Alabama Attorney General Asks Court to Oust State Chief Justice

NewsMax ^ | 11/11/03 | Wires

[Tumbleweed_Connection]

The state attorney general asked a judicial panel on Monday to remove suspended Chief Justice Roy Moore from office for defying a federal judge's order to take his Ten Commandments monument off public display in the state judicial building. In a pretrial brief filed with the Alabama Court of the Judiciary, Attorney General Bill Pryor said Moore should be removed because he "intentionally and publicly engaged in misconduct, and because he remains unrepentant for his behavior."

Pryor's office is prosecuting Moore before the Court of the Judiciary on charges that the chief justice violated judicial canons. The trial-like proceeding begins Wednesday, and the court could remove Moore from office, suspend him, reprimand him or exonerate him.

Moore, who was suspended with pay when charged, expressed doubt Monday that he can receive a fair trial. He said he is concerned that cameras will not be allowed inside the courtroom for most of the trial.

The chief justice is accused of violating judicial ethics when he refused U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson's order to remove the 5,300-pound granite monument from the state building's rotunda. Thompson ruled the monument was an unconstitutional promotion of religion by government.

In August, the Alabama court's eight associate justices had the monument moved out of sight after a protracted legal fight.

The U.S. Supreme Court refused last week to hear Moore's appeal in the case.

[GeronL]

The judge should run for Governor

[EternalVigilance]

Bill Pryor should be ashamed, and should be upholding the Alabama and the U.S. Constitutions instead of pandering to the left.

He has lost my support for any future office, and for his bid for a judgeship.

[WackyKat]

Moore should get the boot for his publicity stunt.
Then he can go run for governor on the strength of the fundamentalist vote, which was his plan all along.

[EternalVigilance]

Preamble

"We, the people of the State of Alabama, in order to establish justice, insure domestic tranquillity, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, invoking the favor and guidance of Almighty God, do ordain and establish the following Constitution and form of government for the State of Alabama:

[EternalVigilance]

SECTION 1

Equality and rights of men.

"That all men are equally free and independent; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."

[EternalVigilance]

SECTION 2

People source of power.

"That all political power is inherent in the people, and all free governments are founded on their authority, and instituted for their benefit; and that, therefore, they have at all times an inalienable and indefeasible right to change their form of government in such manner as they may deem expedient."

[Gelato]

Governor Moore has a nice ring to it.

[GeronL]

You'd LOVE the beginning of the Texas Constitution

[GeronL]

Yes it does.

[GeronL]

Section 2, TX Constitution

All political power is inherent in the people, and all free governments are founded on their authority, and instituted for their benefit. The faith of the people of Texas stands pledged to the preservation of a republican form of government, and, subject to this limitation only, they have at all times the inalienable right to alter, reform or abolish their government in such manner as they may think expedient.

we have the inalienable right to alter, reform or abolish our state government in such a manner as we may think expedient.

revolution anyone???

[EternalVigilance]

SECTION 3

Religious freedom.

"That no religion shall be established by law; that no preference shall be given by law to any religious sect, society, denomination, or mode of worship; that no one shall be compelled by law to attend any place of worship; nor to pay any tithes, taxes, or other rate for building or repairing any place of worship, or for maintaining any minister or ministry; that no religious test shall be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under this state; and that the civil rights, privileges, and capacities of any citizen shall not be in any manner affected by his religious principles."

Those who think that a display of the Ten Commandments violates any of this have allowed themselves to be over-sensitized by the Left

[EternalVigilance]

That block of stone didn't affect your rights under that provision in the least.

[GeronL]

The faith of the people of Texas stands pledged to the preservation of a republican form of government, and, subject to this limitation only, they have at all times the inalienable right to alter, reform or abolish their government in such manner as they may think expedient.

what do you think of that?? TX Constitution Section-2

[EternalVigilance]

revolution anyone???

'Revolution' implies an overturning of the old order. That is not what is needed. The old order is fine and dandy. What is needed is thorough reform, accomplished primarily by throwing out the bums who are tearing it down as fast as they can get away with it, and replacing them with folks who understand original intent.

[GeronL]

well, we have at all times the inalienable right to reform, alter or abolish our state government by any means we may think expedient.

I think elections are quite dull.....

[EternalVigilance]

If you can't understand the unique historical nature of those words in American public and private life, I'm not going to convince you on this thread, that's sure.