Sha Cathey

@TPUSA Public Relations Manager | Sha like law, not like ray | Opinions are my own | Married to @ErichCathey

[Sha Cathey @Sha_Cathey]

Matt. 7:15-20 — Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles? Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. Therefore by their fruits you will know them.

[Erich Cathey 🇺🇸 ⚖️ @ErichCathey]

Just an update on the Charlie Kirk case relative to the Tyler Robinson Preliminary Hearing: continuing objections to hearsay by the defense have no teeth. The Utah Rules of Criminal Procedure relative to Preliminary Examinations under Rule 7B(b) state in part “The findings of probable cause may be based, in whole or in part, on reliable hearsay.”

[Erich Cathey 🇺🇸 ⚖️ @ErichCathey]

Just to give clarity for the preliminary hearing beginning this week in the Charlie Kirk assassination trial, the State of Utah will succeed in showing that there is probable cause for charging Tyler Robinson with the murder of Charlie Kirk.

A preliminary hearing is just that. It is a hearing where the State puts forth enough evidence to establish probable cause, that’s it. I wouldn’t expect any fireworks. Don’t fall for sensationalist media headlines. The State will only put on enough witnesses to establish the low burden of proof that the evidence supports that Tyler Robinson killed Charlie Kirk, so don’t be surprised if you don’t hear from experts during the preliminary hearing. I would be surprised if ballistics experts, geolocation experts, or DNA analysts are called as State’s witnesses. Maybe the defense calls their own, but this would be a gift to the State as the prosecutors can lock those experts into their testimony and then have time to prepare to systematically dismantle that testimony at trial.

It is important to remember that hearsay is allowed in a preliminary hearing, so there is no need for the State to put on all of their witnesses. If you are saying to yourself after this hearing, “that’s all they have?”, remember that the burden in this hearing is very low for the State and they won’t be putting all of their evidence into the record, just enough to establish probable cause.

Probable cause exists between reasonable suspicion and beyond a reasonable doubt, so for you civil lawyers out there, it’s close to a preponderance of the evidence (50% plus a little more).

In Louisiana, a preliminary hearing would last for a few hours and may only include the lead detective who would testify about their investigation and the only evidence that would be submitted would be the search warrants and the arrest warrant. That is typically enough to prove probable cause. For an arrest warrant to be authorized, some magistrate or judge established that probable cause existed to make the arrest. If the State ended up charging the defendant with the same charges contained in the arrest warrant, something would have to have gone seriously wrong for another judge to now say that there isn’t enough evidence.

So this leads to the question of “why does this hearing take a week to conduct?”. There could be a few reasons. First, while the prosecution doesn’t need to introduce all of their evidence, they may introduce more than normal and have witnesses called that otherwise wouldn’t because so many eyes are on this trial, so it’s better to be overly thorough rather than having the trial tainted by unnecessary media scrutiny. Second, the defense is trying this case through traditional and social media and are hoping that when a jury is ultimately selected that the jury will be more sympathetic to the defendant based on what is said outside of the courtroom and witness stand. Third, the presentation of evidence could only take a couple of days, but the judge l, not wanting to get anything wrong, may take a day or two to make his ruling.

I’ll post updates as needed.

[Erika Kirk @MrsErikaKirk]

This @nytimes op-ed completely misses the point on the purpose of marriage and children and completely misrepresents my views in the process. The entire article is laced with viewing family through the lens of money and career as if those things bring fulfillment and purpose. When you’re on your death bed, your money and your career won’t be whispering in your ear “I love you” as you take your last breath. The material goods and fortune of this world mean nothing when we go to our eternal resting place.

The author also conveniently leaves out the part of my Hillsdale commencement speech where I said “marry young, not rushed, but young.”

We serve a God of order and when you live a life ordered there’s a double portion of grace. Meaning marriage first, then kids, and everything else. Timing matters because life is shorter than you might think, and you never know what could happen. The point is, don’t put it off. Don’t rush it or force it if it’s not right, but don’t put it off.

