Lawmakers in the Arizona House have voted to censure Democratic Rep. Stephanie Stahl Hamilton after she was caught on video hiding Bibles in a room at the State Capitol.
in the Arizona House have voted to censure Democratic Rep. Stephanie Stahl Hamilton after she was caught on video hiding Bibles in a room at the State Capitol.the Tucson representative violated House rules, finding that she displayed "disrespectful" and "disorderly" behavior.
Video had surfaced in April showing Hamilton hiding Bibles under couch cushions and in a refrigerator.Three Republicans are taking action and are asking the House Ethics Committee to investigate after an Arizona lawmaker was caught on camera hiding Bibles in a room at the state Capitol."Now they respect all religions when it's only the Bible that I've ever seen in that lounge. It's never been the Quran or the Torah or the Bhagavad Gita," said Democratic Rep. Nancy Gilbert.
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