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http://bigstory.ap.org/article/7536...abama-justice-bench-defying-feds-gay-marriage

[/MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore has been suspended for the rest of his term for defying federal gay marriage rulings.

The punishment effectively removes Moore from office, without the court officially ousting him. The nine-member Alabama Court of the Judiciary handed down the punishment Friday after ruling Moore had violating standards of judicial ethics.

Moore was found to have encouraged probate judges to deny marriage licenses to gay couples six months after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that everyone has a fundamental right to marry in all 50 states.

Moore vehemently denied that his administrative order was an act of defiance and said his personal beliefs had nothing to do with it.

Good, fuck this guy.

 

[Squall5042]

Don't let the door hit you on the way out.

 

[partyphone]

and they'll keep re-electing him

 

[SeanC]

Bye, Felicia.

 

[Atomic Playboy]

 

[Linkark07]

Good riddance.

 

[StarCreator]

and they'll keep re-electing him

Nope...

The punishment effectively removes Moore from office without the nine-member Alabama Court of the Judiciary officially ousting him. Given his age, he will not be able to run for chief justice again under state law.

 

[DietRob]

Later asshole. Is he still being paid though?

 

[rjinaz]

and they'll keep re-electing him

He's a hero of religious freedom. Of course! It's what Jesus would want.

 

[Ducarmel]

Good.

 

[partyphone]

Nope...

yay!

now to dread over what idiot they vote in next.

 

[LiquidSword]

Time until this judge calls himself a "martyr"? I'm gonna say a day, maybe.

 

[Angry Grimace]

He's gotten his job back before.

 

[Raguel]

And nothing of value was lost.

 

[Derwind]

Well that's one way to go out.

Bye bye.

 

[Angelus Errare]

Wait for it...

 

[sangreal]

hasn't this guy been suspended and then reelected a number of times?

I remember when he was in trouble over the ten commandments years ago

 

[Oppo]

does anyone but USA elect judges? that's just so batty.

 

[Wilsongt]

Suspended. Unless he runs and is elected. Again.

Oh, he can't run again?

Bye, Bitch!!!

 

[Yeoman]

What's wrong with these people?

 

[Armaros]

hasn't this guy been suspended and then reelected a number of times?

I remember when he was in trouble over the ten commandments years ago

He got ousted over that, then got reelected after he failed to win the governorship.

Unless they change the laws, he can't run again, he hit the age limit.

 

[TheSpoiler]

But he lost his job! How sad!

Poor guy we should probably think about how this affects him.

 

[DragonSworne]

Why can't they just ban him for life?


He is obviously breaking the law so just throw his ass in prison.

 

[Vital Tundra]

Lol damn son.

 

[Sobriquet]

"Moore vehemently denied that his administrative order was an act of defiance and said his personal beliefs had nothing to do with it."

lmao

Why can't they just ban him for life?

They basically just did.

 

[TyrantII]

Nope...

I'm surprised he can't be disbarred, but maybe you don't even need a law license to be a judge in Bama'?

 

[Mahonay]

 

[Alrus]

Judgeship being an elected position is batshit crazy to me.

 

[Team Filler]

This is amazing combined with your username.

 

[Aranath]

Toodles, jackass.

Judgeship being an elected position is batshit crazy to me.

That it is.

 

[BronsonLee]

'Bitch we told you what was gonna happen'

 

[Heaven Shard]

without the court officially ousting him

Why not just straight up fire him. He is a justice that violated the law he should be upholding. I say fire him, at least.

 

[Dreams-Visions]

He's gonna go to Church on Sunday and be made to feel like a million bucks.

 

[MJPIA]

The homosexual agenda strikes again!

Here's the 50 page order.
https://www.scribd.com/document/325947190/Roy-Moore-Order#from_embed

To note, some of these guys may have privately agree with Moore but when it came time to vote they did not let their personal feelings or beliefs get in the way.

Oh yeah also:

Guess who gets to foot the bill?

 

[Yaboosh]

Judgeship being an elected position is batshit crazy to me.

Versus being assigned by elected officials? Seems tomato tomahto to me.

 

[A Link to the Past]

I do so love that there are protest signs championing him as someone who defends the law.

Yep, nothing more law-abiding than ignoring the law. What they should say is that he is a defender of laws that they like.

 

[Fenderputty]

Nope...

That's good

 

[Geg]

Ayy, get fucked.

 

[Oppo]

I do so love that there are protest signs championing him as someone who defends the law.

Yep, nothing more law-abiding than ignoring the law. What they should say is that he is a defender of laws that they like.

you know what the answer would be. GOD'S LAW IS ABOVE THIS EARTHLY LAW etc etc

 

[Palette Swap]

That piece of shit is still getting paid though, right ?

 

[MJPIA]

This is great.

Press release by the firm that defended Moore
http://www.lc.org/newsroom/details/093016-chief-justice-moore-suspended-for-term-by-coj-1

Chief Justice Moore Suspended for Term by COJ
Sep 30, 2016
Today the Court of the Judiciary (COJ) issued a decision on the charges against Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore. The Judicial Inquiry Commission (JIC) requested that he be removed from the bench. Under the COJ rules, removal requires a unanimous 9-0 vote by the members of the COJ, which is made up of judges, a lawyer and laypeople. Absent a 9-0 unanimous vote, the COJ cannot remove a judge from the bench. But today, in an unbelievable violation of the law, the COJ suspended without pay Chief Justice Moore for the remainder of his term, which runs through January 2019. When his term expires, he will be ineligible to run for election as judge again because of his age. So the suspension until the end of his term is a de facto removal from the bench.
“To suspend Chief Justice Moore for the rest of his term is the same as removal. The COJ lacked the unanimous votes to remove the Chief, so the majority instead chose to ignore the law and the rules,” said Mat Staver, Founder and Chairman of Liberty Counsel. 

I love their logic here.

 

[Geg]

Why not just straight up fire him. He is a justice that violated the law he should be upholding. I say fire him, at least.

They needed a unanimous 9-person vote for that which they apparently didn't have

 

[Hippo_PRIME]

Defying the Supreme Court is rarely a good move in a legal career. Very pleased with this outcome. And he has to pay the legal bills!

 

[DragonSworne]

you know what the answer would be. GOD'S LAW IS ABOVE THIS EARTHLY LAW etc etc

Sounds like Sharia law to me.


What I don't understand is he is breaking the law so why isn't he going to jail etc and all that jazz? His ass should be in prison.

 

[Yaphett Kotto]

That piece of shit is still getting paid though, right ?

Not, he's not.

He also has to pay for the proceedings.

 

[mre]

AlaBar should disbar his ass, too.

 

[DietRob]

Not, he's not.

He also has to pay for the proceedings.

Wow. An all around win. Color me surprised. I don't say this much but Good Job Alabama!

 

[radioactivez0r]

This is great.

Press release by the firm that defended Moore
http://www.lc.org/newsroom/details/093016-chief-justice-moore-suspended-for-term-by-coj-1

I love their logic here.

Liberty Counsel is pretty ironic.

 

[_Ryo_]

Finally.

Good that he also has to pay but he should do some time as well. He was disobeying federal law...

 

[PSqueak]

Don't let the door hit you on the way out.

Alternatively, do let the door hit him.