A Georgia state senator, Colton Moore, was pushed to the ground and then arrested for trying to enter the House chamber after being banned by the so-called Anti-Trump Speaker.
According to his team, “Colton is being held in the same Atlanta jail as President Trump” and “We are working to ensure his expedient release.”
Here’s the video:
Here’s more from Fox 5 Atlanta:
A Georgia state senator has been taken into custody after he defied an order banning him from the House chambers during Gov. Brian Kemp’s State of the State Address.
Last year, state Sen. Colton Moore, R-Trenton, was banished from setting foot on the Georgia House floor. After attempting to get into the chamber, Moore was removed by the Georgia State Patrol.
Thursday, FOX 5 cameras were rolling as Moore tried to enter the chamber and was blocked by the doorkeeper of the house.
“This is a joint session of the General Assembly. Your House rules do not apply,” Moore told the man. “I’m going into the chamber.”
After struggling to get in, Moore was pushed to the ground. He was then surrounded by members of the Georgia State Patrol.
Moore’s attorney confirmed that the senator was arrested and taken to the Fulton County Jail.
It is not known what charges Moore may be facing.
In March 2024, Moore was forbidden from entering the House chambers after making disparaging comments about late House Speaker David Ralston.
While the Georgia Senate considered a resolution to name a building at the University of North Georgia in Ralston’s memory. Moore urged senators not to approve the name change and blasted Ralston’s work as a lawyer and politician.
“This body is about to memorialize, in my opinion, one of the most corrupt Georgia leaders that we are ever going to see in my lifetime,” exclaimed Moore, as some of Ralston’s relatives watched from the Senate balcony.
His statements were heavily attacked by senators on both sides of the aisle. The room was filled with visible whispering and visible reactions of disbelief.
A short time later, Ralston’s successor, Republican House Speaker Jon Burns of Newington, denounced Moore’s remarks as “some of the vilest that you can make about a good man” and ordered the House doorkeepers to bar Moore from entering.
UPDATE: Daniel Horowitz weighs in with more context saying:
So we have a situation in Georgia where Sen. @realColtonMoore was banned from the Georgia house floor for comments he made about the corrupt liberal former speaker. Now, when Colton tried to attend the state of the state in the House chamber, he had Colton arrested.
Two things:
-To block any duly elected legislator from the floor for political opinions you disagree with is a third-world dangerous precedent to set.
– Once you believe in doing this, notice they never do it to Democrats. Once again, this is a uniparty and the only ones they fear are those in the @SFC_Network. It really is the Freedom Caucus vs. the uniparty.