Arizona House of Representatives votes to censure Rep. Stahl Hamilton

[Ptah]

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Members of the Arizona House of Representatives voted 30-28 to censure Democratic Rep. Stephanie Stahl Hamilton of Tucson on Tuesday.

The move was in response to Hamilton hiding Bibles from the Arizona House members' lounge and hiding them in different locations—reportedly as "playful commentary" on the separation of church and state, according to the House Ethics Committee report.

The report details the timeline over which House members noticed misplaced Bibles from the lounge. On finding the misplaced Bibles, the report says House Sergeant at Arms Chuck Fitzgerald reviewed security footage that showed Stahl Hamilton hiding the Bibles.

READ FULL ETHICS COMMITTEE REPORT

Stahl Hamilton herself is an ordained minister in the Presbyterien Church, according to her website, having served as Director of Youth Ministry at St. Mark’s from 2004 - 2007 and Executive Director of Montlure Presbyterian Camp from 2010 and 2015, according to her LinkedIn.

https://www.kgun9.com/news/local-news/arizona-house-of-representatives-votes-to-censure-rep-stahl-hamilton

[BOSSHOG]

1. The party of integrity

Has no use for the separation of church and state. They don’t want to piss off the clergy who preach in their favor in a tax exempt status.

Let’s do away wi the separation of church and state and find out what the clergy really value.

[JohnSJ]

2. Perhaps Rep Hamilton should consider switching party affiliation.

[jimfields33]

3. Hmmmm. Why?

[JohnSJ]

4. Because his own party censured him. An independent

[AZ8theist]

5. Arizona House ONCE AGAIN shows it's complete uselessness.