Caboose Loc: South Carolina

In an escalating battle for natural marriage, Alabama has become ground zero.

The state is in judicial chaos after a federal judge ruled that Alabama's marriage law is unconstitutional. Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy S. Moore took issue with the ruling and rightly declared that probate judges are not required to preside over same-sex "marriage" ceremonies.

Liberty Counsel will defend the probate judges who follow the direction of Chief Justice Moore. Please see my important update on this pressing matter – Mat.

America,

It is fitting that Alabama's motto is, "We dare defend our rights," while the battle to preserve natural marriage is raging in that southern state.

Last month, U.S. District Court Judge Callie Granade ruled that Alabama's prohibition on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional, and then put her decision on hold until yesterday.

Yesterday morning, the Supreme Court of the United States refused Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange's request to extend the judge's hold on the order until the High Court rules on the matter this summer.


Chief Justice Moore told NBC News: "This is Alabama. We don't give up the recognition that law has bounds."

+ + Chief Justice Moore will not back down in his defense of natural marriage.

Chief Justice Roy Moore, a staunch defender of the Constitution, is known nationally as the Justice who defied court orders to remove a monument featuring the Ten Commandments from the Alabama Supreme Court. Last weekend, he called out the illegality and illegitimacy of current federal cases being used by activist judges to overturn Alabama's law that affirms natural marriage.

"Effective immediately, no probate judge of the state of Alabama nor any agent or employee of any Alabama probate judge shall issue or recognize a marriage license that is inconsistent with…the Alabama Constitution."

The memorandum over the weekend from Chief Justice Moore is boosting the ranks of probate judges who are refusing to issue same-sex marriage licenses.


Liberty Counsel agrees with Chief Justice Moore. The Alabama probate judges are not bound by an opinion of a single federal judge. This sole federal judge does not have jurisdiction to order all state probate judges to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. As members of the state judicial branch, probate judges are not bound by the decisions of the lower federal courts, as confirmed by multiple Alabama and U.S. Supreme Court cases.

We will defend any probate judge who is challenged on their refusal to perform a same-sex marriage.

In 2006, 81 percent of Alabama voters opposed a same-sex marriage initiative. Nationwide, the expressed legal will of tens of millions of Americans have been trampled under foot by judicial activism on the issue of marriage.

+ + Now is the time for Americans who are concerned about the moral collapse in our nation to rise up and take action by standing for marriage! This battle is far from over.

Liberty Counsel will fight the pro-homosexual agenda in federal and state courts - and in the courts of public opinion while there are battles to be fought.

Americal, today I need you to stand with us with financial support while we aggressively defend these Alabama judges from what will be an all-out legal assault. Can you give a generous gift today to help us in our defense of God-ordained marriage? A gift of any amount will help us build our war chest for what I anticipate will be an intense fight.

Click here or on the banner below to give whatever you can today:

Right now, Liberty Counsel is also involved in numerous other cases to affirm that natural marriage is not subject to redefinition by a court or legislature. We are aggressively defending the rights of citizens to declare that natural marriage is the standard for their state and locality.

We are standing with Christian business owners who decline same-sex "marriage" business, which would force them to participate in something that violates their consciences. We are empowering these business owners to stand against the personal assaults, demonstrations, and demonization by radical homosexual activists.

Last month, the High Court agreed to review a federal appeals court decision that upheld natural marriage laws in Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee. Again, our legal team will be actively engaged in that hearing.

We need your help today! As you might imagine, the financial resources we need to be involved in so many cases is a substantial burden.

We are fighting a well-organized, liberally-funded, pro-homosexual machine!

Every gift of any amount will help!

Please consider helping us today with a special gift to build our pro-marriage litigation fund:

I firmly believe that this is a crucially important and winnable battle. I also know that you make it possible to advance our work.

God bless you abundantly for standing on behalf of God-ordained, natural marriage.

