Moore and the big Ten

So, Roy Moore wants to be governor of the great state of Alabama. Well he will not be getting my vote, and that is just one of many. Let’s just set the facts out as they are, no Christian overtones, or how great he is.

In the late nineties, Moore was a cicuit judge in northeast Alabama when he fought a lawsuit seeking to remove a woode plaque depicting the commandments from his courtroom. The leagal battle was well publicized, and he championed the suit.

Using his notoriety from this case this republican ran for statewide office in 2000, campaigning as the “Ten Commandments Judge.” This campaign was an easy battle for him, and he was elected to chief justice.

Then in 2001, Roy Moore had a 2.6 ton granite monument made, depicting the ten commandments and placed it in the rotunda of the court house.

A lawsuit was soon filed for its removal, arguing that the marker constituted a government endorsement of Christianity.

U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson ruled the granite carving was an unconstitutional endorsement of religion. Moore refused to obey the order but was overruled by his eight colleagues on the state Supreme Court.

"God has chosen this time and this place so we can save our country and save our courts for our children," Moore said.

With Thompson threatening to fine the state $5,000 a day for defying his order, Attorney GeneralBill Pryor and Gov. Bob Riley refused to support Moore.

Moore continued to defy what the higher courts ruled, as a result Moore was suspended by the Judicial Inquiry Commission, which charged him with six ethics violations for refusing the order. (note he was fired for disobeying, not for professing his beliefs.)

Now Moore is going to compete against the very Governor who would not support him for the republican ticket for governor. Siegleman will probably be the democratic horse in the race.

Now, I say do you really want a Governor who has shown utter disregard to authority, a complete disdain and contempt for the court system of which he was bound to? Should a man of such narrow vision, that he reads only from one book, and ignores what his superiors say, get a chance at the helm of the highest position in a state. I say no, this man has demonstrated complete and utter contempt for authority, he has demonstrated a stuborness that our president is using to ruin this fine country.

Sadly, the sheeple will probably vote him in, just due to the bible connection. This is where it gets bad. Seperation of church and state is there to keep government officials from pushing their religion on others. What if I don’t want my daughter to be exposed to the fanaticism of religion in her formative years. What if I plan to let her decide if she wants to believe in faith on her own. Should it be up to these fanatics, I won’t get a say so, and if she doesn’t join in on the prayer, she is an outcast, and that just should not be an issue in school, or much less, our court system!

In the end, I lose. I lose for being the minority in beliefs, opinions, and finacial clout. I lose because I choose not to be a sheep led to the slaughter and accept the mistreatment of bad leadership as “His Will”. I lose because, I can’t pass go and collect two hundred dollars, I an stuck in jail and can’t roll doubles.

Anybody got a get out of jail free card I can trade a copy of the Ten Commandments For?

Brian