# Well Dayumn! Gay Marriage is now Legal in Alabama **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 3, 2015, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-dayumn-gay-marriage-is-now-legal-in-alabama/711735 "2015-02-03T17:42:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Accidental\_Martyr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Accidental\_Martyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Accidental_Martyr)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2016, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-dayumn-gay-marriage-is-now-legal-in-alabama/711735/81 "2016-05-22T02:43:51Z")
Good opinion piece on Roy Moore. > **[Opinion – Josh Moon: Roy Moore's attack on Christianity](https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/news/local/blogs/moonblog/2016/05/20/josh-moon-roy-moores-attack-christianity/84640360/)** > > For all of his grandstanding for Christianity, it's approaches like Moore's doing the most harm to the faith ---
**Author:** ![Accidental\_Martyr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Accidental\_Martyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Accidental_Martyr)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2016, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-dayumn-gay-marriage-is-now-legal-in-alabama/711735/82 "2016-06-10T22:58:12Z")
Federal judge rules that Alabama must recognize marriage equality ruling. > **[Federal judge in SPLC case: Alabama must recognize marriage equality ruling](https://www.splcenter.org/news/2016/06/09/federal-judge-splc-case-alabama-must-recognize-marriage-equality-ruling)** > > A federal judge ruled this week that Alabama officials must abide by the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling legalizing same-sex marriage despite contrary statements by the Alabama Supreme Court– a victory for the SPLC and other civil rights groups that... ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2016, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-dayumn-gay-marriage-is-now-legal-in-alabama/711735/83 "2016-09-29T15:59:46Z")
NPR update on Moore’s suspension and looming trial: [Alabama's Chief Justice Faces Ethics Charges For Second Time : NPR](http://www.npr.org/2016/09/28/495655689/alabamas-chief-justice-faces-ethics-charges-for-second-time) ---
**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2016, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-dayumn-gay-marriage-is-now-legal-in-alabama/711735/84 "2016-09-29T16:47:30Z")
Well, the good news is if he gets kicked off the Court, his age will mean he won’t be able to run for Chief Justice again. The bad news is he becomes the lead candidate for Governor in 2018… ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2016, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-dayumn-gay-marriage-is-now-legal-in-alabama/711735/85 "2016-09-30T20:10:20Z")
Court of the Judiciary has spoken: Moore is to be suspended without pay for the remainder of his term. Fifty page long decision. They also charge him for the costs of the proceeding. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2016, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-dayumn-gay-marriage-is-now-legal-in-alabama/711735/86 "2016-09-30T20:30:47Z")
I wonder if they could have dismissed him outright? ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2016, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-dayumn-gay-marriage-is-now-legal-in-alabama/711735/87 "2016-09-30T21:34:53Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > I wonder if they could have dismissed him outright? From the [Washington Post](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/09/30/alabama-chief-justice-roy-moore-may-have-essentially-lost-his-job-over-gay-marriage/): > [@](#): > > On Friday, the state’s court within a court suspended Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore, citing “clear and convincing” evidence that Moore tried to block same-sex marriage in the state after the U.S. Supreme Court decision legalizing it. The same court kicked him off the bench in 2003 for refusing to take down a monument to the Ten Commandments in the courthouse. > > This time around, the Judicial Inquiry Commission couldn’t unanimously decide whether to kick Moore off the bench, so he’ll stay on, but he’ll be unable to do anything. He’ll be suspended without pay for the rest of his term — through 2019 — and unable to make legal decisions during that time. Edited to add: More specific information from the [New York Times](http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/01/us/roy-moore-alabama-chief-justice.html?_r=0): > [@](#): > > The court said in its decision that most, but not all, of its members had supported fully removing Judge Moore from the bench, but removal requires a unanimous vote. The decision to suspend him, the court said, was unanimous. ---
**Author:** ![Accidental\_Martyr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Accidental\_Martyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Accidental_Martyr)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2016, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-dayumn-gay-marriage-is-now-legal-in-alabama/711735/88 "2016-10-01T00:54:40Z")
He’ll almost certainly run for governor now. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2016, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-dayumn-gay-marriage-is-now-legal-in-alabama/711735/89 "2016-10-01T02:08:48Z")
> [@Accidental\_Martyr](#): > > He’ll almost certainly run for governor now. He already tried twice (2006 & 2010) after his original “10 Commandments” dismissal. Both times got whomped handily in the primary. ---
**Author:** ![Accidental\_Martyr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Accidental\_Martyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Accidental_Martyr)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2016, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-dayumn-gay-marriage-is-now-legal-in-alabama/711735/90 "2016-10-01T04:03:49Z")
> [@JRDelirious](#): > > He already tried twice (2006 & 2010) after his original “10 Commandments” dismissal. Both times got whomped handily in the primary. No real word yet, but I wouldn’t be surprised at all if he tries again. > **[Roy Moore for governor? Why a recent poll is creating a stir in Alabama over...](https://www.al.com/news/mobile/2016/08/roy_moore_for_governor_why_a_r.html)** > > Moore was atop a list of 10 possible 2018 gubernatorial candidates in a poll commissioned recently by the Alabama Forestry Commission. But a debate has commenced on whether Moore has a realistic shot at the office. ---
**Author:** ![Accidental\_Martyr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Accidental\_Martyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Accidental_Martyr)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2016, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-dayumn-gay-marriage-is-now-legal-in-alabama/711735/91 "2016-12-22T04:03:35Z")
Gov. Bentley interviews Roy Moore as possible candidate to take Jeff Sessions place in Senate. > **[Bentley interviews Roy Moore for potential Senate seat](https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/news/politics/southunionstreet/2016/12/21/bentley-interviews-roy-moore-potential-senate-seat/95711472/)** > > Suspended chief justice one of 11 candidates interviewed so far to succeed Jeff Sessions ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2016, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-dayumn-gay-marriage-is-now-legal-in-alabama/711735/92 "2016-12-22T17:26:08Z")
Ugh. Let’s hope the governor is just putting on a dog-and-pony show and won’t actually appoint him. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2017, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-dayumn-gay-marriage-is-now-legal-in-alabama/711735/93 "2017-05-09T17:24:45Z")
Curiouser and curiouser. The governor - who has since resigned: [Robert J. Bentley - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_J._Bentley#Resignation_and_guilty_plea) - went with this guy, [Luther Strange - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luther_Strange), so ol’ Roy’s resigned from the Alabama Supremes and is running against him: [Roy Moore running for Senate, resigns from Supreme Court to challenge Luther Strange - al.com](http://www.al.com/news/montgomery/index.ssf/2017/04/roy_moore_announces_alabama_ch.html) ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2017, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-dayumn-gay-marriage-is-now-legal-in-alabama/711735/94 "2017-05-09T17:47:17Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Curiouser and curiouser. Don’t you mean Strange and Stranger? 😉 Reading about Strange, I’m not sure that I see much of a difference between the two candidates. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2017, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-dayumn-gay-marriage-is-now-legal-in-alabama/711735/95 "2017-09-27T04:52:05Z")
Bumped. Roy Moore beat Strange in the GOP primary for the U.S. Senate seat: [http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/26/politics/alabama-senate-results-roy-moore-luther-strange/index.html](http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/26/politics/alabama-senate-results-roy-moore-luther-strange/index.html) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-dayumn-gay-marriage-is-now-legal-in-alabama/711735.md?page=4)