# Ten Commandments Judge: No SSM Amendment! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 9, 2004, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-commandments-judge-no-ssm-amendment/233368 "2004-03-09T22:56:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2004, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-commandments-judge-no-ssm-amendment/233368/1 "2004-03-09T22:56:57Z")
Surprisingly, Roy “Ten COmmandments” Moore is [opposed](http://www.365gay.com/newscon04/03/030904moore.htm) to a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage. Of course the _reason_ he’s against it are vintage lunatic, but still… > [@](#): > > If marriage was constitutionally defined as a man and a woman," he says " some judge would probably let a man marry his sister or daughter." And he’s still a rabid homophobe who thinks gays are abominations before the Lord and so forth. If I believed in God, I would be on my knees every night praying to God to inspire this jackass to run for president this year. Run Roy Run! ---
**Author:** ![FisherQueen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58f4c7/32.png) [@FisherQueen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FisherQueen)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2004, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-commandments-judge-no-ssm-amendment/233368/2 "2004-03-09T23:03:57Z")
> [@](#): > > “Marriage is the union of a man and a woman, it’s a God-ordained institution,” he said. If that standard is destroyed, Moore says " there’s nothing to keep three men and a horse from getting married, or an entire city." Marry an entire city? Now that is a great idea! I volunteer to marry Cincinnati. ---
**Author:** ![Padeye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@Padeye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Padeye)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2004, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-commandments-judge-no-ssm-amendment/233368/3 "2004-03-09T23:14:30Z")
> [@Otto](#): > > If I believed in God, I would be on my knees every night praying to God to inspire this jackass to run for president this year. Run Roy Run! An odd statement. I believe in God and do not wish this jackass to run. Why do you? ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2004, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-commandments-judge-no-ssm-amendment/233368/4 "2004-03-09T23:21:28Z")
Talk about strange bedfellows. I never imagined I’d see **Otto** and Judge Moore getting all snuggly. Haj ---
**Author:** ![Rysto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecccb3/32.png) [@Rysto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysto)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2004, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-commandments-judge-no-ssm-amendment/233368/5 "2004-03-09T23:21:45Z")
To steal votes from Bush, **Padeye**. ---
**Author:** ![Rysto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecccb3/32.png) [@Rysto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysto)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2004, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-commandments-judge-no-ssm-amendment/233368/6 "2004-03-09T23:22:50Z")
Take votes away from Bush is what I meant. Saying steal implies that I think something’s wrong with that. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2004, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-commandments-judge-no-ssm-amendment/233368/7 "2004-03-10T00:09:34Z")
> [@FisherQueen](#): > > I volunteer to marry Cincinnati. Can I be your best suburb? ---
**Author:** ![Padeye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@Padeye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Padeye)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2004, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-commandments-judge-no-ssm-amendment/233368/8 "2004-03-10T01:05:38Z")
> [@Rysto](#): > > Take votes away from Bush is what I meant. Saying steal implies that I think something’s wrong with that. The original statment is a non-sequitir since it was made under the condition “If I believed in God.” If what the OP wanted was for Jackass Roy to be the vote stealing Ralph Nader of the republican party I would think he’s want Roy to run regardless of his own personal beliefs. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2004, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-commandments-judge-no-ssm-amendment/233368/9 "2004-03-10T01:10:34Z")
Thank God he’s against it for fundie nutball reasons, or I’d have to clean chunks of brain and skull from my keyboard. ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2004, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-commandments-judge-no-ssm-amendment/233368/10 "2004-03-10T01:12:04Z")
Oh for fuck’s sake. I want Roy to run for president this year to siphon votes away from Gee Dubya. If I believed in God, I would pray for Him to plant in Roy the decision to make the run. Pedanticists take the fun out of _everything_. Here, look at a [picture of a duck](http://www.northrup.org/photos/ducks/crop0018.htm) and move past it. ---
**Author:** ![Jenaroph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Jenaroph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenaroph)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2004, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-commandments-judge-no-ssm-amendment/233368/11 "2004-03-10T01:16:57Z")
Aww, what a cute duck. ---
**Author:** ![Ilsa\_Lund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a6a055/32.png) [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2004, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-commandments-judge-no-ssm-amendment/233368/12 "2004-03-10T01:51:36Z")
> [@Otto](#): > > Oh for fuck’s sake. > > I want Roy to run for president this year to siphon votes away from Gee Dubya. > > If I believed in God, I would pray for Him to plant in Roy the decision to make the run. > > Pedanticists take the fun out of _everything_. > > Here, look at a [picture of a duck](http://www.northrup.org/photos/ducks/crop0018.htm) and move past it. WAIT WAIT WAIT! Is it an _African_ duck, or a _European_ duck? How fast does it fly? Given the state of bird taxonomy, is it even correct to consider that a duck? How does believing in God help a pedanticist make an informed decision about ducks on a day to day basis? Do you mean that looking at the duck should occupy a pedant’s time? Or do you mean that pedants should focus on the duck? Become one with the duck? ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2004, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-commandments-judge-no-ssm-amendment/233368/13 "2004-03-10T02:04:44Z")
> [@Otto](#): > > Oh for fuck’s sake. > Pedanticists take the fun out of _everything_. Psst. You made an erroneousness. It’s _pedant_. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2004, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-commandments-judge-no-ssm-amendment/233368/14 "2004-03-10T02:15:36Z")
And it’s a drake, anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2004, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-commandments-judge-no-ssm-amendment/233368/15 "2004-03-10T05:00:06Z")
Ah, the Straight Dope. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2004, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-commandments-judge-no-ssm-amendment/233368/16 "2004-03-10T07:03:14Z")
> [@](#): > > some judge would probably let a man marry his sister or daughter. “Excuse me, Judge Moore, can I marry your sister or your daughter?” “Heck, you don’t even have to choose. They’re the same woman.” ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2004, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-commandments-judge-no-ssm-amendment/233368/17 "2004-03-10T07:08:54Z")
Much as I like the idea of a Bush-vote-taker, especially since Pat Buchanan isn’t running, consider this: people are going to vote for Bush. What makes you think there aren’t enough nutballs to vote Moore into the White House? \ ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2004, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-commandments-judge-no-ssm-amendment/233368/18 "2004-03-10T07:47:08Z")
> [@Judge Moore](#): > > If marriage was constitutionally defined as a man and a woman, some judge would probably let a man marry his sister or daughter. Which is almost exactly the argument many people use against gay marriage. I never realized it worked both ways. ---
**Author:** ![kanicbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f8ce5/32.png) [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2004, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-commandments-judge-no-ssm-amendment/233368/19 "2004-03-10T12:37:47Z")
> [@](#): > > And he’s still a rabid homophobe who thinks gays are abominations before the Lord and so forth. Is it just possible that he views the act of homosexual sex as a sin and marriage as a sacred rite, making it mutially exclusive, and he knows that we are all sinners with our own vices and that God really loves us all, or have you actually crawled inside his mind and can honestly judge him this way :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2004, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-commandments-judge-no-ssm-amendment/233368/20 "2004-03-10T15:46:17Z")
Well, if you’d have bothered to _read the story_ I linked to, you’d have found this: > [@](#): > > In February 2002 when the state supreme court ruled against a lesbian mother who was seeking custody of her three daughters Moore used a litany of homophobic adjectives to describe homosexuality, calling it among other things “an inherent evil” that should not be tolerated. > > His decision went on to say that the mother’s relationship made her an unfit parent and that homosexuality is “abhorrent, immoral, detestable, a crime against nature, and a violation of the laws of nature.” I would call that rabid homophobia. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-commandments-judge-no-ssm-amendment/233368.md?page=2)