Roy Moore: "These are the times that try men's souls."

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Making a campaign stop in suburban Gardendale, former Chief Justice Roy Moore quoted the 235-year old words of Thomas Paine that, "These are the times that try men's souls."

Those words are relevant today for conservatives unhappy with the country's direction, Moore said.
"These are certainly times that try the soul of our nation," Moore said.

"One of the things that is trying the soul is the different things coming out of the White House," he said. Moore then questioned the constitutionality of some of the actions of the White House from the bombing of Libya to the decision to stop deportations of young people brought to this country illegally as children by their parents.

Moore spoke at the Gardendale Civic Center at a candidate forum put on by the North Jefferson Republican Club. Moore, a Republican, faces Jefferson County Circuit Judge Bob Vance, a Democrat, in the Nov. 6 race for chief justice.

Moore focused mostly on national issues and did not mention his opponent at all in his brief 10-minute speech. Asked  why the national issues were relevant in a state race, Moore said they impact people in the state and they were also what the Republican club was interested in hearing about.

Moore said he could have talked about his background, but, "They already know me."
"It's time we wake up in this country to the restraints of the Constitution," Moore said.
"We've got to back to the Constitution, back to the acknowledgement of God," he said.

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