Judge Moore

[Mark Graber]

I know many of these so-called secular elites.  They join the PTA, they help out at youth soccer, many belong and participate actively in more liberal religious organizations.  They are as in touch with "ordinary people" as anyone else.  It is sheer nonsense to presume "ordinary people" are more like Professor Duncan than myself.  There are differences between less educated and more educated people, but it will turn out that lots of less educated people agree with educated people on culture issues and lots of educated people agree with less ecucated people on those matters.

MAG

>>> conlawprof at YAHOO.COM 08/09/01 11:35AM >>>
The phrase "powerful secular elite" refers to the
establishment-types (law profs, journalists, Country
Club Republicans, etc) who think that Justice Moore's
display is worse than obscenity. It refers to the kind
of people who are appalled and cry "censorship" when
someone complains about NEA money being used to
subsidize "Piss Christ," and who are equally appalled
and demand censorship when students wish to pray at a
football game (or when Justice Moore wishes to display
the Ten Commandments). In other words, it refers to a
powerful class of persons who are completely out of
touch with ordinary people and common sense. If only
Justice Moore would submerge the Ten Commandments in
urine, he would became a hero to the powerful secular
elite.

Cheers, Rick Duncan

--- "Horwitz, Paul" <PHorwitz at OMM.COM> wrote:
> My guess is that Judge Moore is indeed reasonably
> popular in the state.  I'm
> not sure who the "powerful secular elite" refers to
> in this instance;
> Governor Siegelman has also expressed support for
> the public display of the
> Ten Commandments.  Of course, his sentiment may be
> in part a political one,
> but then, so (in part) may Judge Moore's be at this
> point.  Perhaps the
> phrase in this instance refers to the Republican
> establishment interests who
> opposed his candidacy for the chief justiceship in
> favor of another
> Republican candidate.
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