Roy "Ten Commandments" Moore...

Wake up CALL · #1 11-13-2003, 04:38 PM

was ordered removed from office by the Alabama state Court of the Judiciary. Love him or hate him you just have got to be happy he will soon be a thing of the past!

Bye Bye Birdie

ACPlayer · #2 11-13-2003, 04:41 PM

He'll be back in different clothing.

I will let others elaborate.

Wake up CALL · #3 11-13-2003, 04:42 PM

You mean reincarnated as a liberal politician? Yeah, I suppose it could be worse, he might have found this message board.

John Cole · #4 11-13-2003, 05:39 PM

He ran on a pro Ten Commandments platform. That's it?

elwoodblues · #5 11-13-2003, 05:48 PM

Nope, that isn't it. He erected a monument to the 10 commandments in the court rotunda (weighing several thousand pounds). A lawsuit ensued trying to get the monument removed. The US district court ordered the removal of the monument. The judge refused to remove it. The Court of Appeals ordered the removal of the monument and he still refused to remove it --- his collegues on the court overruled his decision to not remove the monument then had it removed.

ACPlayer · #6 11-13-2003, 06:16 PM

Footnote: he lost his job because he ignored the Courts final ruling.

Alabama, now needs a new Supreme Court Chief Justice.

John Cole · #7 11-13-2003, 07:42 PM

Elwood,

No, I mean he ran for the post on a pro Ten Commandments platform. Just dwell on the absurdity of that a bit.

Q: "Why are you running?"

A: "I'm in favor of the Ten Commandments."

Cyrus · #8 11-15-2003, 01:52 AM

I don't see any absurdity. I see what in marketing they call 'strong positioning'! It's when you carve a position in the market's perception of yourself as unassailable as possible. Just dwell on the strength of it a bit:

Q: "Are you really running in favor of the Ten Commandments??"

A: "That's correct! And I don't think anybody's against 'em -- are you?"

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elwoodblues · #9 11-13-2003, 04:49 PM

This one seemed like a pretty easy case. Part of his oath of office was to uphold the law. He willfuly disobeyed a valid court order (regardless of whether you agree that it was a "good" court order, it was a valid court order). Therefore, he should be removed.

I wonder how he would have responded if, in his court room, someone said that they would wilfully violate his orders because of religious convictions...I doubt that he'd say "okay then, go about your business."

J.R. · #10 11-13-2003, 05:09 PM

That would depends on the which religion the lawbreaker had placed his/her faith in.