Another President Obama appointment: a p**n attorney in Justice Dept.

By: Chris Johnson

In my early years in the fight against pornography, I went to Washington to meet with the newly appointed Director of the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Enforcement Section. The year was 1987.

I had to go through security protocols and pass approvals to meet with Rob Showers and his, then underling, Pat Trueman. I knew little to nothing about these men at the time but after spending nearly an hour with them – I came away believing these were quality men intent upon investigating and prosecuting pornography where warranted. (Their track records, now years later, proved that my initial observation was correct.)

Years into the fight and after meeting with many county prosecutors and a few U.S. Federal Attorneys, I have seen repeatedly the absolute necessity of having people of integrity in such positions.

In Detroit (Wayne County), when I filed complaints against obscenity (hardcore pornography), I came to expect that my complaint would be handled seriously and with integrity. (This was under the leadership of prosecutor John O’Hare – now retired – app. – 2000).

In other jurisdictions, like in Washtenaw County, the prosecutor told me and others personally in a meeting that if he served as prosecutor for 30 years, he would never prosecute pornography. It was a non-issue for him. He was rude and belligerent.

Under the leadership of Rob Showers and Pat Trueman, we saw these men put in place U.S Prosecutors at the Justice Department that were qualified and motivated to do the job of prosecuting obscenity and they did. Putting national “king pins” of pornography (like Ruben Sturman) behind bars.

Pornography was being curbed. Pornography was not mainstream. Porn shops were not generally viewed as “gentleman’s clubs” but rather for what they are: dirty, filthy sex shops. Pornography publications, like Adult Video News, were troubled by the bleak financial trends facing them, and by the bleak outlook of the “adult entertainment industry.”

Eternal vigilance is needed and we’ve lost it sometime ago during the Clinton Administration. We had hoped to regain that push back against pornography during the George W. Bush adminstration and now we have this dreadful news of just yesterday. The selection by President Obama of David Ogden to become Deputy Attorney General.

Quoting:

“… by selecting David Ogden to become Deputy Attorney General, says Fidelis, a pro-family organization.

‘David Ogden is a hired gun from Playboy and the ACLU. He can’t run from his long record of opposing common sense laws protecting families, women, and children. The United States Senate has a responsibility to the American people to insure that Mr. Ogden’s full record is fully reviewed before any vote on his nomination,’ said Brian Burch, President of Fidelis. Ogden’s confirmation hearing is scheduled for Thursday before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

‘Ogden’s record is nothing short of obscene. He has represented Playboy Enterprises in multiple cases, Penthouse Magazine, the ACLU, and the largest distributor of hard-core pornography videos. He has opposed filters on library computers protecting children from Internet smut, and successfully defended the right of pornographers to produce material with underage children.’

‘David Ogden has collected checks from Playboy and Penthouse to fight any attempts to establish filters on federally-funded public libraries. Ogden even sued the federal government in an attempt to publish Braille versions of Playboy magazine — at taxpayer expense, of course,’ said Burch.

As a lawyer in private practice, Ogden has argued for an unlimited abortion license, gays in the military, and has urged courts to treat traditional definitions of marriage as a social prejudice.

‘A vast majority of Americans support parental notification before a minor’s abortion and protecting kids from Internet pornography in our libraries,’ continued Burch. ‘Yet David Ogden has fought tooth and nail against these common sense laws protecting our children from harm. At a time when America’s families are under increasing assault, Mr. Ogden is a dangerous choice for a position whose responsibilities include the enforcement of our nation’s laws.'”
http://www.fidelis.org.

And what are the consequences of allowing sex entrepreneurs to go unchallenged?

Without a return to prosecutions against pornography, pornography will continue to proliferate even more rapidly – degrading and addicting millions who fall prey to its desensitizing, addictive, destructive message.

Obama’s selection of Mr. Ogden is another predictor of the kind of spiritual warfare that is before us.

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So what can we do?

Ogden’s committee hearing is tomorrow (Thursday), so I urge you to contact your senators today and oppose his confirmation. Encourage others to do the same. The U.S. Senate Switchboard number is 202-224-3121.

With the help of God, I’ll try to at least be a voice that speaks out.
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And also all that generation were gathered unto their fathers: and there arose another generation after them, which knew not the LORD, nor yet the works which he had done for Israel.

And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and served Baalim:
And they forsook the LORD God of their fathers, which brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followed other gods, of the gods of the people that were round about them, and bowed themselves unto them, and provoked the LORD to anger.
And they forsook the LORD, and served Baal and Ashtaroth.
Judges 2:10-13 (KJV)
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