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Lawmaker tells pastor arguments are ‘bull----’
Family group lobbying for legislator to apologize

A pro-family group is lobbying for a California lawmaker to apologize to a pastor who appeared before a recent committee hearing after the legislator interrupted the minister and called his argument “bull----.”

“This type of behavior from an elected official is simply unacceptable,” said Karen England, chief of the Capitol Resource Institute. “But this is the attitude that many in the majority party have towards the ‘little people’ who come to Sacramento to participate in the legislative process. Even when our staff is belittled publicly by arrogant lawmakers, we have never been cursed at; this is beyond the pale.”

It happened while pastor Robert Jones of Oak Park United Methodist Church was appearing before an informational hearing on the state’s efforts to cut emissions.

Jones had contended that when government imposes mandates and taxes, it hurts the poor and vulnerable. Less than two minutes into his testimony, Sen. Pat Wiggins, a Democrat, interrupted with, “Excuse me, but I think your arguments are bull----.”

Jones sat with a stunned look before he could say anything. “Well…,” he started, but almost immediately was cut off again, this time by Sen. Christine Kehoe, who jumped into the situation and praised the pastor for visiting with the committee and promised that community members would be part of the decision-making process.

This is, I believe, typical of government today, they are arrogant, at all levels of government a significant number of our legislators believe they are the elite ruling class, that they are superior to the little people. It is a far cry from a nation by and for the people, with citizen legislators. We now have professional, nearly unbeatable career legislators no longer willing to listen to the people. In California the legislators are openly contemptuous of the will of the people, time and time again ignoring or bastardizing referenda passed by the people.

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