In a message dated 11/13/2003 12:37:31 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> > The true kangaroo Court. I am embarrassed for the state. Apparently there is no > God south of the Tennessee River. > > > http://www.thejacksonchannel.com/news/2634985/detail.html > > Panel Orders Ala. 'Commandments' Judge Removed > Justice Roy Moore Argues He Was Upholding Oath By Fighting For Monument > > POSTED: 12:20 p.m. EST November 13, 2003 > UPDATED: 12:33 p.m. EST November 13, 2003 > > MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- A judicial panel has ordered that suspended Alabama chief > justice Roy Moore be removed from his position for defying a federal court order to > remove his Ten Commandments monument from a courthouse. > > The state Court of the Judiciary unanimously imposed the harshest penalty possible > after a one-day trial in which Moore said his refusal was a moral and lawful > acknowledgment of God. Prosecutors said Moore's defiance, left unchecked, would harm > the judicial system. > > In reading the decision, a panel member said Moore was a danger because he "placed > himself above the law." > > State prosecutors on Wednesday urged the panel to remove Moore from office for > disobeying a federal judge's order to move his Ten Commandments monument from the > rotunda of the state courthouse. More than 200 people packed the Alabama courtroom > for the hearing. > > Moore argued he was upholding his oath of office and his promises to Alabama voters > by refusing to move the 2.5-ton granite monument. > > Moore is halfway through a six-year elected term. It would take a unanimous vote by > members of the Alabama Court of the Judiciary to remove him. > > He's been suspended with pay since charges were filed in August. > > > ______________________________________________________ > RollTideFan - The University of Alabama Athletics Discussion List > > "Welcome to RollTideFan! Wear a cup!" > > To join or leave the list or to make changes to your > subscription visit http://listinfo.rolltidefan.net ______________________________________________________ RollTideFan - The University of Alabama Athletics Discussion List "Welcome to RollTideFan! Wear a cup!" To join or leave the list or to make changes to your subscription visit http://listinfo.rolltidefan.net
