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A political move guaranteed to end your career with you being the bold part where they teach 'how to be on the wrong side of history'? What could go wrong? At that point, I wouldn't remove the judge, I'd have him tested for insanity and institutionalized because there's clearly something wrong in the gray matter.
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tinyE: When Bill Clinton was impeached I don't think he was suspended, but maybe I'm wrong.
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Shadowstalker16: OK impeachment may be a bit different there. There must be something to bar him from his job considering he used his tax funded position in the judiciary for something that is illegal though.
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Klumpen0815: Marriage is soooo 20th century!
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Shadowstalker16: Many teachers have warned me against it.
Even in India too?

I thought marriage is still good in India?
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pimpmonkey2382.313: If you're expecting any real intellect or hell even intelligence, or teeth, Alabama is probably the wrong place to look.
FTFY
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pimpmonkey2382.313: If you're expecting any real intellect or hell even intelligence, or teeth, Alabama is probably the wrong place to look.
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tinyE: FTFY
lol
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dtgreene: How long until a federal court steps in and tells the state court "No, you can't do this"?
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budejovice: The US Attorneys in that district issued a letter last night, not long after he went rogue, which as noted he has done before. I'll paraphrase the contents here: "you're dumb."

At least a few county officials have already said they're completely ignoring him.

My guess is he will be removed from office. Again.

EDIT: (at least some) text of the letter:
"The Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court has issued an administrative order, directing probate judges that they may not issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, despite the U.S. Supreme Court's decision last year on marriage equality. We have grave concerns about this order, which directs Alabama probate judges to disobey the ruling of the Supreme Court. Government officials are free to disagree with the law, but not to disobey it. This issue has been decided by the highest court in the land and Alabama must follow that law."
Given that we have had at least two presidents (Jackson and Lincoln) ignore court rulings, and in Lincoln's case ignored Congress is it so surprising that courts feel they can ignore the rulings of other courts?
Now they ain't gonna have any of that highfalutin same sex gittin-togetherness in the god fearin' state of Alabama!
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budejovice: The US Attorneys in that district issued a letter last night, not long after he went rogue, which as noted he has done before. I'll paraphrase the contents here: "you're dumb."

At least a few county officials have already said they're completely ignoring him.

My guess is he will be removed from office. Again.

EDIT: (at least some) text of the letter:
"The Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court has issued an administrative order, directing probate judges that they may not issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, despite the U.S. Supreme Court's decision last year on marriage equality. We have grave concerns about this order, which directs Alabama probate judges to disobey the ruling of the Supreme Court. Government officials are free to disagree with the law, but not to disobey it. This issue has been decided by the highest court in the land and Alabama must follow that law."
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RogueXanter: Given that we have had at least two presidents (Jackson and Lincoln) ignore court rulings, and in Lincoln's case ignored Congress is it so surprising that courts feel they can ignore the rulings of other courts?
You can add Obama to the list regarding Gun Control rulings of Congress.
This poor excuse for a judge is named Roy Moore, just for accuracy's sake.
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RogueXanter: Given that we have had at least two presidents (Jackson and Lincoln) ignore court rulings, and in Lincoln's case ignored Congress is it so surprising that courts feel they can ignore the rulings of other courts?
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Gnostic: You can add Obama to the list regarding Gun Control rulings of Congress.
To be fair, the current Congress has obstructed several of Obama's policies and even uncontroversial appointees (including judges needed to fill several judicial vacancies) just because they don't like him. Also they just tried to repeal Obamacare for the 62nd time. This Congress has approval ratings that are near historic lows. Nope, Obama should go around them more often.
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jadegiant: This poor excuse for a judge is named Roy Moore, just for accuracy's sake.
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Gnostic: You can add Obama to the list regarding Gun Control rulings of Congress.
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jadegiant: To be fair, the current Congress has obstructed several of Obama's policies and even uncontroversial appointees (including judges needed to fill several judicial vacancies) just because they don't like him. Also they just tried to repeal Obamacare for the 62nd time. This Congress has approval ratings that are near historic lows. Nope, Obama should go around them more often.
But that is your opinion regarding Obama policies and appointees are uncontroversial.
Oh the other hand Obama bypassing Congress regarding Gun Control is a fact.

And I thought the majority of American does not like Obama care as it makes an very expensive monopoly regarding health insurance that people is forced to pay for.
How can that be a good idea?
Alabama - where incest is encouraged but homosexuality is an abomination. #JustInbredThings
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RogueXanter: Given that we have had at least two presidents (Jackson and Lincoln) ignore court rulings, and in Lincoln's case ignored Congress is it so surprising that courts feel they can ignore the rulings of other courts?
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Gnostic: You can add Obama to the list regarding Gun Control rulings of Congress.
What did he violate specifically? From what I heard, everything he did was legal and within his bounds. Also, the changes do little. All this freaking out is for nothing.
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jadegiant: This poor excuse for a judge is named Roy Moore, just for accuracy's sake.

