American - Judge | February 11, 1947 -
I was asked three times directly in the hearing before the board of the judiciary whether or not I would continue to acknowledge God if I were to resume my position as chief justice. And I said I would.
Roy Moore
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The basic premise of the Constitution was a separation of powers and a system of checks and balances because man was perceived as a fallen creature and would always yearn for more power.
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No, I think that we've got a basic discrepancy here between the rule of law versus the rule of man.
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But separation of church and state was never meant to separate God and government.
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The whole basis of the Constitution was a restriction of power, and the whole basis of the federalist system was that there was not one sovereign centralized power from which all authority flows.
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To do my duty, I must obey God.
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But in the long term, I think it is improper to limit your future.
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But I have made no plans to run for any office right now.
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Power's not what the Constitution was about.
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The Constitution was about a limitation on power.
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Well, that's the - the removal from office and removal of the Ten Commandments were two different issues.
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But today, government is taking those rights from us, pretending that it gives us our rights. Indeed, those rights come from God, and it was recognized throughout our history as such.
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