Do any of you folks in the law profession EVER deal with facts? 1 - You are about $3,500 per day short on the potential fine.
2 - Since when the hell does 5,300 lbs. equal 10 tons? Being that you're so good with numbers, why don't you tell us just how many taxpayer dollars have been spent on this issue? JrT ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2003 10:38 PM Subject: Re: [RollTideFan] Judge Roy Moore > I've been reading this discussion for awhile. As someone in the legal > profession, I won't share my personal opinions of Judge Roy Moore here (who knows, I > may find myself in his court someday). But I do want to inject something > that I have not seen mentioned to this point. This whole controversy is costing > the state a lot of money. Guess who will be footing the bill for the > inevitable $1500 per day fine? Guess who is paying relative court filing costs, > discovery costs, etc to defend this case? Guess who paid for the 10 TON engraved > stone in the first place? (wouldn't a wooden plaque suffice?) Guess who paid > the enormous moving fees to have the stone placed in the rotunda to begin > with? Do you think its cheap to find someone willing to move a 10 TON stone, up > steps and into a courthouse, in THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, no less? Most of all, > guess who is paying the attorney's fees, in this ongoing defense against the > ACLU, that has now progressed all the way to the Supreme Court? There is a > one word answer to all of these questions....taxpayers. You and I, that's who > is footing the bill. I can think of 1,000 better things this state should be > spending my money on, to benefit the citizens. Even if you think its okay, > even desirable, to display the commandments in a public building, ask yourself > if the benefit of having this rock in our state's high court is worth the cost > of keeping it there. As an elected official, judge Moore should be serving > the best interest of the citizens of this state. Perhaps he feels this is a way > to accomplish that end, but judging by public reaction, both in this state > and ridicule from the rest of the nation, there is a strong argument to be made > that he is misusing state funds, possibly for his own personal gain. > ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------- > ______________________________________________________ > RollTideFan - The University of Alabama Athletics Discussion List > > "Welcome to RollTideFan! Wear a cup!" > > To join or leave the list or to make changes to your subscription visit http://listinfo.rolltidefan.net ______________________________________________________ RollTideFan - The University of Alabama Athletics Discussion List "Welcome to RollTideFan! Wear a cup!" To join or leave the list or to make changes to your subscription visit http://listinfo.rolltidefan.net
