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Senator Bisignano uses point of personal privilege to denounce President's Easter post
Summary
Senator Bisignano delivered a lengthy point of personal privilege criticizing a public post by the President on Easter Sunday as "vulgar," "mocking" and offensive to Christians and others; he urged colleagues to rebuke the message and called for renewed oversight for child protection.
Senator Bisignano rose on a point of personal privilege to criticize a public post by the President from Easter Sunday, calling the language "vulgar," "ugly," and "mocking." He said the post was offensive for its timing on the holiest Christian day of the year and urged colleagues to rebuke the remarks.
"It was vulgar. It was ugly. It was mocking," Senator Bisignano said. He also quoted a line attributed to the President and said it mocked the God of millions. Bisignano urged fellow senators to rebuke the language and tied the floor remarks to a related request for an oversight committee on child protections he had earlier requested.
The floor debated no formal points of order and the comments concluded without additional formal action; the chamber then proceeded to adjournment business.