To be fair, the current Congress has obstructed several of Obama's policies and even uncontroversial appointees (including judges needed to fill several judicial vacancies) just because they don't like him. Also they just tried to repeal Obamacare for the 62nd time. This Congress has approval ratings that are near historic lows. Nope, Obama should go around them more often.
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Gnostic: But that is your opinion regarding Obama policies and appointees are uncontroversial.
Oh the other hand Obama bypassing Congress regarding Gun Control is a fact.

And I thought the majority of American does not like Obama care as it makes an very expensive monopoly regarding health insurance that people is forced to pay for.
How can that be a good idea?
These are the same idiots that approve of the affordable care act, yet disapprove of Obamacare.
Post edited January 08, 2016 by qwixter
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Gnostic: You can add Obama to the list regarding Gun Control rulings of Congress.
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qwixter: What did he violate specifically? From what I heard, everything he did was legal and within his bounds. Also, the changes do little. All this freaking out is for nothing.
Nope, RogueXanter is just saying which president ignore the congress and pass the law, and I try to help him expand the list.

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Gnostic: But that is your opinion regarding Obama policies and appointees are uncontroversial.
Oh the other hand Obama bypassing Congress regarding Gun Control is a fact.

And I thought the majority of American does not like Obama care as it makes an very expensive monopoly regarding health insurance that people is forced to pay for.
How can that be a good idea?
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qwixter: These are the same idiots that approve of the affordable care law, yet disapprove of Obamacare.
Maybe the so call "Idiots" approve the affordable care law because they are lied to, and disapproved of Obamacare because the lies surfaced and see more bad effects?

While the people lied to may take a slight blame for it to happen, won't it be fair for the liar to take the most of the blame?

One commenter here had summed up nicely

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Obama is blaming Fox News for 2/3 of the country disliking Obamacare. Fox News isn't what's making Americans sick about his healthcare law. His healthcare law is.
Here this their response: Mr. President, we at Fox News
are not the problem. I hate to break it to you, sir. You are.
Your words are. Your promises are. We didn't sell this healthcare
law. Sir, you did. Remember this?

President Barack Obama: If you like your doctor, you will be able to keep
your doctor. Period.

Mr. President, tell that to tens of thousands of retirees at IBM and Time
Warner and dozens of others, who've been dumped from their coverage and told to
find their own coverage. Fox News didn't break that news to them, Mr.
President. Their companies did.

Fox News didn't push more of those firms to hire part-time workers. Your
healthcare law did. Fox News didn't incentivize fast food restaurants to
scale back their benefits. Your healthcare law did. Fox News didn't
make doctors want to opt out. Your healthcare law did. Fox News
didn't make insurance premiums sky rocket. Your healthcare law did.
Just like Fox News didn't grant hundreds of exemptions to companies that needed
them. You did. And Fox News didn't delay one key provision after
another, including online enrollment for those small business exchanges.
You did.

Just like it wasn't Fox News that said we had to pass this to see what was in
this. You did. Or was that Nancy Pelosi? Sometimes I'm
confused. But of this I am not. Fox News didn't re-do basic
math. Sir, you did. Fox News didn't say you can cover 30 million
more Americans and not see a hit in premiums. You did. Fox News
didn't say you could throw in those with pre-existing conditions and not have
to pay for it. You did. Fox News didn't all but say you could get
something for nothing. You did. Fox News didn't come back years
later and say, oh yea, we did raise some taxes. You did.

Here's where you are right about Fox News, however, Mr. President. We can
do math. And did. You cannot. And did not. We said it,
and proved it. You didn't. And we're all suffering for it.
Take it from the numbers guy at Fox. Numbers don't lie. The number
of Americans working part-time and nervous. The number of retirees days
away from being dumped on exchanges and anxious. The number of company bosses
with any news to pass along on those exchanges, but still clueless. The
number of doctors who want out. The number of congressmen now opting
out. No, Mr. President, none of those numbers lie.

But with all due respect sir, I can only conclude you do know; I know, I know
you hate us at Fox. But please take a look in a mirror, and fast.
You think we're the skunk at your picnic. But that doesn't mean we're the
ones that stink. Because that smell isn't coming from the folks reporting
on your law. Mr. President, that smell is your law.
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qwixter: These are the same idiots that approve of the affordable care law, yet disapprove of Obamacare.
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Gnostic: Maybe the so call "Idiots" approve the affordable care law because they are lied to, and disapproved of Obamacare because the lies surfaced and see more bad effects?

While the people lied to may take a slight blame for it to happen, won't it be fair for the liar to take the most of the blame?
The affordable care act is obamacare. The poll asked, "Do approve of the affordable care act?" and "Do you approve of Obamacare?"
Oh, great, now we've started a completely irrelevant political debate that'll likely end in a flame war. See what happens when you try to discuss current events, OP?
TinyE, are you gonna derail this, or am I gonna have to just drop some flamebait myself?
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Gnostic: Maybe the so call "Idiots" approve the affordable care law because they are lied to, and disapproved of Obamacare because the lies surfaced and see more bad effects?

While the people lied to may take a slight blame for it to happen, won't it be fair for the liar to take the most of the blame?
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qwixter: The affordable care act is obamacare. The poll asked, "Do approve of the affordable care act?" and "Do you approve of Obamacare?"
"Shrugs"

I thought you are referring to what the people are promised and what it becomes later.