Oh well, Finkelman will have to do for now.
Excerpts re Finkelman. See link for complete article re Finkelman as expert witness against Judge Moore.
"Paul Finkelman, professor of law at the University of Tulsa, discussed the references to God in Blackstone's writings when he testified earlier Tuesday that he disagreed with Moore's contention that the Ten Commandments represent the primary source of the moral foundation of American law."
"Finkelman testified that if Jefferson had been writing about the Judeo-Christian God, he would have made that clear."
"Thomas Jefferson, if nothing else, was the most brilliant writer of his time. If he had wanted to base his writings on the Christian God he would have done that," Finkelman said.
"But Finkelman said other sources of law include the Declaration of Independence and the speeches of numerous Americans through history, including Abraham Lincoln, Susan B. Anthony and Martin Luther King Jr." [nc - Abe, Anthony and MLK give speeches and they become a source of American law??]
"Under cross-examination from Moore's attorney, Herbert Titus, Finkelman admitted he is not a biblical scholar. Titus pointed out that during an earlier deposition, Finkelman did not know that the Ten Commandments are located in the book of Exodus."