Roy Moore's open letter denying allegations

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Roy Moore pens open letter to Hannity

Judge Roy Moore on Twitter

"We are in the process of investigating these false allegations to determine their origin and motivation. For instance, we have documented that the most recent accuser, Beverly Nelson, was a party in a divorce action before me in Etowah County Circuit Court in 1999. No motion was made for me to recuse. In her accusations, Nelson did not mention that I was the judge assigned to her divorce case in 1999, a matter that apparently caused her no distress at a time that was 18 years closer to the alleged assault. Yet 18 years later, while talking before the cameras about the supposed assault, she seemingly could not contain her emotions.

My signature on the order of dismissal in the divorce case was annotated with the letters "D.A.," representing the initials of my court assistant. Curiously the supposed yearbook inscription is also followed by the same initials - "D.A." But at that time I was Deputy District Attorney, not district attorney. Those initials as well as the date under the signature block and the printed name of the restaurant are written in a style inconsistent with the rest of the yearbook inscription. The "7's" in "Christmas 1977" are in a noticeably different script than the "7's" in the date "12-22-77." I believe tampering has occurred.
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“I adamantly deny the allegations of Leigh Corfman and Beverly Nelson, did not date underage girls, and have taken steps to begin a civil action for defamation. Because of that, at the direction of counsel, I cannot comment further
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He is hated by the left and hated by the Republican establishment. We all know (or should) what politicians are capable of when they want somebody out of their way.
 
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Roy Moore pens open letter to Hannity

Judge Roy Moore on Twitter

"We are in the process of investigating these false allegations to determine their origin and motivation. For instance, we have documented that the most recent accuser, Beverly Nelson, was a party in a divorce action before me in Etowah County Circuit Court in 1999. No motion was made for me to recuse. In her accusations, Nelson did not mention that I was the judge assigned to her divorce case in 1999, a matter that apparently caused her no distress at a time that was 18 years closer to the alleged assault. Yet 18 years later, while talking before the cameras about the supposed assault, she seemingly could not contain her emotions.

My signature on the order of dismissal in the divorce case was annotated with the letters "D.A.," representing the initials of my court assistant. Curiously the supposed yearbook inscription is also followed by the same initials - "D.A." But at that time I was Deputy District Attorney, not district attorney. Those initials as well as the date under the signature block and the printed name of the restaurant are written in a style inconsistent with the rest of the yearbook inscription. The "7's" in "Christmas 1977" are in a noticeably different script than the "7's" in the date "12-22-77." I believe tampering has occurred.
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“I adamantly deny the allegations of Leigh Corfman and Beverly Nelson, did not date underage girls, and have taken steps to begin a civil action for defamation. Because of that, at the direction of counsel, I cannot comment further
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What a weak response.
 
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He is hated by the left and hated by the Republican establishment. We all know (or should) what politicians are capable of when they want somebody out of their way.
Unless the divorce was contested there is no personal appearance before a judge needed. I’d bet money the litigants did not personally appear before the judge. Hence no personal contact.
 
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Why is he bothering to deny it?

Clearly his peeps are cool with it and prepared to do the required mental gymnastics in order to give him their full support even if the allegations end up being true.

Jim Zeigler defended Moore's alleged actions on biblical grounds,[140]

Ed Henry advocated prosecuting the accusers criminally.[141]

David Hall said that the encounter was irrelevant because it happened "40 years ago".

Jerry Pow said that he'd support Roy Moore "even if the candidate had committed a sex crime" because he "wouldn't want to vote for Doug (Jones)."

William Blocker stated that he would still consider voting for Moore even if "hard proof of sexual abuse emerged".

Breitbart defended Moore by saying that relationships between 30-something year old man and 16 to 18 year old girls were "not inappropriate".
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Unless the divorce was contested there is no personal appearance before a judge needed. I’d bet money the litigants did not personally appear before the judge. Hence no personal contact.
Still... he has a point. If he really did what has her so emotional today... and he was the judge 18 years ago... there would be something said, an allegation, something... but there was nothing.

I am amazed at how many Christians have already determined him to be guilty without sitting down and weighing out all evidence. I guess that is the culture we now live in. :(
 
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How is he "unqualified"?

