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11-13-2003, 06:10 PM | #1 | |
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Alabama Supreme Court Justice removed for defying court order...
I was just wondering what people thought of this. Supreme Court Justice Moore was "fired" today for defying a court order demanding that the Ten Commandments statue be removed from the Alabama Court house. I don't believe he nor anyone else is above the law. This was a direct violation of the court system he is supposed to represent and he deserved to be removed.
People argue that the Ten Commandments are what our laws are based on. This is only PARTIALLY true. Our laws support some of the final commandments - but not the "Thou shalt have no god beside me" commandment. If he left off the first 4 commandments - then fine - because those have NO PLACE in a secular government. Quote:
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11-13-2003, 06:53 PM | #2 |
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Wjile I'm sure Justice Moore is sincere in his faith, this whole thing was nothing more than an attempt to boost his political career. It's worked so far--it got him to the Alabama Supreme Court (he pulled the same stunt back when he was a lesser judge). He knew from day one that he would lose his position, because what he did was without question illegal (both using state money to install the monument in a state building, and defying the court order). Now he is a cause in himself, and I don't doubt he will ride this thing into Congress or end up as governor of Alabama. His whole scheme is pretty transparent to me. All of his "supporters" were duped into promoting his personal political ambitions.
As for the actual issue, JD summed up my feelings pretty much.
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11-14-2003, 04:12 PM | #3 |
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Both of you summed up my opinion pretty well.
But JD, you tend to me more conservative sometimes, and I thought you would be one of the people who disagree with the situation. I guess I assumed wrong |
11-14-2003, 05:01 PM | #4 | |
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