Roy Moore, Alabama Judge, Suspended Over Gay Marriage Stance

[SecularMotion]

Source: NY Times

An Alabama judicial oversight body on Friday filed a formal complaint against Roy S. Moore, the chief justice of the state’s Supreme Court, charging that he had “flagrantly disregarded and abused his authority” in ordering the state’s probate judges to refuse applications for marriage licenses by same-sex couples.

As a result of the charges, Chief Justice Moore, 69, has been immediately suspended from the bench and is facing a potential hearing before the state’s Court of the Judiciary, a panel of judges, lawyers and other appointees. Among possible outcomes at such a hearing would be his removal from office.

“We intend to fight this agenda vigorously and expect to prevail,” Chief Justice Moore said in a statement, saying that the Judicial Inquiry Commission, which filed the complaint, had no authority over the charges at issue.

Referring to a transgender activist in Alabama, Chief Justice Moore said the commission had “chosen to listen to people like Ambrosia Starling, a professed transvestite, and other gay, lesbian and bisexual individuals, as well as organizations which support their agenda.”

Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/07/us/judge-roy-moore-alabama-same-sex-marriage.html

[4bucksagallon]

1. Wonder why it's taken this long... Seems like a no brainer.

[Nitram]

12. Gallon, Alabama is a very conservative southern state.

That's why. The fact that it happened at all suggests we have a system that still functions.

[eridani]

2. AT least some good news today n/t

[Fritz Walter]

3. Well, at least he didn't use the Q word

Publicly.

Maybe in a couple of decades he'll learn the difference between "transvestite" and "transgender."
Maybe.

[underpants]

4. Al Abama

This is the second time he's been booted, right?
This is what happens when you elect judges.

[Dustlawyer]

5. But he is God fearin Man! He is also violating the oath he swore to uphold the Constitution!

It's very simple, if you cannot uphold the oath of office you have to go. The United States of America is supposed to be equality for all now and separation of church and state. They always seem to have a problem with that one!

By running for office, they feel the need to pander to the religious base who doesn't understand the Constitution and believe Gods laws are higher. Also, with the money pouring into their campaign coffers they feel the need like the Texas Supreme Court to rule in favor of corporations over individuals 95% of the time! Our election process corrupts even judges.

[trof]

10. Yep. Strike 2.

Al Abama.
I'm stealing that.

[jtuck004]

6. "professed transvestite, and other gay, lesbian and bisexual individuals" aka American citizens.n/t

[Eugene]

7. Finally!! But we've been here before.

Once he is removed from the bench (again), can we rely
on the people of Alabama not to vote him back into office?
Roy Moore is certainly not going to learn a thing from
this experience.

[COLGATE4]

8. Hell no. They'll probably make him Governor.

[trof]

11. what he said

[Paladin]

9. Should have happened to the old fucker, years ago.

He won't have the decency to resign over this, but it's nice to see it happen.

[TomCADem]

13. I Think It Did. This is his second time...

nt

[niyad]

14. wow, somebody actually took this hate-mongering, bigoted zealot to task? amazing.

has the temperature suddenly dropped in hades?

[cab67]

15. Has anyone ever been kicked out the same office more than once?