7/6/2023 0 Comments Rules and civility![]() Nevertheless, decorum and process in legislative proceedings must be respected for America’s democratic republic to continue. At times, they find themselves on the losing side of votes when they’re convinced of the moral justification of their position. The people who represent us come from our communities, and they are every bit as human. In America, our legislative bodies are the mechanisms by which we attempt to solve our disagreements without violence or bloodshed. The speaker quickly gaveled in a recess as the trio continued. They were aware they were breaking the rules of the House. In a heated moment during a recent protest, Tennessee Representatives Justin Jones, Justin Pearson, and Gloria Johnson commandeered the House floor in the Tennessee Legislature. Our political venom doesn’t honor God, and it doesn’t advance our society either. Recent events at the Tennessee legislature are the antithesis of that biblical admonition. ![]() My father continues to remind me of those words from the Bible when he senses my temper rising. “Let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God.” (James 1:19-20) Gloria Johnson: Race cost my colleagues their positions ![]()
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