Mat Staver, Founder and Chairman
Liberty Counsel

P.S. Marriage laws nationwide are in horrible confusion as is evidenced recently in Florida and now in Alabama. This disorder and division in lower jurisdictions is what can be expected when judicial activists force their will on society!

Help us stand against the forces that are out to redefine marriage in our nation.


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Rufus Loc: Deep South

Amen. I have much respect for Judge Moore. We need to join together in prayer for Judge Moore, Alabama and our entire country and ask God to keep His institution of marriage between a man and a woman Holy in America. It will be Holy regardless of what the demonic liberal judges do but I pray God show Himself strong for His glory.

mongo Loc: TEXAS

We need more judges that will defend their states constitution against the feds!

SEMPER FI

PoppaGringo Loc: Muslim City, Mexifornia, B.R.

We definitely need more Judge Moore's in the Country.

MrEd Loc: Georgia

The Supreme Court of this great land does NOT have the authority to even hear a case involving gay anything. The cases that they can hear are spelled out in the Constitution and nowhere does it say anything about gay rights. THAT IS STRICTLY A STATE ISSUE!

That goes for abortion and a lot of other things they have been sticking their noses into they have no business sticking their nose into.

"The Judicial Power of the Federal Courts.

By Publius Huldah.

1. “Judicial Power” refers to a court’s power to hear and decide cases. Art. III §2, U.S. Constitution, lists the cases which federal courts are permitted to hear. They may hear only cases:

a) Arising under the Constitution, or the Laws of the United States, or Treaties made under the Authority of the United States [1] [“federal question” jurisdiction];

b) Affecting Ambassadors, other public Ministers & Consuls; cases of admiralty & maritime Jurisdiction; or cases in which the U.S. is a Party [“status of the parties” jurisdiction];

c) Between two or more States; between a State & Citizens of another State; between Citizens of different States; between Citizens of the same State claiming Lands under Grants of different States;[2] or between a State (or Citizens thereof) & foreign States, Citizens or Subjects[3] [“diversity” jurisdiction].

These are the ONLY cases which federal courts have constitutional authority to hear! Alexander Hamilton wrote in Federalist No. 83, 8th para:

…the judicial authority of the federal judicatures is declared by the Constitution to comprehend certain cases particularly specified. The expression of those cases marks the precise limits beyond which the federal courts cannot extend their jurisdiction, because the objects of their cognizance being enumerated, the specification would be nugatory if it did not exclude all ideas of more extensive authority."
Quotes taken from here; https://publiushuldah.wordpress.com/category/enumerated-powers-of-federal-courts/

It would seem that the Supreme Court is getting away with murder simply because the people do NOT know what their limits are. They are also killing the meaning of words to make them fit a case. For instance, "Due Process" has a VERY limited meaning and very specific legal meaning, but the court has bent the hell out of it to mean almost anything they want just so they can take a case when they know damn good and well they have no business hearing it.

They know their limits, but Presidents like obama put those whacko jerks like Kagan in there that will bend anything around just so they can hear a case. I just wish ONE of them would come right out and say they are not allowed to hear a case.

Rufus Loc: Deep South

:thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: Thank you. Your information you provided needs to be posted regularly so people will understand. Another thing people do not realize is that States Rights should almost always trump federal rights in almost all cases. Like you said federal rights are extremely limited. The federal government is supposed to be so tiny it could practically fit into a broom closet. We see what has happened when the government does not adhere to the Constitution and the rule of law. Everything has been turned upside down and our country is in great decline. Also because our leaders and many of our citizens have turned away from God.

mongo Loc: TEXAS

Our country has turned out the way it is because all politicians have turned into the "Bitch-Boy Whores" of the corporations! They have sold us out and are controlling the meek (Libs) with give-aways. It will take more than protesting to deal with the problem. Going after the 1% and destroying their power base with mass arrests is the answer!

SEMPER FI

Rufus Loc: Deep South

Hey brother, when the call comes I am ready. :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

Caboose Loc: South Carolina

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Great post Mr Ed