Abortion, Ten Commandments on Alabama's ballot in November

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press


Updated 2:48 pm, Friday, April 27, 2018

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama voters will decide this November whether the state will become anti-abortion and will allow the Ten Commandments to be displayed on state property such as courts and schools.

The two proposed constitutional amendments, passed by lawmakers during this year's legislative session, will appear as referendums on the general-election ballot. Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill threw his support behind them at a ceremonial bill-signing at the Alabama State Capitol on Friday.

Republican Sen. Gerald Dial backed the amendment to authorize the display of the Ten Commandments on state property. He, Merrill and other supporters of the amendment said Friday that teaching the Ten Commandments is important.

"Do the people of Alabama want to acknowledge God, the God of the Old and New Testament, the Christian God? Do we want to acknowledge the God that our nation was founded upon?" asked Dean Young, chairman of the Ten Commandments Amendment political action committee. Young said he's been fighting for the amendment for 17 years.

Read more: https://www.chron.com/news/us/article/Abortion-Ten-Commandments-on-Alabama-s-ballot-in-12869901.php

[msongs]

1. why post them when they are so widely ignored in real life? nt

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

16. Did you see Colbert's interview with a congressman who wanted the Commandments displayed?

This was on "The Colbert Report":

Stephen (in his alter-ego conservative role) agreed with the congressman that the Ten Commandments should be displayed in every school and public building. Then he ripped him apart with these three words: "Let's recite them."

The guy could not even name one.

Score one, Colbert.

[jberryhill]

2. It's amazing they think the US was "founded" on the Christian God

The First Commandment and the First Amendment are polar opposites.

[USALiberal]

3. They will spend a lot of money when the lawsuits start to reverse it. nt

[rurallib]

6. tax payer dollars!

[USALiberal]

7. Yep! nt

[Bernardo de La Paz]

8. Yup. Firing up their base at taxpayer expense. They KNOW it is unconstitutional. . . . nt

[yallerdawg]

4. Poor people don't deserve food and health care...

but attorneys defending unconstitutional laws? Priceless.

[arithia]

5. in before the satanic church

points out that the state would then have to display other faith's scripture/symbols on state property or violate the Constitution.

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/xd5gjd/heres-the-first-look-at-the-new-satanic-monument-being-built-for-oklahomas-statehouse

[PatrickforO]

9. Alabama. The butthole of America.

Gerald Dial and Dean Young...yep, what a fine pair of specimens of Republican manhood.

[olegramps]

13. If you were going to give the nation an enema Montgomery is where to stick it in.

[dembotoz]

10. Expect more of these... bring out the base

The raving Bible thumpers will leave their death beds to vote on these bullshit rantings

[Cryptoad]

11. Why doesnt the GOP with

control of the Whitehouse, Congress and the SCOTUS, pass a law that makes abortion illegal by redefining personhood.??? Funny how that works,,,,,

[Takket]

12. they can display all the commandments they want if they agree to adhere to them

[DoctorJoJo]

14. Any Doubt How These Mega Goobers Will Vote?

[NotASurfer]

15. Wait...in Alabama, Commandments can be put on the ballot??

Can we put an amendment to the 5th Commandment on the ballot to endorse same-sex parenting? Or an Eleventh Commandment about casting out Kings who are vain, covetous, adultering liars who lay hands upon glowing orbs of indeterminate godliness? Or anything else that ought to get cleaned up?