Ex-Judge Appeals to Court to Reclaim Job (Roy Moore)

[Rose Siding]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - A former Alabama chief justice who refused a federal court order to move a Ten Commandments monument claims he was ousted for "professing a belief in God" and is appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court (news - web sites).

Attorneys for Roy Moore argued a judicial ethics panel imposed an "unconstitutional religious test" on Moore when it expelled him in November. It also argued the panel wrongly refused to consider Moore's contention that the court order was illegal.

"Certainly you should not be removed from office for professing a belief in God," Moore said at a news conference.
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Should the appeal to the Supreme Court fail, Moore's only chance of returning to the chief justice's office would be to run for the post in 2006.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040802/ap_on_re_us/ten_commandments_appeal

[bluestateguy]

1. I guess he's counting on those activist liberal judges

Imagine that. A conservative white southerner calling for the federal courts to mess with state prerogatives.

[freetobegay]

2. Why can't this idiot just disappear?

[rpannier]

5. I don't want him to disappear

I want him to run on the Constitution Party for President. He'll siphon votes from scrub. It may not be a lot of votes, but it'll force scrub to work in states, like Alabama, that he thought were automatically his.

[saigon68]

3. HELL HE SHOULD RUN FOR PRESIDENT

At least 15% of the people think he's an ok guy.

[Stuckinthebush]

4. No, dumbass....

you were not ousted because you professed a belief in god, but because you broke the law and refused to obey the ruling of a higher court.