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Moore foolishness than ever
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Tue, 26 Aug 2003 13:22:42 GMT
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I’ve resisted introducing this topic because we’ve been over it before, and the
main issue is, to me, entirely resolved and crystal clear. But
Roy Moore still
keeps going on about his unconstitutional monument to his hubris.
So what’s the deal? Here’s a judge who willfully, publicly, and expensively
flauts the law of the land, yet he would presumably still declare himself an
authority in dispensing justice to those who would come before his court.
Although he has been suspended, and rightly so, how can he claim any moral
authority after he himself has directly violated the law?
I don’t have any means to assess the sincerity of his faith (though I admit that
he does seem to protest too much). I also don’t care if he wants to erect a
10-ton monument on private property. But for an officer of the court to
enshrine a religion this way in the public arena is anathema to the
Constitution. For that matter, I think his argument that the decalogue is the
“moral foundation” of our legal system is specious at best; I can’t seem to find
the Constitutional Amendment about “honoring my father and mother” or enjoining
me to “keep holy the Lord’s day.” And where’s the one about coveting my
neighbor’s wife?
Dave!
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 | | Re: Moore foolishness than ever
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| (...) As a Christian, I'm 'outraged' about this situation. I mean, in the Bible it tells us to 'respect' the authority of the land. So not only is what Roy doing 'unconstitutional', but is going contrary to sound Biblical teachings. I'm not a (...) (21 years ago, 26-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
| | | Re: Moore foolishness than ever
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| (...) Ahem. There is only one item in the Constitution of the United States that has any direct bearing on this as a religious matter, and that's the First Amemdment. To quote the appropriate section: "Congress shall make no law respecting an (...) (21 years ago, 27-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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