Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore is the media’s summer whipping boy. His refusal to remove a Ten Commandments monument from the rotunda of the state court building has drawn ridiculous comparisons to, among other things, George Wallace circa 1962. Woe to the Southern official facing a Yankee press in August with too much time on its hands.
Hee hee. But this editorialist is no Moore apologist:
The civil disobedience argument may fly for a Martin Luther King, but certainly not for an elected state judge sworn to enforce the law. If Justice Moore wants to become a professional protester and ignore federal court orders, he’ll need to hang up his robe first.
Hmmm, I found this very compelling, though. What do you think of this, Brendan? I’m not justifying Moore’s actions at all–as the WSJ says, if he wants to become an activist, he needs to hang up his robes–but I think Krannawitter makes an excellent point (although I’m sure you and others would accuse him of painting liberals with a broad brush here).
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August 26th, 2003 at 1:13:54 pm
Here’s a great link from Instapundit on a similar dispute in an alternate universe.
August 26th, 2003 at 4:46:41 pm
Hmmm, I found this very compelling, though. What do you think of this, Brendan? I’m not justifying Moore’s actions at all–as the WSJ says, if he wants to become an activist, he needs to hang up his robes–but I think Krannawitter makes an excellent point (although I’m sure you and others would accuse him of painting liberals with a broad brush here).