2016 suspension from the bench and resignation
On May 6, 2016, the Alabama Judicial Inquiry Commission (JIC) forwarded a list of six charges of ethical violations by Moore to the Alabama Court of the Judiciary.[55] Moore was suspended from the Alabama Supreme Court pending trial and ruling. Moore faced removal from office over the charges, which were more serious than those which removed him from office in 2003.[56][57] The JIC's complaint charged Moore with violating the Alabama Canon of Judicial Ethics by:[55]

  1. disregarding a federal injunction.
  2. demonstrated unwillingness to follow clear law.
  3. abuse of administrative authority.
  4. substituting his judgment for the judgement of the entire Alabama Supreme Court, including failure to abstain from public comment about a pending proceeding in his own court.
  5. interference with legal process and remedies in the United States District Court and/or Alabama Supreme Court related to proceedings in which Alabama probate judges were involved.
  6. failure to recuse himself from pending proceedings in the Alabama Supreme Court after making public comment and placing his impartiality into question.
 
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2016 suspension from the bench and resignation
On May 6, 2016, the Alabama Judicial Inquiry Commission (JIC) forwarded a list of six charges of ethical violations by Moore to the Alabama Court of the Judiciary.[55] Moore was suspended from the Alabama Supreme Court pending trial and ruling. Moore faced removal from office over the charges, which were more serious than those which removed him from office in 2003.[56][57] The JIC's complaint charged Moore with violating the Alabama Canon of Judicial Ethics by:[55]

  1. disregarding a federal injunction.
  2. demonstrated unwillingness to follow clear law.
  3. abuse of administrative authority.
  4. substituting his judgment for the judgement of the entire Alabama Supreme Court, including failure to abstain from public comment about a pending proceeding in his own court.
  5. interference with legal process and remedies in the United States District Court and/or Alabama Supreme Court related to proceedings in which Alabama probate judges were involved.
  6. failure to recuse himself from pending proceedings in the Alabama Supreme Court after making public comment and placing his impartiality into question.

None of which makes him unqualified.
 
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Still... he has a point. If he really did what has her so emotional today... and he was the judge 18 years ago... there would be something said, an allegation, something... but there was nothing.
Not true at all.

I am amazed at how many Christians have already determined him to be guilty without sitting down and weighing out all evidence. I guess that is the culture we now live in. :(
I'm amazed at how many people have yet to realize how many are still willing to support him.
 
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By not being qualified. He got kicked off the bench twice, for not being qualified. In other word, he is unwilling to fulfill the duties of the office.

When was he ever kicked off the bench for not being qualified?

How was he unwilling to fulfil the duties of his office?

Why did he win two elections to the bench and the primary in a Senate race in a landslide if he is so unqualified?
 
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None of which makes him unqualified.

I would say a history refusing to uphold the duties you swore to uphold (resulting in your being removed from your position two times) would be a serious deal-breaker...not to mention being willing to cast aside the constitution for personal reasons.

It'd be sort of like if I was hiring a driver, I certainly wouldn't be considering a person who had multiple DUIs. Nor would I hire a doctor who's had two instances of serious medical malpractice.
 
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I am amazed at how many Christians have already determined him to be guilty without sitting down and weighing out all evidence. I guess that is the culture we now live in. :(

I am equally amazed at all the Christians that have determined all the accusers are liars without sitting down and weighing out all evidence. I guess that is the culture we now live in.
 
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Why did he win two elections to the bench and the primary in a Senate race in a landslide if he is so unqualified?

...because the people voting for him didn't particularly care whether or not he was doing his job correctly...only that he promoted their personal views.

For the record, that's not a problem exclusive to the republicans btw...the democrats in Washington DC saw it fit to elect a known crackhead for mayor who had been removed once before, simply because his agenda lined up with their own.
 
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I would say a history refusing to uphold the duties you swore to uphold (resulting in your being removed from your position two times) would be a serious deal-breaker...not to mention being willing to cast aside the constitution for personal reasons.

First, he has no such history.

Second, do you know what "qualified" means? It refers to one's qualifications, not to whether or not they carry out their duties to your satisfaction.

It'd be sort of like if I was hiring a driver, I certainly wouldn't be considering a person who had multiple DUIs. Nor would I hire a doctor who's had two instances of serious medical malpractice.

And that would be your right. But if the driver has the necessary licenses, then he is qualified, regardless of what you think of his driving record.
 
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