"The right response when, in the army, you are given an unlawful order, is to refuse that order. The right response of a chief executive in this state and in this nation, when faced with an order by a court that he conscientiously believes violates the constitution he is sworn to respect, is to refuse their order!
And then, so that the constitution of his state and the fate of his people will not be left at the mercy of this crisis in the government, it is his responsibility to turn to the legislature and ask on behalf of the whole people that those who refuse to respect the constitutional prerogatives of the people and their representatives be removed for the sake of law, for the sake of self-government, for the sake of constitutional integrity!
The simple truth is that if the governor doesn't understand his responsibilities and refuses to act on them, if the legislature doesn't understand its responsibilities and prerogatives and refuses to act on them, then guess what? There are no checks, no balances, there is no constitution. And do you know who loses?"
This is why Judge Moore was a hero in my book.
Ditto! We need more leaders like him, willing to take a stand.
If Gov. Mitt Romney continues to be a limp fish on this issue, I hope Massachusetts will send him back to the pond.
We need leadership!!
Well put.
A bump for Chief Justice Moore and for Ambassador Keyes, I admire them both.
Yes, exactly. Its called conscientious disobedience and is a legitimate response to unlawful acts of the government. It can threaten us with fines and imprisonment but it cannot compel us to consent to an act that offends the Law Of God. I keep thinking of Martin Luther's famous response at the Diet Of Worms, asserting he could not violate his conscience and do something he knew was wrong. The problem with our politicians are they submit like poodles to the illegal edicts of tyrannical judges. An early generation knew better. There is a clear difference between right and wrong and it doesn't change with the times. That is the difference my friends, between conservatives and liberals and religious and secular people. We all know what Massachusetts needs to do but its establishment is for lack of a better word, filled with moral cowards.