Alabama Jusrisprudery
Judge Roy Moore and Ala-damn-bama. What more needs to be said? But it’s me, so I’ll say a few words moore.
The on-again-off-again Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court and self-appointed Justiciar to the Lord Almighty was completely kicked out of his job by other Alabama judges because he will not, will NOT, abide by the Separation of Church and State, or federal orders upholding same. We all know about his 10 Commandments statue, which ended up being a monument only to his intransigence. It got him relieved of duty, but he surprised everyone and ran again for the same job, and won.
Forget it, Jake. It’s Chinatown.
Recent rulings including Obergefell were a huge step forward for gay rights. But they really stick in the craw of theocrats like Moore, and, in a case brought by anti-gay marriage petitioners, he’s throwing more judicial temper tantrums to prove it. In a 170-page decision, authored by God, transcribed by Moore, but translated from the original crayonglyphics by his clerks, I’m guessing, Moore treated the dissent in Obergefell as the majority, claimed the case only pertained to that one couple, and upheld his previous order for Alabama probate judges to stop issuing same-sex licenses. In the meantime, Moore et al gave a head fake toward contrition, and dismissed the anti-gay marriage petitions. So, it’s not illegal, but you can’t legally do it in Alabama?
Moore’s contempt for SCOTUS, the Constitution and for gay rights oozes from all 170 pages. It remains to be seen if SCOTUS, on behalf of the Constitution and all Americans, straight or gay, find that contempt contemptible, and actionable. It’s seems that they may, if this next case is any indication.
One of the inevitable downsides of gay marriage is gay divorce. E.L. and V.L. were an Alabama lesbian couple. E.L. gave birth to 3 children. Then they moved to Georgia, where they were able to get married, and V.L. legally adopted the kids they were raising together. Then they went back to Alabama. Then 5 years later, they split. The custody stayed with the birth parent, but Judge Moore and the Alabama Supreme Cretins denied V.L. any visitation rights, despite the fact that she was as much a parent to those kids as my parents, neither of whom is biologically related to me, but both of whom have been Mom and Dad since I was adopted at 3 months.
In a unanimous ruling (yes, even Uncle Clarence, who seems lost without Nino), the US Supremes dumped on Judge Roy Moore’s legal argle bargle trying to interpret Georgia adoption law in God’s favor. No hearings, no briefings, no dissents, no muss, no fuss. His interpretation, according to SCOTUS, “would comport neither with Georgia law nor with common sense.” (That’s “I Call Bullshit” in SCOTUS-talk.)
Want a reason to stay energized for November, even if your preferred candidate is not the Democratic nominee for President?
Imagine Judge Roy Moore on the United States Supreme Court.
No matter who the Democratic Candidate for President is…it is crucial that all Democrats vote….and work to get out the vote.
1Moore is a piece of work,but the article about Texas AG’s new hire is even more frightening. Hiring a guy from anti-gay Liberty and seeking ways to use religious freedumb to discriminate should get Paxton much more jail time.
2When will these religious wingnuts ever become fiscal conservatives? As in save a dime and not file frivolous lawsuits. And, please, would some stalwart law clerk please read them the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution with emphasis on that equality stuff.
Or, explain to them that all their allegedly “hot button” issues are less than tepid manure? Gay marriage? Has anyone here or does anyone here know of anyone who has been rounded up at gun point and forced into a same sex marriage. Or, abortion; any evidence it’s anything other than a patient/doctor medical decision.
Last, but not least, Freedumb of religion. As Mental Ben can attest, one is free to plaster the walls of one’s home with whatever silliness one chooses. As for religious buildings; they’ve been free far too long. Time to tax them.
3pkm says: “As Mental Ben can attest, one is free to plaster the walls of one’s home with whatever silliness one chooses.”
And spelled however one pleases: https://fellowshipofminds.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/ben-carson-home-proverbs-quote-chiseled-into-wall.jpg?w=500&h=333
4What a bunch of jiggery-pokery.
5PKM @ 3: “Has anyone here or does anyone here know of anyone who has been rounded up at gun point and forced into a same sex marriage. Or, abortion; any evidence it’s anything other than a patient/doctor medical decision.”
Thanks for succinctly stating what I’ve thought for years on the first and decades on the latter.
6dC, wonder if ‘poverbs’ has anything to do with po’ boys?
