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sisyphusshruggedSeeking to move his battle over religion in government to a national stage, suspended state Chief Justice Roy Moore on Tuesday offered his Ten Commandments monument to Congress for display in the U.S. Capitol.
The offer came nearly three weeks after the 5,300-pound granite monument was removed from the rotunda of the state judicial building to comply with a federal judge's order. Moore refused to follow the order, but Alabama's eight associate justices overruled him.
Since the monument's removal, Moore has criticized U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson of Montgomery and the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for ruling that the monument is an improper governmental endorsement of religion.
"By its very action as the elected representatives of the American people, Congress would restore the balance of power between the branches of government and would send a message to federal courts that we, the people, have the final word on our inalienable right to acknowledge God," Moore said in a statement.
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Moore, who was suspended for refusing to comply with a federal court order, has declined offers to display the monument in Mississippi and North Carolina.
So the nice justice thinks that Congress can overrule the constitution by fiat?
How in hell did he get to be a chief justice?
Oh, right, I forgot. The same people who think Jesus wants us to bleed the poor elected him.
I guess he's sort of given up on the whole reinstatement thing.
Wonder what he runs for next?
The offer came nearly three weeks after the 5,300-pound granite monument was removed from the rotunda of the state judicial building to comply with a federal judge's order. Moore refused to follow the order, but Alabama's eight associate justices overruled him.
Since the monument's removal, Moore has criticized U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson of Montgomery and the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for ruling that the monument is an improper governmental endorsement of religion.
"By its very action as the elected representatives of the American people, Congress would restore the balance of power between the branches of government and would send a message to federal courts that we, the people, have the final word on our inalienable right to acknowledge God," Moore said in a statement.
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Moore, who was suspended for refusing to comply with a federal court order, has declined offers to display the monument in Mississippi and North Carolina.
So the nice justice thinks that Congress can overrule the constitution by fiat?
How in hell did he get to be a chief justice?
Oh, right, I forgot. The same people who think Jesus wants us to bleed the poor elected him.
I guess he's sort of given up on the whole reinstatement thing.
Wonder what he runs for next?
Inalienable? Nah...
Date: 2003-09-16 07:48 pm (UTC)