in a government building and saw it as an attempt to send the message that "Jewish Supremacism is the law" despite several Jewish organizations coming out against the placement of the commandments because they flouted the separation of church and state when placed in a judicial building. Darby is a former atheist and the founder of the Atheist Law Center as well as being the former state director of American Atheists. Larry Darby is also an advocate for the decriminalization of marijuana. After his surprising showing in the 2006 AG election, Darby publicly lobbied for the Alabama state Democratic Party leadership to replace the candidates who were running as Democrats in the 2008 gubernatorial election with him, claiming he was the only Democrat with a legitimate chance to be elected. The state's Democratic leadership responded in turn by publicly stating that they disavowed Darby and his beliefs and said they would not put him forward for any public office in the future; he was not expelled from the party or officially banned from any activities there, as it was assumed (correctly) that his reaction to being told he was unwelcome would be for him to depart on his own. Darby lashed out against the leadership for "censorship" but saw his political career completely evaporate since that time. See also Holocaust denial References Living people 1957 births Alabama lawyers Former atheists and agnostics People from Conecuh County, Alabama Politicians from Montgomery, Alabama University of Alabama alumni Auburn University alumni Faulkner University alumni Converts to Christianity Alabama Democrats Council of Conservative Citizens American Holocaust deniers Lawyers from Montgomery, Alabama