Statement of Chief Justice Roy Moore

 
On August 21, 2003, we were witness to one of the most historic speeches ever given on the soil of the United States of America. Judge Roy Moore defended his duty as Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice on the steps of the court building where the monument of the Ten Commandments still stands. Judge Moore made an Elijah call that caused all of us to stop wavering between two opinions. His bravery under fire and his courage in the face of multitudinous national media is an example to all. He made a clear trumpet sound in defense of the faith. Enjoy and pray for us in Montgomery, Alabama. - Flip

Statement of Chief Justice Roy Moore 

August 21, 2003

       Let me begin by stating that:
       I am very disappointed with my colleagues on the Court who have decided to act in response to Judge Myron Thompson’s order, to exercise authority under Section 12-20 Alabama Code to remove the monument of the Ten Commandments from the rotunda of the Alabama Judicial Building.
       But the fight to defend our Constitutional right to acknowledge God must and will continue.
       Very soon we will file a petition for writ of certiorari before the United States Supreme Court to resolve clearly our inalienable right to recognize God under the First Amendment.
       The people of this State elected me as Chief Justice to uphold our Constitution which established our justice “invoking the favor and guidance of Almighty God.”
       To do my duty I must acknowledge God. That is what this case is about.
       “Can the state acknowledge God” a direct quote from Judge Thompson.
       Judge Thompson’s Order states that the acknowledgement of God crosses the line between the permissible and impermissible, and that to acknowledge God is to violate the Constitution.
       Not only does Judge Thompson put himself above the law but also above God as well.
       I have been ordered to do something I cannot do- violate my oath. I hear others talk of the “rule of law.”
       If the “rule of law” means to do everything a judge tells you to do, we would still have slavery and the Declaration of Independence would never have been written.
       The “rule of law” causes those who strongly oppose Roe v. Wade, because it is the taking of human life and the slaughter of innocent babies, to condemn innocent babies to death because they do not understand our organic law or the Declaration of Independence which states that “we are endowed by our Creator with certain inalienable rights that among these are Life Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.
       The “rule of law” in 1858 declared that slaves were property simply because a judge said so.
       Dr. Martin Luther King is proof enough that great men do follow the rule of law and not the rules of man.
       I say enough is enough and we must dare defend our rights as our State motto declares.
       No judge or man can dictate what we believe in or in Whom we believe.
       The 9th and 10th Amendments are not a part of the Constitution simply to make the Bill of Rights a round number.
       The 9th Amendment secured our right as a people.
       The 10th Amendment guaranteed our right as a sovereign state.
       I was dismayed and angry to learn that while I was away someone had placed a shroud around the Ten Commandments.
       If the Federal District Court here in Montgomery sets a bust of the Greek Goddess Themis, you won’t find federal authorities scurrying around to conceal that bust behind a screen.
       And neither will we hide the truth. I will not violate my oath. I cannot forsake my conscience. I will not neglect my duty and I will never deny the God upon Whom our laws and Country depend.