Some interesting thoughts on slavery and suffrage

[struggle4progress]

BY JACK HOLMES
DEC 11, 2017

... Moore has a shocking backlog of talk-radio interviews. In one instance, Moore made the extraordinary claim that tearing up all constitutional amendments after the tenth would "eliminate many problems." That includes the 14th, passed after the Civil War to grant equal rights to black Americans, the 15th, which grants all citizens the right to vote regardless of race or background, and the 19th, which grants women the right to vote ...

Ah, yes, a birther accusation that also compares Obama to Hitler. It's like the right-wing talk-radio singularity. Moore also agreed with 9/11 conspiracy theorist radio hosts, who claim the terrorist attack was a "false flag," that we need more hearings to get to the truth. Moore also spoke out against evolution, linking it to crime ...

... we've had a full view of just how extreme Moore's behavior as a public official could be. To start with, he was defenestrated from the Alabama state supreme court twice for disregarding the rulings of higher courts. The first time, a superior court ruled the two-ton Ten Commandment statue Moore placed on the courthouse grounds without warning was in breach of the First Amendment. Moore refused to remove it and was removed from the court. Later, he instructed lower courts in Alabama to disregard the Supreme Court's ruling legalizing same-sex marriage. This got him yanked out of office again, but it was just part of a pattern: In 2005, Moore argued homosexuality should be illegal. That way, U.S. policy could match Saudi Arabia or Iran.

... Moore .. believes Christian law is at least on par with or factors into American civil law ... Moore .. failed to see the irony when he started making wild claims about how Sharia law was being enforced in Illinois, despite there being no .. evidence for that. Suddenly, religious law outranking U.S. civil law was a problem ... Moore .. said .. Keith Ellison .. should not be seated .. because he is Muslim. Oh, and .. he co-authored a course on government that included a lecturer who said women should not hold public office ...

http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a14405156/roy-moore-slavery-comments/

[niyad]

1. I wonder how many of his female enablers understand he would like them not to have the vote?

[niyad]

2. a version of this that I read claims that pedo moore is "a champion of civil rights"