7In one of the links I was not so amazed to learn that Judge Moore is a 1969 graduate of the USMA and served during the Veetnam war as an MP lieutenant. He babbles in part aboot a servicemember’s right to disobey or ignore unlawful orders. I agree with the Judge, militarily speaking. However, should it come to pass that the servicemember’s decision to ignore an unlawful order is proven to have been wrong, the full weight of the UCMJ is gonna fall on the servicemember’s head. Ask former medical doctor Terry Larkin how well refusing to deploy to Afghanistan cause the president wasn’t really the president. And Larkin’s life got worse when has a light colonel the Army bounced him back to the civilian world. Turns out the great State of Kansas doan want no medical doctors there who refuse to treat patients their employer tole ’em to go treat. In Afghanistan. See how that all works.
8So if Lt Moore had in fact thumbed his nose at his USAr chain of command back in ’69 as he has thumbed his nose to SCOTUS then he might be saying “Would you like fries with that?” today instead of babbling jiggery-pokery in Al Abama.
Sorry this sentence sounded better in my head and far exceeded my keyboarding skills. So here’s my attempted do over:
“Ask former medical doctor Terry Larkin how well refusing to deploy to Afghanistan cause the president wasn’t really the president worked out.”
Sorry again!
9My curiosity usually gets me into a bunch of trouble, but what the hell. I would like to ask Moore what God does. I know what he/she doesn’t do.
10AAAAARRRGGGHHHH! The easiest way to avoid stuff like that is to move to Canada or at least don’t buy property in states that act that way.
11Speaking of Canada, I’ve always liked them but at the moment I’m having second thoughts. They sent us Cruz and kept Trudeau.
Bad Canada! Bad!
12I imagined judge Roy Moore on the SCOTUS and out popped
13Scalia. Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
Primo, did you have to say that? “Imagine Judge Roy Moore on the United States Supreme Court.” I did much more than throw up in my mouth a little bit. I ran to the bathroom where my body evacuated everything inside not attached.
I have a guess about what kind of jiggery-pokery Roy Not-Moore-But-Much-Less is most interested in. However, since I don’t care to have a bar of Ivory in my mouth, I won’t elaborate.
14I enjoyed this from the “170-page decision” article:
“The (SCOTUS) opinion appeals more to emotion than law, reminding one of the 1974 song “Feelings” by Morris Albert, which begins: “Feelings, nothing more than feelings ….,” Moore adds. “Obergefell (the SCOTUS case) is but the latest example of the Court’s creation of constitutional rights out of thin air in service of the immorality of the sexual revolution.”
I have no comment on Judge Moore’s taste in music.
15I am wondering why Mr. Canada Cruz is not out there doing a photo op with the Judge in the name of religious freedom!!!
16Remember, he was out there with Kim Davis doing that photo op in the name of religious freedom (her right to impose her religious views on everyone else while on the taxpayer dime)–I know everyone is looking at the Trumpster these days, but Cruz is equally frightening–along with his supporters and endorsers who condone and encourage these extreme views.
Trump is now whining about the remainder of the debates. It seems that his good behavior at the last one was more than he could physically and psychologically handle. He cannot do it again. His real nature is that of a T.Rex predator. Of course, if he does not show up, the rest of that little rag tag band will have the full spotlight and possibly do something that will make viewers forget they ever heard of tRump. Of course, tRump will never believe that. Malignant narcissism will do that to you. But sonny boy just does not want to play that game any more. So drop the hell out! Nuff said.
17Too bad Moore wasn’t fragged, Alabama would have been a far better place if his christian terrorist arse had died in Vietnam!
“Serving as company commander of his MP unit, Moore was known to be very strict. Some of the soldiers gave him the derogatory nickname, “Captain America,” because of his attitude toward discipline. His role earned him several enemies, and in his autobiography he recalls sleeping on sandbags to avoid a grenade or bomb being tossed under his cot, as many had threatened fragging the commander.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Moore#Education_and_military_service
For those of you that don’t know fragging is here’s the definition:
Fragging | Define Fragging at Dictionary.com
18frag. verb.
To kill or wound someone, esp a detested officer of one’s own unit, typically by throwing a fragmentation grenade at him. To kill; ice, waste: If I hadn’t’ve done it, he would’ve fragged me (Vietnam War armed forces)
Fragging | Define Fragging at Dictionary.com
Oh please shout this from the rooftops! I’ve spent the last two days on every social media venue I visit trying to convince the D-iehards to please, please, please vote for the Democrat who’s on the ballot in November.
Don’t stay home.
Don’t write in your fave.
Just vote for the person in front of you – whoever s/he may be.
This is, by far, the best argument I’ve seen. May I please, please copy and paste it around? Please?
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