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Heres my nominee for Republican candidate for President: A long read- but this is my opinion of what a Republican is supposed to be- not the corporate bought crew in power today.....


Moore welcomed by area Republicans

By George Jones
The Reporter

Published March 23, 2006

Former Supreme Court Chief Justice of Alabama Roy Moore spoke to a Republican Party gathering at the Holiday Inn in Guntersville Monday night.

During his speech, Moore, who is running for the Republican nomination for governor, mentioned what he believes are two problems facing Alabamians.

“We’ve got to stand up. We have federal courts running our state. Then we wonder why we are in such trouble,” Moore said. “Your government is run by special interests. That is why I am not accepting any contributions from political action committees.”

The question was asked, how a Moore administration would work with the counties?

Moore answered, “I think counties are closer to the people, and I think that is what we should work with. I would love to see the representatives return to the counties. That is why I suggested we have fewer legislative sessions, and that is why I suggest term limits. If we have that rotation, then the special interests can’t control as much.”

Moore said his opponents argue against fewer legislative sessions by saying, “We’ve got too much work.”

Moore said, “My goodness, the last Regular Session did nothing the whole time – nothing. Then they went back and did all their work in one week. It’s not a lot of work. The only work they have to do is go through the stacks of bills written by lobbyists.”

In response to a question about education, Moore said, “I value teachers. I think we should look after teachers. I think of freedom in education as being what we need. Free enterprise would benefit teachers with higher wages. In my opinion, it would educate the children better.”

Moore said, “I don’t understand why a tax credit wouldn’t be advisable for a child who is home schooled. For example, if you got a tax credit of $3,000 and it took $7,000 to educate him in the public system, the state would be saving money and have more money in the public education system. But I think we need to study the education system.”

Moore asked if anyone knew what the NAIS was?

“It is,” Moore said, “the National Animal Identification System.”

[The NAIS states, in part, on its Web site: “As part of its ongoing efforts to safeguard U.S. animal health, USDA initiated the implementation of the National Animal Identification System (NAIS) in 2004. NAIS is a cooperative state-federal-industry partnership to standardize and expand animal identification programs and practices to all livestock species and poultry. NAIS is being developed through the integration of three components—premises identification, animal identification and animal tracking. The long-term goal of the NAIS is to provide animal health officials with the capability to identify all livestock and premises that have had direct contact with a disease of concern within 48 hours after discovery. Although the draft strategic plan references mandatory requirements in 2008 and beyond, to date no actions have been initiated by USDA to develop regulations to require participation in NAIS.”]


Moore said, “I didn’t know what it was until somebody brought it to me … I was told they’re trying to mark every animal – with retina scans even. Every cow, every lamb every llama … You say that’s impossible, but not with today’s technology … then there is a bill before the Alabama legislature … the central part says ‘…the department of Agriculture and Industries may develop and implement an animal identification program that is consistent with the USDA/NAIS.’”

Moore said he knew why they were developing the system.

“They say it is to keep disease down, but it has nothing to do with disease. It’s bureaucracy. It is to control. That is why I spoke out against it. And, lo and behold, what comes up in the paper,” [Moore held up a paper] ‘Mad cow highlights need for new system’ … all of a sudden we’ve got a mad cow. I’ll tell you what we should have is a bunch of mad people.”

Moore then displayed a form he said was “produced for the purpose of premises identification by Ron Sparks, Commissioner of the Alabama Department of Agriculture.”

Moore then asked rhetorically, “Does anybody see something strange about that?” Adding, “The law hasn’t been implemented yet.”

Moore then asked, “If they haven’t passed the bill to implement the system, how have we got forms already? They are pretty sure of themselves. I guess that’s why they have to have [referring to the newspaper headline again] ‘Mad Cow disease highlights need for new system.’”

Moore, who has raised cattle, said, “We’ve got to be aware of what’s happening here.”

Moore said, “I was out west two or three years ago and I know that they are moving cattlemen off of their properties. And they [government] know how many cows are on the premises, and they can restrict the number.” And he added, “Some day we will be seeing agriculture go south [South America and Mexico], just like industry has gone south.”

Expressing amazement at what the country appears to be doing to itself he said, “I can’t explain that, except to say that the wisdom of men is as foolishness with God. He gave us a great country, He’s blessed us, and what do we do? We become vain in our imaginations. Our foolish hearts are darkened. Professing ourselves to be wise, we have become fools. We have changed the glory of an incorruptible God into an image made like corruptible birds and four-footed beasts. When man puts himself above God he forgets instruction. When I talk about God, it’s not a religious thing at all. It’s what we have based our entire Constitution on, our Declaration and our entire law.”
“When the rule of law is abandoned over the rule of man, then we’ve got a problem,” Moore said emphatically.

Moore was asked how he would help with the illegal alien problem.

He replied, “America is a land of immigrants. From the beginning of our nation, people have come to America, ‘the land of opportunity,’ where they found freedom and prosperity. However, over the last few years, the immigration story has changed from a tale of working hard, playing by the rules and achieving success, to a nightmare of poorly secured borders, irresponsible employers, overwhelmed social services and increased crime.

“Immigration is the legal means by which one becomes a citizen of this country. It has historically involved an application for citizenship, a test, an investigation and an oath.

“When people enter our country who make no application to become a citizen, do not wish to learn our language or our customs, and only intend to reap the rewards of our economy while paying no taxes required of a citizen, they are illegal aliens and not immigrants. There is a difference between immigration and an illegal alien invasion. And that’s what’s happening.”

Moore holds employers who fail to take out the proper taxes and knowingly hire illegal aliens responsible for part of the problem.

“As far as arresting them [illegal aliens],” Moore said, “I think they should be arrested just like any other Alabama citizen who violates the law.”

Referring to the controversy surrounding his acknowledgement of God and defying a federal judge’s order to move a Ten Commandments monument from the state Supreme Court building that led to his removal from the position of chief justice, Moore said, “We are doing the same thing that they did in the days of Isaiah, ‘Hear ye this house of Jacob which are called by the name of Israel, and have come forth out of the brothers of Judah which swear by the name of the Lord, and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth nor in righteousness.’” “That,” Moore said, “is what we are doing today. You can acknowledge God, as long as you don’t mean it. And that means government is interfering with what you think – and that’s not the role of a judge.”

Moore was asked if it were possible as governor that he might run into a similar problem as he did as chief justice for acknowledging God? And if so, could he be removed from office as governor?

Moore said, “The legislature can impeach you. Yes, that is an authority that the legislature has. It would be wrong, but they could do it.” He added, “Removing a chief justice was absolutely against the law for upholding the oath. The constitution of Alabama recognizes God. Every state constitution recognizes God, and to uphold your oath you have to recognize God. It says in the state constitution ‘We invoke the favor and guidance of almighty God.”

Moore also said, “I’ll tell you right now, am I going to acknowledge God? I absolutely will. Will I ever put a monument down there? I have no plans to. My plan is to defend everybody else’s right to acknowledge God.”

Moore announced Tuesday that he will not run as an Independent candidate, nor for the chief justice position. Moore said, “I am a Republican, and I intend to become the next Republican governor of Alabama.”
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