Posted on 11/20/2012 12:44:14 PM PST by SeekAndFind
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Roy Moore, forever known as Alabama’s Ten Commandments judge, has been re-elected chief justice in a triumphant political resurrection after being ousted from that office nearly a decade ago.
Republican Moore defeated Jefferson County Circuit Judge Bob Vance, a Democrat, to win back his former office.
“It’s clear the people have voted to return me to the office of chief justice,” Moore said.
“I have no doubt this is a vindication. I look forward to being the next chief justice,” Moore told a crowd of sign-waving supporters.
Moore thanked supporters at his party for sticking with him through what had been an up-and-down night that had Vance out to an early lead. Moore eventually won the race with 52 percent of the vote with 99 percent of precincts reporting.
“Go home with the knowledge that we are going to stand for the acknowledgment of God,” Moore said to shouts of “Amen” from supporters.
Moore was elected chief justice in 2000, but a state judicial panel removed him three years later after he refused to obey a federal judge’s order to remove a 5,200-pound granite Ten Commandments monument from the lobby of the Alabama Judicial Building.
Moore still maintains the federal judge’s order was unlawful and that he should not have followed it. But he has promised he will not return the Ten Commandments when he returns to the court. Moore said the issue was never about a monument but about the “acknowledgement of God.”
Vance, 51 said he knew it was an “uphill battle” when he entered the race. Vance, the son of slain federal Judge Robert Vance, joined the race in August after Democrats disqualified their former candidate. In doing so, Vance agreed to mount an abbreviated campaign against the nationally known Moore.
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The GOP picked up the governorship of North Carolina and now control both houses of the legislature and the governorship.
Way to go, ‘Alabama!!!
Excellent news. He’s one of the Good Guys.
Good. This is one good piece of news coming out of this election.
In that picture Moore makes me think of our founding fathers. Thanks!
Great news. I always admired him for not letting go of his beliefs in the face of adversity.
There aren’t any good legal thinkers outside of Harvard, Princeton, Stanford and lowly Northwestern.
Why wouldn’t we see a more even distribution across law schools if the SCOTUS is supposed to be an American institution?
Note the '/s'.
He missed the sarc tag.Cut him some slack will ya.
This is some really great news.Thank you for posting this too.I was sad when he was canned for standing up for the 10 commandments.I hope the judges that got him removed are no longer in their jobs.Onward Christian soldier.
Maybe for you, not for others from responses I have got.
Retired Army,
What the heck is your problem? Cripplecreep was being sarcastic. If all the folks in your state act like you, it is one sorry state.
Don’t worry about it FReeps, It was an honest mistake. I did the same thing myself a few days ago.
“cripplecreep” ? LOL
Good news!
And you are who? The political police? Go away.
No who I am is somebody you better freaking listen to! You don’t go on here and start bashing somebody because you don’t like what they say! Are we clear?????
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Oh darn. Now I am scared. Please don’t hurt me big bad loud mouth. Jerk.
How old are you? 2 years old? You sure prove that daily.
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