You lost.

Get over it.

I guess this is one the main reasons why I don't believe in major organized religions. I believe in the separation of church and state and this, in my opinion, is not separating the two. Yes, our laws were based upon numerous things including the Ten Commandments (Hammurabi's law, the Justinian Code, amongst others) but to purposely violate federal law and three court orders is ridiculous and makes you look like a fool. His own associate justices said that even if we don't agree with the verdict, we must uphold the decision. That's a brave stance for them to take, but it's also the right stance. Just because you don't believe in what was decided by the Supreme Court doesn't mean that it's not a decision that you can simply ignore because you don't like it.

But I guess what really gets me the most is that he says that he has a constitutional right to acknowledge God and I disagree. He has a constitutional right to worship in whatever religion he chooses whether or not God is the supreme deity of that religion. To foist one religion (in this case Christianity of which there are many offshoots) over the others is showing preference for one religion over others and is constitutionally wrong. Judge Moore is free to do his job in whatever capacity he chooses, however, he's making an ass of himself on a national scale.

Fundies (as Crash has come to call them) have complained that the court system is attacking religion. That is not the case and I don't believe it to be the case. The court is ensuring that the constitutional provision involving the separation of church and state is upheld. They want prayer back in school...well I say no. Who is leading the prayer? What if someone doesn't prefer that religion? What if someone is atheist? We aren't living in the 1940s and 1950s again where such acts were commonplace and our schools still predominately segregated. This is 2003 where we have multiple religions to take into account and a diverse population to consider.

Remove the monument. You've been ordered to do so whether you want to or not. I do not think that the state should be fined. Judge Moore should be fine with the fine increasing until he abides by the ruling and the law that he was elected to uphold. If he says he can't do his job without the monument in place, then maybe he should look for another job. As Crash said, if you can't follow the law, then you shouldn't be a judge.

Sadly, in a state like Alabama, he'll either be elected governor or to Congress next.