Roy Moore's monument.

• Author: Wiggins, Margaret R.
• Position: Letters - Letter to the Editor

In her article on Judge Roy Moore's attempt to keep a monument to the Ten Commandments in Alabama's state judicial building ("Roy Moore's Monument," November), Cathy Young ignored the 10th Amendment. While some federal-power-grabbing Supreme Court justices may think that the 14th Amendment has overriding authority in this case, I disagree. We are not talking about laws or unfair administration of laws, but about a rock with words carved into it.

Are the words religious in nature, and pretty much Judeo-Christian in origin? So what? They do not have the power of law to affect any decision handed down by the Alabama Supreme Court. Where does it say in our federal Constitution that state courthouse decorations must never offend anyone who...