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"He was fired for that expression of defiance to our constitutional principles."

No, he wasn't. He was fired because he failed to show "contrition."

I highlighted the pertinent part of the article below:

This article in the Seattle Times, by David Postman:

"As a lower-court judge, Moore was sued over the Ten Commandments plaque he hung on his courtroom wall. In 2000, he was overwhelmingly elected chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court.

He had a 5,280-pound monument to the commandments installed in the rotunda of the state courts building and was sued for violating the separation of church and state.

He lost his job when a special ethics panel ruled against him in November for defying a court order to remove the monument. At his trial, the presiding judge said Moore should be removed in part because he had not shown contrition."

I see. Religious folks must be must be apologetic, contrite. Or else they are "zealots". I wonder what the was intended, when the Ten Commandments were put on the USSC?

"My favorite quote on the subject of over-zealotry:"...."

Yeah. and -
"Extremism in the pursuit of liberty is no vice, moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue."

Just wanted to make sure you noted this part of the article:

"In 2000, he was overwhelmingly elected chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court."

As opposed to the Federal judges that removed him, for "not showing contrition" who were "appointed".

BTW, fear and disdain of religious folks is in itself a form of zealotry, FRiend.
I'm not saying that of you, but I am saying it of the folks who are so afraid of any religious expression in the *public * (read government) arena.

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