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Date: June 8, 2007 5:58:26 PM PDT
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Subject: Wham 'Bama -- Three Stooges Solution to Political Problems
Republican lawmaker punches Democratic colleague
on floor of Alabama Senate
By BOB JOHNSON
Associated Press, June 7, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070607/ap_on_re_us/
lawmaker_scuffle;_ylt=Ag0Jh1VCSz35SuUxgSUdGHjMWM0F
Simmering tensions in the Alabama Senate boiled over Thursday when
a Republican lawmaker punched a Democratic colleague in the head
before they were pulled apart.
Republican Sen. Charles Bishop claimed that Democratic Sen. Lowell
Barron called him a "son of a (expletive)."
"I responded to his comment with my right hand," Bishop said.
Alabama Public Television tape captured the punch.
Barron denied saying that to Bishop. He said the Jasper senator
used an expletive to him and he was trying to get away when he was
hit by Bishop on the side of the head near an ear. He said he had
not decided if he would file charges.
"I would like to finish today in a productive manner. I will
evaluate the situation tomorrow on what I may do," Barron said.
After the punch, Barron went into a closed-door meeting with other
Democrats. Sen. Vivian Figures went into the meeting carrying first
aid supplies, but she said he was not hurt.
Bishop said he regretted throwing the punch because "that's not the
way grown men solve their problems," but added that he would not
immediately apologize to Barron.
The fight came on the final day of the 2007 regular session of the
Legislature when Republican senators were using delaying tactics to
force Democratic leadership to bring up an election reform bill to
ban transfers between political action committees.
Barron is chairman of the Senate Rules Committee, which sets the
chamber's work agenda, and Republicans were angry that he had not
put the election reform bill in a position to come up for debate.
The Senate had just taken a recess Thursday afternoon when Bishop
approached the chair where Barron was sitting. Moments later
security officers and others rushed to separate the two senators.
The Senate later considered censuring Bishop and expelling him from
the chamber for the remainder of the day, but Bishop said that
wasn't necessary and walked out of the Capitol, saying he was going
home.
"I love every one of you. Most of all I love this chamber. I'm
going home and you all have a good day," Bishop said.
Members of the Alabama House said the incident makes the entire
Legislature look bad.
"It's certainly a ... black eye ... on the Legislature and the
Senate in particular," Republican Rep. Jay Love said <with a
snicker?>.
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