Are House Republicans Living on a Prayer?
Note, this is pure speculation on my part! If I am wrong, I will take the blame. House Republican Speaker Brian Bosma told us in the media this afternoon to “wait until tomorrow” to see how they handle the prayer situation. Lawmakers are under a federal court order to not hold any sectarian prayers while in session. However, I think I know how they will manage to have prayer and not defy Judge David Hamilton’s injunction. If it were me, I would let members know we gather informally, make it clear we are not in session, have the prayer and later formally convene. The House rules clearly spell out when lawmakers are in session so as long as they adherence to a strict interpretation of the rules, I think they can pull it off. Once again, this is pure speculation on my part. If I’m right, I’m a genius. If I’m wrong, it was a decent guess and hopefully I’ll have better luck next time.
