Sen. Bishop’s Parting Remarks
After the Senate came back from recess, a motion was introduced to bar Charles Bishop from the chamber for the duration of the session for an “act of unprecedented violence on Senate floor” by an “individual out of control.” The “duration of the session,” of course, is a few more hours as today is the last day.
After much discussion on the motion and the events, Sen. Bishop took the floor.
It’s been an interesting afternoon. First thing I did when I left the floor was say I’m not proud of what I did… But when he called me a s.o.b… when you bring my mother into it, she is my mother…
Yes, I’m going to walk out this afternoon… I don’t want my colleagues to vote on this. But when I come back, when I come back, if you call my mother, if you call me a s.o.b…
I told Sen. Hank Sanders over there that I would not have made it if I was black. They would have hung me…
Am I ashamed of it? Yes. Am I going to apologize? No. This should have happened somewhere else.
There are other things going on here that the press does not know about… We have a responsibility not to lie to one another.
He went on a bit more about how it should have happened elsewhere and about how his mother was insulted.
I agree with everything I heard. It should not have happened in here.
I’m going home. Y’all have a good day.
There was some applause.
The motion was referred to the Rules Committee.
Remarks transcribed from internet Senate audio.
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