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HELENA – Early days at the Legislature are like the first days of school. Friends reunite, new friends are made and the mood is light.
Consider the Senate Judiciary Committee, whose meeting today included the protocol for evacuating the statehouse in case of emergency. According to decorum, the chairman should leave first, with the rest following him to safety.
But Sen. Jim Shockley, R-Victor and a veteran, offered his own advice should the unthinkable happen. “If you don’t have a gun and you’re under fire, go the other way,” he said.
Chairman Gary Perry, R-Manhattan, responded, “That is true Marine wisdom.”
The committee laughed through much of its short meeting. However, Perry predicted things will get serious soon enough as lawmakers begin wrestling with issues of crime and punishment, life and liberty.
“This committee will swing 180 degrees from humorous to matters that will bring tears to your eyes,” he said.
Consider the Senate Judiciary Committee, whose meeting today included the protocol for evacuating the statehouse in case of emergency. According to decorum, the chairman should leave first, with the rest following him to safety.
But Sen. Jim Shockley, R-Victor and a veteran, offered his own advice should the unthinkable happen. “If you don’t have a gun and you’re under fire, go the other way,” he said.
Chairman Gary Perry, R-Manhattan, responded, “That is true Marine wisdom.”
The committee laughed through much of its short meeting. However, Perry predicted things will get serious soon enough as lawmakers begin wrestling with issues of crime and punishment, life and liberty.
“This committee will swing 180 degrees from humorous to matters that will bring tears to your eyes,” he said.
– CNS correspondent Molly Priddy
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