[drjimmy]

And I'm sure Winston-Salem has a surplus in their budget in order to fight the lawsuit which is sure to ensue.
The councilman has no more right to place the block of rock where he did than any other resident of Winston-Salem, and you're assuming that the city won't just move the monument on its own (and possibly bill him for the cost of hauling it away). Maybe the city could put it in his front yard!

[Catspaw]

You're right.

One of Judge Moore's arguments was that he was the highest judicial officer of the state and that he controlled the building. From what I can gather, the councilman is neither the highest legislative officer in the city nor does he control the building (our city council has a council president). However, the mayor is a highest member of the executive branch of the city--and our city's mayor physically controls city hall--so the councilman may be setting up a confrontation with the mayor.

As far as I can tell, the councilman acted on his own, without even a resolution from the city council. He seems to be daring both the city council and the mayor to take the monument down.

I wonder what office he plans on running for?