MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough on Tuesday blasted Alabama judges who have defied a federal appeals court ruling that brought gay marriage to the state, accusing them of “ignoring the Constitution.”
On Sunday, Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore ordered state probate judges to refuse to issue marriage licenses for same-sex couples. The New York Times reported that most judges in the state have followed Moore’s order.
“We have survived over two centuries because the law of the land still rules us all,” the “Morning Joe” host said during Tuesday’s episode. “If we don’t like how federal judges are making laws, there’s a way to get around that. And it’s not by defying the federal government. It’s by winning elections and appointing judges that actually share your view of what America should be.”
Scarborough then addressed those judges directly.
“Even though I understand your concern with the ruling and I had some of the same concerns, that gives you no right to ignore the law of the land,” he said. “It gives you no right to ignore everything you were taught in law school. And it gives you no right to cast a shadow over the state of Alabama.”
H/T Mediaite
