Alabama gay marriage fight: Who's going to pay for this?

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Alabama gay marriage fight: Who's going to pay for this?

By Kyle Whitmire | [e-mail]
on July 01, 2015 at 7:15 AM, updated July 01, 2015 at 7:54 AM

The United States Supreme Court's decision Friday was supposed to settle the argument -- same-sex marriage is a right protected by the Constitution. ... No matter that everyone studying the court's signals the last couple of years already knew what was going to happen, Alabama decided to wait. ... No surprise there.

But four days later at least 22 Alabama counties have refused to accept the high court's decision. ... Or at least, the probate judges in those counties have, leaving just one question. ... Can they win?

Heck, no. That question already has a clear answer. The recalcitrant probate judges throughout Alabama have about as much chance winning this fight as Roy Moore has being grand marshal in a gay pride parade -- in drag. ... No, the real question now is who's going to pay for it.
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But who am I kidding? The Foundation for Moral Law won't be picking up the state's tab for this coming legal fight. ... That would be you, the Alabama taxpayer.

[dixiegrrrrl]

1. Good ole Moore is really enriching himself via that Foundatioin:

The Foundation for Moral Law.

Just look at what this nonprofit has done for Allen's role model -- Chief Justice Moore.

In the last 10 years, the foundation has paid almost $1 million to Moore and his wife. In 2011 alone, the foundation reported $60,000 in salary and a $393,000 cash-out of retirement and deferred compensation for Moore. The following year, Moore made $138,000 in salary and $42,000 in "other" compensation from the organization.

And according to those tax records, Moore was only working 20 hours a week for the foundation.

Moore had to give up his job there when voters returned him to the Alabama Supreme Court. Lucky for him that his wife Kayla was right there to step into the gap. In 2013, she made $65,000 serving as the organization's new president.

Tax forms for 2014 are not yet available, but the foundation's website still shows Kala as its president.