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ROCKY POINT, NC -- North Carolina’s Constitution Party, the state affiliate of the nation's third largest political party, went on record today condemning Wednesday’s removal of the Ten Commandments monument from the state judicial building in Montgomery, Alabama.
"This is a dark day in American history – a critical crossroads which will determine the director of our culture for generations to come," said Michael Harrison, chairman of the Constitution Party of North Carolina. "Such a move clearly reveals the inability of those in power to understand the intent of our Founders and obey the Constitution they are sworn to uphold."
Commenting on the justice of this latest ruling and the subsequent removal of the monument, he went on the say, "This is judicial activism in action. It is not justice. There are, at this very moment, other references to God on the walls of the same justice building, in public view, same as the Ten Commandments monument. What’s more, the monument is not a religious shrine, as some would have us believe. There are also quotations from the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson, James Wilson, George Washington, John Jay, and from other historical documents."
Harrison lamented the lack of character on the part of "so-called conservative Republicans" who claim to champion the cause of the Constitution, traditional family values, and morality, but would let this happen without any substantive response. "Representatives of at least nine of our state party organizations went to Montgomery to stand with Judge Roy Moore. Our last presidential candidate, Howard Phillips, was there also. As far as I know, we’re the only national party to respond in this way. Where are our Senators and Congressmen, our state legislators and governors? These public servants ought to be leading the way in support of Judge Moore. Instead, we appear to have in office those whose political career means more than principle, liberty, and the Constitution."
When asked why the monument’s presence is not a violation of separation of church and state, Harrison responded:
"Judge Moore is not the Congress, which is the body the First Amendment applies to. Judge Moore has made no law, either. The separation of church and state, as popularly espoused, was not the original intent of our Founders. The Bill of Rights was designed to tie the hands of legislators in the national government, not the people or the states."
The chairman encouraged citizens to voice their outrage over this action. In addition to running candidates for office, the party is conducting Constitution institutes in the state to help educate citizens on the Constitution’s origin, history and meaning. "The Institute on the Constitution is available to any community in the state. One has already been done north of Wilmington in Pender County, another is starting up in September in the Charlotte area, and another in Raleigh very soon."
More information about the Constitution Party of North Carolina can be found by visiting the state party website at http://www.cpnc.info or by calling .
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