Roy Moore: Here's your sign.

I don't even know what to write.  Actually, I do - but children might read this blog.

The "Reverend" Roy Moore is an embarrassment.  Thanks to his efforts, Alabama citizens can hang their collective heads in shame.

It appears Alabama has voted against state constitutional amendment two.  That amendment would have:

1. Removed language in the constitution that provides for separate-but-equal schools for whites and blacks;
2. Removed language in the constitution that authorizes poll taxes; and
3. Removed language in the constitution that specifies, in a 1956 amendment, Alabamians have no constitutional right to public education.

I am in shock.  How can anyone in his or her right mind want this language to remain in the state's most sacred legal document? 

Moore is an embarrassment.  But worse, I predict he will be the next governor elected in Alabama.

CNN reported the story here.

Comments

[Federalist No. 84]

I found the language from Alabama's state constitution re: Points 1 & 2:

( http://www.legislature.state.al.us/CodeOfAlabama/Constitution/1901/Constitution1901_toc.htm )

Section 178 Residency, registration and poll tax requirements for electors.

Section 256 Duty of legislature to establish and maintain public school system; apportionment of public school fund; separate schools for white and colored children.

I can understand leaving Point 3 in the constitution. There would be a lot of litigation on the issue if the constitution did not specifically forclose it. Moreover, there is no fundamental right to a public school education in our U.S. Constitution. But the schools stay open.

But who would want to keep in the other two anachronisms in there? Oh wait, maybe those clauses are not anachronistic.

[Jonathan B. Morgan]

I was surfing the web to see the chances that Chief Justice Moore would be a candidate for Governor of my state or not and it seems I am not the only one. Roy Moore is from my hometown of Gadsden, Alabama, and has been a very influential member of our community for serveral years. Roy is an admirable guy simply for his convictions and beliefs that he stands for despite the political climate at anytime. He has taken his stance as far as he can and should he decide to take on Governor Riley in the primaries next year then who is anyone to say he can't? Do you live in Alabama? I don't understand the controversy everyone has regarding his candidacy or not? Let him run, if Alabamians want him to be Governor, fine, if not, fine. I must be missing something?