[Poohbah]

I don't get your point--and, frankly, neither will the White House.

Bottom line: Moore is engaged in political theater. He has flat-out refused to do what would actually decide the case in his favor. He can still win the case, if he changes his reasoning. But he is refusing to do so.

[xzins]

If I write a letter to President Bush about this issue and say: This is about the ten commandments case. In order to bring about justice -- APPEALING to your involvement and guidance -- we write this letter.

If I write that letter, then the 2nd sentence indicates that I consider the President the leading authority.

Read this from the Preamble of the Alabama Constitution:

We, the people of the State of Alabama, in order to establish justice, insure domestic tranquillity, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, invoking the favor and guidance of Almighty God,do ordain and establish the following Constitution and form of government for the State of Alabama:

I think you can see the parallel.

If the letter recognizes the President as the Authority, then the preamble recognizes Almighty God as the authority.

Moore says his constitution REQUIRES him to recognize the authority of God.

Grammatically, he is correct. It does.

[Robert_Paulson2]

He can still win the case, if he changes his reasoning. But he is refusing to do so.

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Which is what pat robertson and jay sekulow said not long ago... the Judge is up to something else... He has delusions of grandeur and a 'martyr' syndrome going on here... A lot of reasonable Christians, even of the fundamentalist variety are rather ashamed of his actions.... not honoring to Christ, but to judge moore and his marble.

Perhaps he wants the governor's chair... perhaps the oval office.
but he will get neither.