The now Republican Speaker Mike Johnson solely started serving in 2017. The Louisiana Republican has by no means held a management publish. And so it’s no shock that he struggles to steer the U.S. Home of Representatives on his first full day, which can be the day after a mass taking pictures in Maine.
“It is a darkish time in America. …Prayer is suitable in a time like this, that the evil can finish and this mindless violence can cease,” Johnson informed reporters, leaving out any actions he would possibly lead Congress in taking and, as is his wont, not taking questions.
CNN’s Manu Raju reported:
Mike Johnson, the brand new speaker, makes assertion on Maine taking pictures.
“It is a darkish time in America. …Prayer is suitable in a time like this, that the evil can finish and this mindless violence can cease.“
Doesn’t take questions or say what actions Congress might take pic.twitter.com/lhhvbzMEn1
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) October 26, 2023
Prayer is suitable, if one is inclined. However that is the response of a pastor, not of a legislator for a decidedly non-Christian nation. There’s the Institution clause of First Modification, which has lengthy been interpreted to help a separation of church and state. But in addition…
Legislative options are Johnson’s obligation. His obligation is to not inform folks to wish. He has the facility to carry forth gun management laws, ready durations, bans of assault weapons, and extra. This “darkish time” is unfortunately hardly new, however what it’s is sanctioned by each single NRA member of Congress, who take blood cash to ensure Individuals are slaughtered commonly simply going by their day by day lives. None of their NRA “options” – together with “good guys” arming themselves – have prevailed over the “evil” they themselves are actively encouraging.
Maybe you’re considering, Gee this man looks as if he was tossed into the grownup part from the kiddie pool. Certain. However to not fear. You see, he’s been chosen by God.
Again when he was operating for workplace in September of 2016, he informed the Baptist Message that he was referred to as to “authorized ministry” (sure, he’s a Baptist, my solely reminiscence from the Baptist church was being informed the one reward I used to be able to was giving a husband a boy youngster, however as we are able to see from Mike Johnson, males usually are not at all times items):
“Some individuals are referred to as to pastoral ministry and others to music ministry, and so on. I used to be referred to as to authorized ministry and I’ve been out on the entrance traces of the ‘tradition warfare’ defending non secular freedom, the sanctity of human life, and biblical values, together with the protection of conventional marriage, and different beliefs like these once they’ve been underneath assault.
Oh, he’s been out on the entrance traces defending the sanctity of life? Nice, he ought to get proper on that and do his “authorized ministry” within the type of gun management laws to defend the “sanctity of life.”
Crickets. All he’s giving us is “prayers” and now he’s off for a protracted weekend.
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