Moore Trouble: Alabama's former chief justice may challenge Bush for the religious vote

Opinion Journal ^ | 02/02/04 | John Fund

[Pokey78]

A big threat to President Bush's re-election could come if his conservative base chooses not to turn out and vote in large numbers this fall. That's one reason he told a congressional Republican retreat on Saturday that he supports spending caps on the exploding federal budget. But the president could also still face a challenge from a social conservative running as a third-party candidate.

[StonyBurk]

Only if one believes in such things as a written Constitution-- and Rule of Law. Only if a man is a
nutcase because he is cut from the same cloth as Wm.
Blackstone, John Locke, James Wilson,Alexander
Hamilton, and Thomas Jefferson.You ought take a trip to
the state Supreme Court bldg in Harrisburg Pa --and check
out the murals on display Jesus Christ in two of them--
and Bible quotes-- and Wm.Blackstone waxing about Law.
I would rather follow a leader like the Honorable Roy S.Moore than the squishy flan both parties have put up
since Teddy Roosevelt.

[CajunConservative]

Schools are allowing Muslim prayer rooms to be set up at schools, and children are excused to attend prayers. However, Christian children are prevented from prayer anywhere, anytime. I don't have a problem with the Muslim prayer rooms, but then don't tell me my child cannot also pray. That's selective discrimination.

Just remember though to make sure you teach your child that even though the muslim kids need a room to "pray" it's for naught because a Christian can pray anytime anywhere silently and still be heard. Muslims have to do all sorts of silly, dangerous, crazy things to prove their "faith". Christians don't. Never forget "Greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world."

Oh it angers me, to no end about the way things are, but when I read your post that thought was what came to mind. God is with us wherever we go, whatever circumstances we are in and no ACLU decision can ever take that away.

[StonyBurk]

"less than worthy causes" ? I suppose honoring the
US Constitution and ones oath of Office is a less than
worthy cause? I suppose you are among those who think
Taco Bill Clinton was a great President too."Virtue Honor and Patriotism" adopted by the COntinental COngress,Nov.28 1775 "these principles still require exemplary conduct" of
every commander,. . . "Col Ronald D.Ray 1993 Talk radio
address.But then those Americans lacking these traits seen
in Roy Moore are comfortable with leaders as flawed as they.

[steve-b]

Maybe the types who would vote for this idiot could all go out in a field and throw pebbles at a rock, and mill around in a stampede and crush each other.

They already do.

[StonyBurk]

Your dog is as captive as you and just a dumb animal.

[StonyBurk]

maybe the types who oppose Roy S.Moore are worthless captives--slave to any dog that will lie to them and throw
crumbs their way-stolen from someone else.

[StonyBurk]

I will VOTE for Roy Moore if he runs-- the more I hear him
speak the more I see a leader like this country has NOT
produced since the founding. Roy S.Moore reflects the
reality that we have a written Constitution that too few
in our govt. are willing to honor and defend.What have any
of these purported conservative --or even Christians done
to honor their oath --or the Constitution? Only in roy Moore
do I see our Constitution and Rule of Law reflected.

[Owen]

. . . and maybe your dog is not even house trained, or particularly loyal.

[lelio]

Muslims have to do all sorts of silly, dangerous, crazy things to prove their "faith". Christians don't.

Thank you. You don't combat wackiness with trying to out-display them by beating your chest harder.

[jimt]

Schools are allowing Muslim prayer rooms to be set up at schools, and children are excused to attend prayers. However, Christian children are prevented from prayer anywhere, anytime. I don't have a problem with the Muslim prayer rooms, but then don't tell me my child cannot also pray. That's selective discrimination.

While there's selective discrimination, it's not to the extent that "Christian children are prevented from prayer anywhere, anytime". Christian children can pray by themselves silently virtually anywhere, anytime. A school that tried to prevent individuals from doing so would end up on the losing end of a lawsuit.

Where the discrimination becomes obvious is that Muslims are allowed to pray together in a separate area, and out loud.

[k2blader]

I agreed with Pryor and wouldn't vote for Moore.

[verity]

"Many will not give a hoot about the consequences."

That is why they are fringe lunatics.

[jimt]

Moore is an extremely polarizing figure. There are those who think he's the greatest thing since sliced bread, and those who think his feet of clay are highly visible.

There's enough of the former to dent Bush's vote total, and enough of the latter that he'll never ever be president.

[longtermmemmory]

I am open to suggestions.

[Cathryn Crawford]

But Roy Moore, the ousted Alabama Supreme Court justice who made headlines last year by refusing to remove a Ten Commandments monument he placed on public property, could make a difference in a close race. And just last week, he refused to rule out a presidential candidacy.

That's pretty interesting, don't you think?

[Leatherneck_MT]

Yep damn right

The President should have considered HIS consequences before he started out on his Democrat Lite agenda

I'm tired of seeing our values and our concerns go unanswered year after year and election after election. No more

The Republican Party has a simple solution to a growing problem.

Start cutting government, start acting like what they PROFESS they are, and I'm sure the conservatives will once again support them.

Until then, not a chance.

[longtermmemmory]

Moore can do more as a governor and a senator. He would have a wide open field in 2008.

We need to bury the democrat party so they are not a force to oppose the way they are now.

Get rid of the democrat party then it is only a question of where to put the monument not if.

[Scenic Sounds]

A lot of people feel that Judge Moore's exquisite sense of timing and good judgement will lead him to decline this opportunity.

I'm not so confident.

[Cathryn Crawford]

A lot of people feel that Judge Moore's exquisite sense of timing and good judgement will lead him to decline this opportunity.

I'm not so confident.

I don't know why you aren't confident, Scenic. You should have every reason to be. I certianly am.

[longtermmemmory]

Moore would be an excellence person to get out the vote if he had a cause to rally people.