Judge Roy Moore is one of my real life American heroes. He
has always stood for the US Constitution, Bill of Rights and the laws of the
state of Alabama. He also understands the importance of recognizing America’s
Christian foundation and the principles of law based upon the Bible.
As Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, Moore
defended the right to display the Ten Commandments at the state Supreme
Courthouse. He lost his case, but believed that the law was still on his side.
It resulted in him being removed from the state supreme court in 2003, but not
without a great deal of public support for him and his position.
This past November, Moore defeated Democrat Bob Vance and won the election to
return to the bench as the Chief Justice of the Alabama State Supreme Court. He
was sworn back into office on January 11, 2013.
Now, Moore is about to take on another highly controversial case that could
have national ramifications – the eligibility of Barack Obama to run or serve
as President of the United States.
A lawsuit had been filed in Montgomery Circuit Court asking that Alabama
Secretary of State Beth Chapman verify the eligibility of every candidate that
was on the November 2012 state ballot. Larry
Klayman, founder of Judicial Watch and current leader of Freedom Watch
contends that there was sufficient evidence from an official source that questioned
the eligibility of Barack Obama to run for president. Having that evidence,
Chapman was obligated by state law to investigate and determine whether or not
Obama was or wasn’t eligible to run, but she failed to do so. The court
dismissed the case at the request of Obama’s attorneys.
Klayman has filed an appeal to the Alabama State Supreme Court to overturn the
dismissal and require Chapman to do her sworn duty and verify the eligibility
of all candidates on November 2012 state ballot. Klayman
commented on the appeal going before Moore, saying:
“We are hopeful that Chief Justice
Moore and the rest of the jurists on the Alabama Supreme Court will follow the
law.”
“Klayman says he and his team ‘have great respect for Chief
Justice Moore and his integrity and legal acumen.’”
“He is one courageous and brave man. There are few in this country.”
“It would be paradoxical beyond measure if the real and grave question of the
legitimacy of the de facto President, a question which lies at the very heart
of our American Constitutional Government, were left unresolved for want of the
simplest of documents, a birth certificate.”
In 2010, Moore told WND
that he had seen nothing that convinced him that Obama was a natural born US
citizen and in fact, had seen a sufficient amount of evidence that indicated
that he was not a natural born citizen and therefore not eligible to run for
the presidency.
Moore is not one to crumble under the pressure of others as he exhibited in his
fight for the Ten Commandments a decade ago. He is a man of very strong
principles in law and justice and not afraid to rule accordingly no matter how
unpopular that ruling may be among others.
Many people say this is a dead issue that he has already been elected and sworn
into office and that nothing can be done, but hopefully, they may be in for a
surprise. This may be our last hope, but as long as there is hope, we need to
pray in earnest that Judge Roy Moore do the right thing according to the law
and not according to the pressures from the White House.