Boy, it gives one real hope for the future of our constitution to read stories like this one:
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – A judge refused to delay a trial Tuesday when an attorney objected to his wearing a judicial robe with the Ten Commandments embroidered on the front in gold.
… McKathan told The Associated Press that he believes the Ten Commandments represent the truth “and you can’t divorce the law from the truth. … The Ten Commandments can help a judge know the difference between right and wrong.”
He said he doesn’t believe the commandments on his robe would have an adverse effect on jurors.
… The case raised comparisons to former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore, who was removed from office in 2003 for refusing to remove a Ten Commandments monument from the rotunda of the Alabama Judicial Building in Montgomery.
Moore said Tuesday he supports McKathan’s decision to wear the Ten Commandments robe.
“I applaud Judge McKathan. It is time for our judiciary to recognize the moral basis of our law,” Moore said.
