Former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore, famous for his defiant display of the Ten Commandments in the state judicial building, has formed an exploratory committee for a possible presidential run.
Moore made the announcement Monday on the Des Moines radio station WHO. Moore has been making speeches in Iowa, the traditional first stop in the battle to be president.
"Today our country is in a moral, economic and constitutional crisis which threatens our future and that of our children and grandchildren. Basic institutions of family, faith, and freedom are under assault, and our leadership is divided by petty party politics and a special interest agenda," Moore wrote in a statement on his campaign website.
Moore in his announcement statement criticized the size of federal government, said he supports the flat tax as an alternative to the current tax system, and said he will also protect the rights of the unborn. Moore said marriage is defined as the union of one man and one woman, and the West Point graduate said homosexuality is incompatible with the military's mission.
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