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?
The Winston-Salem Journal describes Robinson as the "black Jesse Helms." FOX News calls him "the next J.C. Watts" and "the new face of the Republican Party. The Wall Street Journal says he is "the next black Republican Congressman."
MKM
He is running for Congress, demonstrating that Roy Moore is not the only person using the Commandments as a political prop.