THE PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE, USA
An Online Journal of Political Commentary & Analysis
Volume VIII, Issue # 91, May 31, 2006
Dr. Almon Leroy Way, Jr., Editor
Government Committed to & Acting in Accord with Conservative Principles
Ensures a Nation's Strength, Progress, & Prosperity
ROY MOORE, THE IMPERIAL CONGRESS,
& THE RULE OF LAW
By Christopher G. Adamo
THE BASIS OF AMERICAN LAW: JUDEO-CHRISTIAN MORAL & ETHICAL ABSOLUTES, AS CODIFIED IN THE TEN
COMMANDMENTS -- LAWLESSNESS AT THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF AMERICAN GOVERNMENT -- REJECTING THE BOUNDARIES
OF ABSOLUTE TRUTH & UNDERMINING THE RULE OF LAW
FULL STORY:
When Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore defied an order from Federal Judge
Myron Thompson in 2003, and refused to remove a monument of the Ten
Commandments from the rotunda of the Alabama Supreme Court building, he was
summarily expelled from office under the pretense that America is a nation
of laws, not of men.
Moore contended that those laws could not define or promote a healthy and
free society if they were established or enforced as the result of arbitrary
whims of those in power. Thus, he asserted that moral and ethical absolutes,
as codified in the Ten Commandments, have been and should remain as the
basis for American law.
Members of the American Civil Liberties Union, aided and abetted by their
toadies in the media, were quick to warn our society of the dangers it faced
if Moore’s insolence was allowed to go uncontested. Furthermore, even many
on the political Right who detest the agenda and strategy of the ACLU were nonetheless
in agreement that Moore ought not be allowed to retain his position.
Sadly, the government of the State of Alabama proceeded to carry the water
for the ACLU by pursuing Moore with a zeal it never displayed when
attempting to defend itself against that organization. Ultimately, Moore
became another victim of a federal judge who himself had perverted not only
the law, but the U.S. Constitution itself.
Among institutional “lawbreakers,” Moore is hardly alone. Yet, in comparison
to other violations of U.S. law being perpetrated at the highest levels of
government, what are the real consequences to the rest of America of Moore’s
actions? Admittedly, he may have “offended” the God-hating Liberals at the
ACLU, but most of America perceived no threat or impending danger from him.
While the ultimate propriety of Moore’s action could still be debated, his
contention that a society which rejects the boundaries of absolute truth is
on the road to collapse has since proven prescient to the point of being
nearly prophetic.
Some abominable events of the past week only serve to solidify this notion.
The duplicity of Congressman William Jefferson (D.-LA) is, by far, likely a greater
crime against the nation, since hard evidence suggests that he is
involved in major corruption and an institutional cover-up.
But even Jefferson’s behavior pales in comparison to lawlessness prevailing
in the United States Senate, where duly enacted laws are simply being
ignored and the borders of the nation are thus being systematically
destroyed.
The United States Senate has now passed its immigration “reform” bill.
Despite the claims of the bill’s proponents, if implemented in its current
form, it would grant amnesty to the flood of illegals presently invading the
country.
The Senate relentlessly pursued this course, with absolute indifference to
the concerns and well being of the American people. Instead, the nearly
universal consideration of the Senate was how such a bill might affect its
own standing and future.
Furthermore, the arrogant reaction of the bill’s key Senate advocates to
their critics has been to disparage and demean them as bigoted or
insensitive. Hence, legitimate debate on the issue all but vanished, and any
remaining discussion is conducted according to the intellectually bankrupt
premises of the “politically correct.”
With each passing day, it becomes ever more obvious that government, from
the local to the national level, perceives itself to be in the business of
accruing power and wealth, while “We the people” are increasingly relegated
to the status of serf, resource, and ultimately, state property.
In keeping with the arrogant and elitist mindset of those inside the Beltway
who regard themselves as an elected aristocracy, consider the overwhelming
congressional response to the FBI raid and seizure of incriminating evidence
in the office of William Jefferson.
In one of those odd displays of “bipartisanship” (which increasingly reflect
Washington pitting itself against real America), major spokesmen from both
parties condemned the FBI action as a violation of the “separation of
powers.”
Apparently, many members of Congress see themselves as somehow above the
laws meant to control and maintain the peasantry in its subservient
condition. The overwhelming reaction from the Congress can only be construed
to indicate that Jefferson and his kind should be immune to scrutiny, as long
as they confine the evidence of their criminal activity within the hallowed
halls of Congress.
Meanwhile, out in the hinterlands, Judge Moore made the bold and courageous
move that represents the only recourse for an individual who seeks to
correct the wrongs of such an inherently flawed and hypocritical system. He
decided to run for Governor of Alabama.
Hardly seeking to foment a movement of defiance against the law, Moore
merely recognized the degree to which lawlessness has already overtaken our
governing institutions, regardless of which political party holds dominance.
In stark contrast to those who regularly acquiesce to the opposition in
hopes of getting along, Moore has already proven that he will put principle
above politics and personal gain, regardless of the cost to him.
The country is being increasingly ravaged by an ongoing series of issues
that the political class refuses to effectively confront, either because of
the enormity of special interests seeking to define them, or from fear of
the “politically correct” armies waiting to politically assassinate any who dare to deviate
from their orthodoxy.
Only such a person as Roy Moore could be expected to possess the courage and
steadfastness sufficient to tackle the difficult issues threatening to
cripple America and eradicate its future. Win or lose, he is showing the
nation what needs to be done if it is to have any hope of restoration.
Godspeed Judge Moore.
LINKS TO RELATED TOPICS:
Legal Issues, Lawyers, & America's Judiciary
American Government & the U.S. Congress
Immigration & Illegal Aliens
The American Political System:
Politics & Government in the U.S.A.
Christopher G. Adamo is a freelance writer who lives in southeastern Wyoming and works in the field of industrial instrumentation.
He is actively involved in Wyoming's political process, serving as a delegate to successive Wyoming State Republican Conventions
and as a member of the Wyoming State Republican Central Committee. He has assisted Republican candidates for local and state
legislatures and for the United States Congress. His articles, which appear regularly in The Progressive Conservative, U.S.A.,
and on a number of other websites, reflect a major concern with the damage being done to Conservatism and Conservative causes by
the Liberal Leftist faction in the Republican Party as well as by the much larger and more powerful Liberal Leftist faction in the
Democratic Party. During the early and middle 1990s, Adamo was Editor of the Wyoming Christian Coalition's official news organ,
The Wyoming Christian.
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