I say this from a place of personal reflection. My marriage with Charlie and our babies are the biggest blessings of my life. I was 32 when I married Charlie, which in my mind is neither young to start a family or old. You just run up against statistics at that point and it just so happened to be the Lord’s timing and He still blessed us with two beautiful children. But I wish we met and were able to start our life and family together much sooner.

There is no such thing as perfect timing to have kids. Financial struggles are a part of life, but the problem is a lot of Americans are self-surviving, not self-sacrificing, and they expect to live a very distinct lifestyle based on what they see online. When Charlie encouraged young people to have more kids than they can afford, he wasn’t saying to recklessly bring a child into this world and have them on welfare. He was saying children aren’t a luxury item to have once you meet a certain tax bracket threshold. You don’t need a mansion in order to build a family.

It’s easy when you’re young to think that you have all the time in the world, but it’s a hard fact of life and science that that’s simply not the case. If you've met your person and you’re checking off boxes based on societal expectations of dating for a couple years, then a long engagement, then adjusting to married life before having children, you’re wasting valuable time. Getting pregnant in your late 30s and 40s is usually a lot harder than in your late 20s. Not always, but it’s a hard reality for many couples.

The inverted priorities of our current culture encourages women to believe that getting married and having children are weights on an otherwise rich and carefree existence. And yet, young Americans have never felt less happy or carefree. Children are not an obstacle, they're a gift from the Lord. They give life so much more meaning than you could ever imagine. When we stop looking at marriage and children as barriers to a happy life, maybe then there’ll be progress in this country.

[The White House @WhiteHouse]

There's no place like the United States of America.

[Sha Cathey @Sha_Cathey]

Pirro goes off - as she should.

[Sha Cathey @Sha_Cathey]

Not every question is helpful or made in good faith. When people ask irrelevant or speculative questions, especially ones that loosely connect unrelated events, it’s just noise.

Noise that leave people fixated on things that were never relevant in the first place, which makes the truth harder to accept. Unanswered questions aren’t evidence of a larger story; they’re unanswered because they never mattered to the solution.

[Sha Cathey @Sha_Cathey]

We cannot come down; we are busy building.

[Graham Allen @GrahamAllen]

I don’t care what anyone says….

@MrsErikaKirk just took a flame thrower to Candace Owens!

Good for her!!! I stand with her!

[Fox News @FoxNews]

CAMPUS WAVE: A massive crowd erupts chanting "Charlie Kirk!" during a Turning Point USA tour stop at LSU, where Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry honored the late TPUSA founder.

[Sha Cathey @Sha_Cathey]

I’ve been reflecting on yesterday’s memorial for my boss, Charlie Kirk. From major outlets around the world to independent journalists, the Gospel was shared into millions of homes around the world. Charlie isn’t here, but more people know Jesus. Matt 25:21

[Sha Cathey @Sha_Cathey]

A man seen at Charlie Kirk’s memorial with the cross of Christ. Take up your cross and follow Jesus.

[Sha Cathey @Sha_Cathey]

It’s almost 12AM outside of the State Farm Stadium in Glendale, AZ. Charlie Kirk’s biggest fans are camping out tonight—lawn chairs, MAGA and CK swag, peaceful and positive! 🇺🇸

[Sha Cathey @Sha_Cathey]

Since Charlie Kirk’s assassination, so many have blessed me and my TPUSA family with prayers, love, and support. The Holy Spirit is moving in America.

[Sha Cathey @Sha_Cathey]

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control; against such things there is no law.

Galatians 5:22-23

[Sha Cathey @Sha_Cathey]

30 years from today someone will change the world; and it will be because their mother’s abortion appointment, scheduled for tomorrow was canceled.

[Sha Cathey @Sha_Cathey]

Someone tell @POTUS Biden that abortion is not a constitutional right

Here's a thought, put it on his cheat sheet:

Abortion is NOT a Constitutional right
YOU thank participants
YOU depart

[Sha Cathey @Sha_Cathey]

Moments ago outside the Supreme Court