Roy Moore Plans Appeal On or Before Dec. 10

Roy Moore Plans Appeal
Former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy S. Moore has announced that he will be filing an appeal on or before Dec. 10, 2003, regarding his removal of office by the Court of Judiciary. On Nov. 13, 2003, Moore was removed from his publicly elected position as chief justice for failing to obey an unlawful federal court order which would require him to break his pledge to the people of Alabama and his oath to the Alabama Constitution and the Constitution of the United States, and for saying that if he were restored to his elected office he would continue to acknowledge God. The appeal will be filed with the Alabama Supreme Court. For more information on this case and the Ten Commandments case, visit the website for the Foundation for Moral Law, Inc., at www.morallaw.org.

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Latest on Ten Commandments Monument Battle

Hearing Scheduled in Commandments Case
A hearing to consider two motions in a Ten Commandments lawsuit against Barrow County is set for next week in U.S. District Court in Gainesville. At 1:30 p.m. Dec. 11, Barrow's attorneys are expected to argue for a dismissal of the American Civil Liberty Uni-on's lawsuit that seeks removal of the commandments from the county courthouse in Winder. The ACLU is asking Judge William O'Kelley to allow them to represent an anonymous person, who fears retribution after making the complaint.

'The Ten Commandments' Turns 80
In 1923, a year before Charlton Heston was born, Cecil B. DeMille shot his original version of "The Ten Commandments." In its day, it was the largest, most popular project ever put on film. With a price tag of $1.48 million, it was also the most expensive. Following its glittering premiere — 80 years ago this week — at Grauman's Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood, "The Ten Commandments" set box office records and ran for more than a year around the country.

Incoming Mayor, City Council Will
Fight Proposed Anti-Gay Monument
Boise City Council members and the city´s next mayor say they will do everything they can to stop placement of an anti-gay monument in a city park. That was the response to Fred Phelps, of the Topeka, Kan.-based Westboro Baptist Church, who said he plans to picket a prayer demonstration on Dec. 14 at the city monument behind the bandshell in Julia Davis Park. Phelps has formally asked the city parks commission for permission to install a 6-foot granite edifice bearing the name and image of Matthew Shepard, a 21-year-old Wyoming college student. Abigail Phelps, one of Fred Phelps´ 13 children, said that because Boise already has one religious monument, it is only fair that other religious messages also be allowed.

Church-and-State "Historian's"
Hypocrisy and Agenda Show
Robert Carver may be an historian, but he's not above taking things out of context himself, the very thing he was most upset about in his letter ["America is not a Christian nation," November 20]. In addition, the arrogance flows so freely that it is clear he is less interested in truth and more concerned with showing his "superior knowledge" and advancing his personal style of revision. He wrote ad nauseum about Thomas Jefferson as a founder and quoted him extensively to show he was not a Christian. All these things were no doubt true. But Jefferson can hardly be pointed to as a source for relevence on the Constitutional Convention, The Constitution or The Bill of Rights. He was out of the country in France during the entire process.

No Contest Plea Ends Idolworship Garment Spat
Upset by a street preacher who was waving a sacred Mormon garment during the church's general conference session in October, Jose Basilio tried to grab the clothing away -- actions that landed him in court on charges of misdemeanor battery and attempted theft. On Friday, the 51-year-old Provo man resolved the case by pleading no contest to disturbing the peace, an infraction, in Salt Lake City's Justice Court.

Department of Homeland Security Proposes
National Cyber Security Initiatives
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Tackling the ambitious task of "securing cyberspace," a two-day conference under the auspices of the Department of Homeland Security concluded here Wednesday (Dec. 3) after launching five broad initiatives aimed to enhance network security. Most of the efforts from the National Cyber Security Summit aim at educating end users, however one task group hopes to simplify the process of testing security products. Meanwhile behind the scenes new government funds are beginning to flow from the National Science Foundation for bolstering R&D in security.

U.S. Gestapo Takin’ Names
Predictably and unrelentingly, American government continues to carve out for itself ever-expending rights and freedoms at the expense of once-free Americans in the name of security measures against terrorism. But, as all informed students of government and political science already know, government, “the state,” isn’t the least bit concerned about protecting its citizens; it is only concerned about protecting itself.

Appeals Court Overturns Part of Terror Law
SAN FRANCISCO - A federal appeals court Wednesday overturned part of a sweeping 1996 anti-terror law that prohibits financial assistance or "material support" to organizations classified as terrorist by the State Department. The government has increasingly used the law to prosecute suspected terrorists, and the ruling could be a blow to the Bush administration's legal strategy in the war on terror. The San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found that it is unconstitutional to punish people — sometimes with life in prison — for providing "training" or "personnel" to a terror group, categories the judges called overbroad.

Music Industry Sues 41 for File Sharing
The music industry will file new lawsuits this week against 41 persons it says have illegally shared copyrighted music files over the Internet. It is the third wave of lawsuits since the industry began an aggressive campaign to reverse a three-year decline in compact disc sales. "The legal actions taken by the record companies have been effective in educating the American public that illegal file sharing of copyrighted material has significant consequences," said Cary Sherman, president of the Recording Industry Association of America, the music industry's lobbying arm. The industry began its legal offensive nearly three months ago by filing 261 lawsuits.

Postal Service to Be Santa for
UPS, Other Carriers - So Mail Early
WASHINGTON - There are two new reasons to mail gifts early this holiday season: One is that the U.S. Postal Service expects to move 20 billion pieces of mail between now and Christmas, its most grueling season. The second is that under a new arrangement with UPS, the Postal Service will be making more deliveries for catalog companies, but those deliveries will take more time and won't come with the same date guarantees.

Fast and Furious
Home school angler fishes for a living
AKE WORTH -- Right out of high school, John Windham is doing what thousands of anglers dream about: He's making money fishing in bass tournaments. During his first year of tournament fishing this year, the 19-year-old from Lake Worth has won a $24,000 bass boat and $9,900 in cash. That puts him in the black, even after entry fees and travel expenses. As a boy, Windham improved his reading skills partly because of his passion for reading Bassmaster magazine, said his mother, Rosemarie Windham, who schooled her son at home.

Posted by Editor at December 4, 2003 09:50 AM