense. Cults doing culty things need to stay TF out of government proceedings.

It's a health and safety concern much the same reason we locked down the country and forced vaccinations. It's the new government norm.

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