Though you probably wouldn't have known it by watching the news over the weekend (where there seems to have been almost a total media blackout), a crowd of thousands turned out for the rally in support of Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore in Montgomery on Saturday.

A constitutional crisis is brewing, and it's not just a "Christian" issue. This represents the best opportunity in recent years for taking a stand in challenging the federal government's right to interfere with the self-government of a state.